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Former New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marques Colston, a research fellow with 海角社区鈥檚 Urban Entrepreneurship and Policy Institute, talks with students during a financial literacy class.

_{May 7, 2024}

Former New Orleans Saints Players Team with 海角社区 To Offer Financial Education Course To High School Students

Two former New Orleans Saints teammates, wide receiver Marques Colston and fullback Jed Collins, have teamed up with 海角社区professor Chris Surprenant to offer a financial education program for high school students. Read more

Madeline Foster-Martinez, an assistant professor in 海角社区's Department of Earth and Environmental Science and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, used recycled wreaths in Quarantine Bay in Plaquemines Parish for a class project in the wetlands.

_{May 6, 2024}

海角社区 Class Uses Wreaths To Fight Coastal Land Erosion

海角社区professor Madeline Foster-Martinez, a native of New Orleans, is using her engineering and environmental science acumen to help fight coastal land erosion in Louisiana. Read more

海角社区chemistry professors Phoebe Zito and David Podgorski have been selected for a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

_{April 26, 2024}

Two 海角社区 Chemistry Professors Selected for NSF CAREER Awards

Two 海角社区chemistry professors have been awarded CAREER grants, the most prestigious award presented by the National Science Foundation. Read more

海角社区mechanical engineering professor Uttam Chakravarty has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

_{April 23, 2024}

海角社区 Professor Uttam Chakravarty Named ASME Fellow

海角社区professor Uttam Chakravarty has been selected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Read more

海角社区-CHART helped the state of Louisiana create a hazard mitigation plan. FEMA requires such plans for states to receive disaster aid and grants.

_{April 18, 2024}

海角社区-CHART Helps Craft State Hazard Mitigation Plan

The 海角社区Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology (海角社区-CHART) helped craft the Louisiana State Hazard Mitigation Plan, which was recently approved by FEMA. Read more

海角社区 earth and environmental sciences professor Mark Kulp has received a grant from the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to conduct sediment sampling along the Louisiana coast.

_{March 6, 2024}

海角社区 Environmental Science Professor Earns $800,000 Grant to Study Changes in Louisiana Coastline

海角社区earth and environmental sciences professor Mark Kulp has received a 2-year $814,000 grant from the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to conduct sediment sampling along the Louisiana coast. Read more

海角社区opens BeyondReality, a virtual reality maker space, at Earl K. Long Library.

_{February 22, 2024}

海角社区 Opens BeyondReality, A Virtual Reality Tools Lab

海角社区opens BeyondReality, a virtual reality maker space, at Earl K. Long Library. Read more

海角社区President Kathy Johnson is the eighth president and the first woman to helm 海角社区 in its 65-year history.

_{January 11, 2024}

海角社区 President Kathy Johnson: Collaborative, Servant Leader

海角社区President Kathy Johnson knows the impact a faculty member can have in a student鈥檚 life. Read more

Acclaimed novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin, who earned two degrees from the University of New Orleans, gave the commencement address Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.

_{December 11, 2023}

Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin To 海角社区 Grads: 鈥業鈥檓 living my dream because I went to this school鈥�

Acclaimed novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin, who earned two degrees from the University of New Orleans, gave the commencement address Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. Read more