October 2023

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Chemistry Department Engages Youth at STEM Fest

On Saturday, October 14th, the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans hosted their annual STEM Fest at the Caesar’s Superdome and Smoothie King Center. With more than 5000 attendees, the fest featured interactive demonstrations from industry, education and community partners to promote STEM education and awareness. 

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PIES Hosts Open House at the Coastal Education and Research Facility

The University of New Orleans Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences (PIES) hosted an open house on September 29, 2023 at its Coastal Education and Research Facility (CERF). 

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UNO Physics Club Holds Annular Eclipse Watch

The Physics Club hosted a public event on Saturday, October 14th in front of the Earl K. Long Library to celebrate the annular eclipse. A rare astronomical event, an annular eclipse happens when the moon is at its furthest from the Earth and passes in front of the sun, leaving a "ring of fire" in the sky. Attendees were able to rent special solar glasses to get brief looks at the sun to see the progression of the moon passing over it. The Physics Club also had demonstrations, including a how-to on making pinhole cameras. 

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University of New Orleans Mathematician Awarded $800K Grant from National Science Foundation

University of New Orleans math professor Peter Bierhorst has received an $800,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to further his research in quantum entanglement, a phenomenon whereby entangled microscopic particles can be separated by great distances and yet appear to act in concert instantaneously. 

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UNO Faculty Member Earns Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship

University of New Orleans faculty member Madeline Foster-Martinez is one of seven scientists to receive a Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship in Environmental Protection and Stewardship.

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Martin O’Connell, professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Meg Uzee O’Connell received a research grant from the Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program for their research proposal titled, “Survey for tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) in the Port Sulphur 2009 rotenone impact zone."  The purpose of this research is to revisit a 14-year-old project involving Dr. O’Connell’s Nekton Research Laboratory multi-year survey for the presence of this invasive fish species in the Post Sulphur region of Plaquemines Parish.   

UNO Graduate Student Earns Knauss Fellowship

University of New Orleans graduate student Amanda Kirkland is one of 85 students in the nation named to the 2024 class of the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. Kirkland, who studies marine biology, is pursuing a doctoral degree in biological sciences.

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Computer Science Students Attend Grace Hopper Celebration

Four students from the Department of Computer Science joined over 30,000 attendees at the 2023 Grace Hopper Celebration from September 26th to 29th in Orlando, Florida. 

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Photo L-R: Sabrina Farmer '95, Kailey Bergeron, Shreya Banerjee (asst. professor), Christina Scavo, Alaa Alshawi, Lenaoria Guerin and Amanda Schmidt '19.

Department of Biological Sciences Awards Fall 2023 Scholarships

The Department of Biological Sciences thanks the UNO alumni and friends who generously support the following awards and scholarships, in support of our talented undergraduate and graduate students. 

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NSF S-STEM Scholarships Awarded for Fall 2023

Supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), S-STEM scholarships are awarded to academically talented students with financial need in chemistry, biological sciences and computer science. 

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