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President John Nicklow speaks during the 2022 New Student Convocation held Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the ��ż�� Lakefront Arena.

_{August 17, 2022}

Class of 2026 Welcomed at New Student Convocation: ‘Our expectations of you are high,’ President Nicklow

While Monday marked the start of the fall semester for thousands of students at the ��ż��, on Tuesday the Class of 2026 got a w Read more

The ��ż��’ student startup competition is organized by The Beach at ��ż��.

_{August 16, 2022}

��ż�� Student Startup Competition Offers $10K In Prizes and Mentorships

Startup��ż��, the ��ż��’ first-ever student startup competition, will offer $10,000 in prizes. Read more

��ż�� alumna Lana Joseph-Ford is the founder of High Level Speech and Hearing Center in New Orleans.

_{August 15, 2022}

��ż�� Alumna Lana Joseph-Ford Is Charting Her Own Path As A Healthcare Entrepreneur

While working at Children’s Hospital New Orleans, ��ż�� alumna Lana Joseph-Ford realized two things that sent her down an entre Read more

Catherine Russell, who earned a doctorate in fluvial sedimentology at the University of Leeds in England, will spend a year at the ��ż��.

_{August 12, 2022}

British Researcher Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Study at ��ż��

Catherine Russell, a British geologist who earned a doctorate in fluvial sedimentology, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship by the US-UK Fulbr Read more

The ��ż��’ flagship study abroad program in Austria is the University’s largest and oldest study abroad program. The 2022 ��ż��-Innsbruck Global Ambassadors pictured with Victoria Reggie Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Austria(center).

_{August 10, 2022}

Visit from U.S. Ambassador Among Highlights at 45th Session of ��ż��-Innsbruck Summer Program

��ż�� students and administrators returned to Innsbruck, Austria this summer as the University’s flagship study abroad program Read more

The Center for Equity and Diversity in Engineering will be housed within ��ż��’s Dr. Robert A. Savoie College of Engineering.

_{August 10, 2022}

��ż�� Gets $1.2 Million NSF Grant to Create Center for Equity and Diversity in Engineering

The ��ż�� has received a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to create a Center for Equity and Diversity in Engineering. Read more

��ż�� African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold has received a Louisiana Board of Regents research grant for her book “Books & Beats: The Cultural Kinship of Street Lit and Hip Hop.”

_{August 8, 2022}

African American Literature Professor Jacinta Saffold Explores Cultural Intersection Of Hip-Hop and Literature

��ż�� African American literature professor Jacinta Saffold has received a nearly $50,000 research grant to advance her book project and research. Read more

The Louisiana Wind Energy Hub will be housed at The Beach at ��ż��, the University’s Research & Technology Park.

_{August 8, 2022}

The ��ż�� Launches Louisiana Wind Energy Hub at ��ż��

The ��ż��, in partnership with the ��ż�� Research & Technology Foundation, has announced the launch of the Louisiana Wind Energy Hub at ��ż��. Read more

��ż�� student Avery Landeche discusses a summer research project that analyzed sea surface heights in the Gulf of Mexico.

_{August 2, 2022}

AMRI Summer Outreach Program Culminates With Shared Research Projects

Researchers at the ��ż�� shared their labs and research acumen with undergraduate and high school students this summer as part of ��ż��’s Advanced Materials Research Institute outreach program. Read more