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President John Nicklow announced winners of the 2022 University Awards on Oct. 6.

_{October 12, 2022}

President Nicklow Announces Winners of 2022 University Awards

University of New Orleans President John Nicklow announced the winners of the annual University Awards on Oct. 6 during his fall 2022 State of the University address. Read more

The New Energy Center of the U.S. will be established at The Beach at UNO.

_{September 29, 2022}

$15 Million New Energy Center of the U.S. Coming to The Beach at UNO

As part of the $50 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to the H2theFuture coalition in South Louisiana, the New Energy Center of the U.S. will be established at The Beach at UNO. Read more

UNO biologist T. Erin Cox and members of her lab take water and sediment samples from artificial reefs off the coast of Alabama.

_{September 20, 2022}

University of New Orleans Biologist T. Erin Cox Studies Life Underwater

University of New Orleans biologist T. Read more

UNO’s campus is adjacent to Lake Pontchartrain, an estuary that leads into the Gulf of Mexico and serves as a nursery for numerous species of animals.

_{September 14, 2022}

UNO Awarded Healthy Communities Grant for Storm Drain Project

The University of New Orleans has been selected as a recipient of the Healthy Communities Grant by Keep Louisiana Beautiful. Read more

UNO computer science student Lisa Gilmore-Montero, a member of UNO’s International Game Developer's Association, demonstrates the use of virtual reality (VR) equipment.

_{September 14, 2022}

UNO Awarded $800K Grant For Virtual Tech Lab and Program

The University of New Orleans has received an $800,000 grant to help fill what industry leaders say is a critical employee shortage and need for additional infrastructure to support extended reality (XR) business development and education. Read more

The University of New Orleans is the top ranked university in Louisiana for least debt and most ethnic diversity, according to U.S. News & World Report.

_{September 12, 2022}

UNO is Tops in the State in Least Debt and Most Ethnic Diversity, According to U.S. News & World Report

The University of New Orleans is the top ranked university in Louisiana for least debt and most ethnic diversity, according to the 2022-23 U.S. Read more

The University of New Orleans’ student startup competition is organized by The Beach at UNO.

_{August 16, 2022}

UNO Student Startup Competition Offers $10K In Prizes and Mentorships

StartupUNO, the University of New Orleans’ first-ever student startup competition, will offer $10,000 in prizes. Read more

Catherine Russell, who earned a doctorate in fluvial sedimentology at the University of Leeds in England, will spend a year at the University of New Orleans.

_{August 12, 2022}

British Researcher Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Study at UNO

Catherine Russell, a British geologist who earned a doctorate in fluvial sedimentology, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship by the US-UK Fulbr Read more

University of New Orleans African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold has received a Louisiana Board of Regents research grant for her book “Books & Beats: The Cultural Kinship of Street Lit and Hip Hop.”

_{August 8, 2022}

African American Literature Professor Jacinta Saffold Explores Cultural Intersection Of Hip-Hop and Literature

University of New Orleans African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold has received a nearly $50,000 research grant to advance her book project and research. Read more