College of Sciences
May 10, 2012
University of New Orleans faculty often travel beyond the scope of their job descriptions to perform world-class research. For one psychology professor, getting the job done meant jumping out of an airplane at 14,000 feet.
May 09, 2012
Despite a post-Katrina drop in enrollment, the University of New Orleans has seen significant growth in chemistry programs and steady enrollment in general chemistry courses since 2007.
May 04, 2012
The fall 2011 issue of the UNO Magazine earned an Award of Distinction in the educational institution category.
April 27, 2012
On the heels of a national recession and local recovery from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Hurricane Katrina, the University of New Orleans publicly debuted this week actuarial study opportunities for students at the University.
April 26, 2012
University of New Orleans student Jeremy Henley spends his spare time helping to restore and rebuild coastal Louisiana. Last week he earned national recognition for his volunteerism.
April 19, 2012
Students from The University of New Orleans Department of Mathematics assisted the New Orleans Hornets on Friday, by capturing buzz about fan experience.
April 17, 2012
University of New Orleans President Peter J. Fos announced that Joe M. King has been named executive director of graduate programs.
April 13, 2012
The University of New Orleans recognized on Wednesday outstanding undergraduate and graduate students for achievements in the sciences.
April 12, 2012
University of New Orleans psychology professor Robert Laird has received a three-year $515,000 grant from the William T. Grant Foundation to study parenting new teen drivers.
April 03, 2012
University of New Orleans psychology instructor Gilda Werner Reed is one of the best undergraduate teachers in the country, according to a new book from the Princeton Review.
March 27, 2012
Dozens of students lined up at the New Orleans Hornets’ MathMobile for a chance to score tickets to an upcoming game.
March 01, 2012
A minor planet discovered by a noted astronomer has been named after University of New Orleans biology professor Phil DeVries.
February 09, 2012
The research of some University of New Orleans scientists is published in and highlighted on the cover of this week’s Journal of the American Chemical Society—the nation’s most prestigious chemistry journal
February 02, 2012
University of New Orleans professor Gabriel Caruntu has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development grant from the National Science Foundation.
January 05, 2012
There is a University of New Orleans connection to the highly publicized local launch of a new toothpaste that uses an extract of cocoa as its active ingredient.
December 20, 2011
Early humans lived in a river-margin forest in a wooded grassland landscape in Ethiopia, according to a study published in Nature Communications by University of New Orleans researchers M. Royhan Gani and Nahid D. Gani
October 31, 2011
The University of New Orleans Department of Computer Science has been awarded contracts from the Navy worth nearly $685,000 to study new computer technologies that will significantly reduce the cost of staffing and maintaining networks.
October 24, 2011
The International Mineralogical Association has announced the approval of two new minerals after University of New Orleans researchers Alexander Falster and Karen Webber.
September 19, 2011
University of New Orleans professor Denise Reed has been named an Arthur Maass-Gilbert White Fellow under the U.S. Army Institute for Water Resources’ visiting scholar fellowship program.
August 09, 2011
The University of New Orleans has received a 2-year $275,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to investigate neurobiological underpinnings of antisocial behavior in incarcerated adolescent girls.
June 30, 2011
English professor emeritus Kris Lackey and biological sciences instructor Lura Williamson are the recipients of the 2011 University of New Orleans Excellence in Teaching Awards.
May 25, 2011
The University of New Orleans has received $632,880 from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to provide information technology and fisheries modeling for the sustainable management of Louisiana’s public oyster seed grounds.
May 23, 2011
The University of New Orleans is serving as the host institution for the 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Magnetics Society Summer School.
April 25, 2011
The University of New Orleans College of Sciences held its 38th annual honors convocation on Wednesday, April 13 in the University Center ballroom.
March 25, 2011
The University of New Orleans celebrated more than $2.2 million in campus upgrades as part of its “Students First” initiative during a ceremony held at the University Center. The improvements were funded by federal hurricane recovery money.
March 24, 2011
The University of New Orleans will hold Einstein Week, its annual celebration of physics with events beginning on Friday, March 25 and concluding on Friday, April 1.
March 21, 2011
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the University of New Orleans’ oldest and most rigorous interdisciplinary academic honor society, welcomed 49 new members into its ranks in a ceremony on the UNO campus.
March 18, 2011
University of New Orleans junior Angela Scheuer has been nominated for the Udall Foundation Scholarship on the basis of her demonstrated commitment to a career in the environment.
March 03, 2011
The research of a pair of UNO professors will be featured in the National Geographic Channel documentary “Earth: Making Of A Planet," which will air locally on Sunday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m.
February 07, 2011
A high school student who participated in a UNO summer research program in materials science is one of the co-authors of a research paper published in the scientific journal Materials Science and Engineering B.
January 07, 2011
A University of New Orleans psychology professor is among the co-authors of a journal article concluding that, contrary to popular belief, stress is actually beneficial to the human body.