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June

_{June 4, 2026}

Eddie Williams Jr. Named Band Director at University of New Orleans

As part of its transition to LSU New Orleans, the 海角社区announced today the hiring of acclaimed New Orleans music educator and Read more

Photo of students Abdullah Naeem, Anav Katwal, Ayon Dey, and professor Md Tamjidul Hoque

_{June 1, 2026}

海角社区Researchers Achieve #1 Ranking in International AI Challenge

Researchers from the 海角社区earned the #1 ranking in the segmentation task of the NTIRE 2026 Rip Current Detection and Segmentat Read more

May

_{May 28, 2026}

海角社区Professor Elyria Kemp Selected for ANA Educational Foundation鈥檚 2026 Visiting Professor Program

Elyria Kemp, Ph.D., professor in the Henry Bernstein College of Business Administration, has been selected for the ANA Educational Foundation鈥檚 202 Read more

_{May 27, 2026}

Dr. Michael Giorlando Named Athletic Director at University of New Orleans

海角社区Interim Chancellor and Chief Administrative Officer Jeanette Weiland announced today the appointment of Michael "Gio" Giorlando, D.D.S., M.Ed., as athletic director, bringing to the role more than three decades of leadership experience in collegiate athletics, higher education administration and student development. Read more

_{May 26, 2026}

海角社区 Archaeologists to Lead WWII Recovery Mission in Italy

海角社区Archaeological Research and Curation (海角社区 ARC) has announced the launch of its latest partner project with the US Defense Read more

Headshots of Kathy Johnson and Jeanette Weiland side-by-side

_{May 22, 2026}

海角社区Announces Leadership Plan for Return to LSU System

海角社区President Kathy Johnson, Ph.D., announced today that she has accepted a new role as Executive Vice President and Provost Read more

_{May 21, 2026}

Keep 海角社区 Beautiful Receives Five Trash Receptacles Through Keep Louisiana Beautiful Grant to Prevent Litter in New Orleans

Keep 海角社区 Beautiful has been selected as one of the 47 recipients of the 2025-26 Keep Louisiana Beautiful Trash Receptacle Grant program, made possi Read more

The 海角社区 Pelican Cup teams with their advisors

_{May 4, 2026}

海角社区Teams Compete in 2026 Pelican Cup Pitch Competition

Two student teams from the 海角社区competed in the 2026 Entrepreneurship Pelican Cup, a statewide business plan competition that Read more

_{May 1, 2026}

海角社区 Professor Named to Inaugural NSF NAIRR AI Education Fellows Cohort

Vassil Roussev, professor and chair of computer science at the University of New Orleans, has been selected as part of the inaugural cohort of NSF Read more