UNO Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Is Fishing For Clues In Port Sulphur Waters |
University of New Orleans earth and environmental sciences professor Martin O’Connell is fishing for clues in Plaquemines Parish to determine whether tilapia—considered an invasive fish species in the wild—has survived a targeted kill conducted almost 15 years ago.
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New Science Majors Welcomed at Fall MAMBO |
MAMBO – UNO’s Move-In Day, Academic Preparation, Making Memories, Building Community and Orientation – took place on Aug. 12-16. Offered to all new freshmen and transfer students, MAMBO is an extended orientation program designed to help students transition to UNO, learn about key resources and meet fellow Privateers.
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Congratulations to Adam Quade, biological sciences graduate student, who received a $1000 Raney Fund Award from the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) to support his project ‘Using imaging sonar to monitor the response of the gar community after floodplain restoration.’
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Biological sciences professor Nicky Anthony and her post-doctoral student Courtney Miller published a paper on tiny tropical puddle frogs showing that protecting genetic variation is essential for animals to survive the climate crisis. The scientists sampled 191 frogs across a range of different locations and habitats, extracting DNA and mapping the occurrence of different variants.
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Professor Earns $345,000 Grant to Monitor Vegetation in Coastal Louisiana |
University of New Orleans professor Maddie Foster-Martinez is the recipient of a two-year $345,000 grant from the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence - The Water Institute. Through funding from fines and penalties in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, these grants fund research that directly supports planning and implementation of Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan.
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| UNO Math Chair Wins Distinguished Alumni Award from Alma Mater |
Tumulesh Solanky, a professor and chair of mathematics at the University of New Orleans, is the winner of the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of Statistics at the University of Connecticut. Solanky earned his doctorate in statistics from UConn in 1990.
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Robert Mahon, assistant professor in the earth and environmental sciences department has a new publication titled "Timescales of Autogenic Noise in River Bedform Evolution and Stratigraphy" in Geophysical Research Letters. The work was a collaboration between UNO and UCSB researchers, supported by an NSF EPSCoR RII Track 4 Fellowship, LA Board of Regents Support Fund, UNO and UCSB New Faculty Startup, and the American Chemical Society.
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Two COS Students Participated in Prestigious Summer Research Program |
University of New Orleans College of Sciences students Hailie Goldthorpe and Chloe Renzi participated in the 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Program at UMass Chan Medical School, refining their career goals through networking with peers and mentors, collaborative research and developing critical thinking skills. Only 30 students from around the country were selected to participate, representing 23 universities.
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High School Students Combine Art and Technology at UNO Virtual Reality Camp |
Nineteen students from high schools across the New Orleans area met at the University of New Orleans' Earl K. Long library for three weeks this summer to take part in UNO's second annual Virtual Reality Summer Camp.
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STEM Scholars 2024 Summer Camp |
The STEM Scholars transition camp, held this summer July 22-26, is an intensive, five-day program designed to help incoming science and engineering students make the transition to UNO, learn skills for professional or graduate school and take some stress out of their first semester of college.
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AMRI Summer Research Program Hosts Annual Poster Session |
Students in the Advanced Materials Research Institute (AMRI) Summer Research Program presented their work at the program’s poster session on July 25, 2024. The 8-week program brings together high school and undergraduate students, pairing them with UNO faculty mentors for hands-on research, seminars, and field trips to local industrial sites.
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BeyondReality@UNO for Middle Schoolers |
Matt Tarr, Eurofins Professor of Analytical Chemistry, was recognized by Jefferson Parish Schools for his partnership with J.D. Meisler Middle School, bringing his BeyondReality@UNO program to support K-12 STEM education.
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Double Your Gift This Fall |
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This fall, thanks to generous benefactor Henry Bernstein, all donations made to UNO First will be doubled with $1 for $1 match, up to $150,000. Now is your chance to support our students' future and double your impact!
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| Dr. Ebony Turner named Director of Program and Research Development |
Research is a cornerstone of intellectual vitality and progress for any institution of higher education. In its unwavering pursuit of expanding the research enterprise, Grambling State University (GSU) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Ebony Turner '98 as Director of Program and Research Development.
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West Jefferson Medical Center Announces New Chief Medical Officer |
West Jefferson Medical Center has appointed Dr. James Callaghan '83 & '86 chief medical officer.
In 1994, Callaghan began his career at WJMC as an Emergency Department staff physician. Since then, he has served as member at large, vice chief of staff, and chief of staff.
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UNO Founders Club Annual Luncheon
Members Business Meeting at 11 a.m.
Luncheon starts at Noon.
at Homer Hitt Alumni & Visitors Center, 2nd Floor Ballroom
During lunch, UNO President Kathy Johnson will give an update on the state of the University. Alumni Peggy Scott & Errol Laborde will also speak about their memories from UNO.
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| We're bringing Saints Watch Parties back this year and coming to some new areas:
Sun, Sept. 15 at Cowboys - New Orleans & Northshore locations
Sun, Sept. 29 at Atlanta Falcons - New Orleans & Baton Rouge locations
Mon, Oct. 7 at Chiefs - Metairie location
Thurs, Oct. 17 vs. Broncos - Washington, DC & Atlanta locations
October registration links coming soon.
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Register Now for Homecoming 2024!
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