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2019

May

University of New Orleans alumna Sheba Turk, co-anchor of WWL-TV’s Eyewitness Morning News, was the keynote commencement speaker.

_{May 20, 2019}

Sheba Turk Tells Graduates ‘Fight to Be Positive’ and ‘Trust Your Journey’

Anyone watching the confident stroll of television news anchor and author Sheba Turk or witnessing her rapid ascent in broadcasting could be forgiv Read more

University of New Orleans graduate student Brian Wingard receives the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation Louis Armstrong Scholarship.

_{May 15, 2019}

Saxophonist Brian Wingard Receives ASCAP Foundation Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

The University of New Orleans music faculty has selected Brian Wingard for the 2019 ASCAP Louis Armstrong Foundation Jazz Composition Award. Read more

_{May 13, 2019}

Mitchell Ervin Has Earned His Stripes

The best professional news Mitchell Ervin ever received came during the worst haircut of his life. Read more

Two biotech research companies, LaCell LLC and Obatala Sciences, are moving to the University of New Orleans and will be housed in the Science Building.

_{May 9, 2019}

Two Biotech Companies Are Moving to the University of New Orleans

The founders of two biotech research companies are moving their lab to the University of New Orleans in July. Read more

_{May 7, 2019}

In Memoriam: Retired Earl K. Long Reference Librarian Sybil Ann Boudreaux

Sybil Ann Boudreaux, a former reference librarian at the University of New Orleans, died May 5 in her home in River Ridge, La., due to complication Read more

Novelist and University of New Orleans alumnus Maurice Ruffin has his copy of the spring 2019 issue of Silver & Blue magazine.

_{May 2, 2019}

Silver & Blue Spring 2019: Catch Up and Relive Moments with News About the Privateer Nation

The spring 2019 edition of Silver & Blue magazine is headed to your mailbox and locations around the University of New Orleans campus. Read more

Retired UNO professor Charles O’Connor and his wife, Sally E. O’Connor, will help establish an endowed professorship in chemistry named after O’Connor.

_{May 1, 2019}

Retired Professor Charles O’Connor Donates $60K for Endowed Chemistry Professorship

As a youngster, Charles O’Connor was fascinated by the attraction between two bar magnets that would cause one to move, even though they were not t Read more

Tim Duncan is introduced as the new athletic director during a news conference Tuesday

_{May 1, 2019}

University of New Orleans Athletic Director Tim Duncan Wants to Create a Championship Culture

The University of New Orleans’ intense national search for a new athletic director resulted in the selection of Tim Duncan; a man whom President Jo Read more

April

Author and historian Thomas Sugrue discussed research that formed the basis for his book, “Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North.”

_{April 24, 2019}

Historian Thomas Sugrue Talks About the Struggle for Civil Rights in the North

Jim Crow lived in the North, too. Read more