Return of the King
UNO alumnus Luke Winslow-King was featured in the Northern Express (Traverse City, MI) story “Return of the King.”Read more
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SAFFRON LED BY UNO ALUMS
Popular Uptown Restaurant Saffron Is Led By Two University of New Orleans Graduates
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Saffron is a popular and flavorful spice, so delicate that it must be harvested by hand. Saffron also is the name of one of New Orleans’ most well-regarded and nationally recognized new restaurants: Saffron NOLA.
The chic Magazine Street restaurant—where reservations are not required, but are strongly recommended by food critics—is co-owned and managed by University of New Orleans alumni Ashwin Vilkhu and his younger sister, Pranita Vilkhu, along with their parents, Arvinder and Pardeep Vilkhu.
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2019
February
February 14, 2019
Freedom On The Move Launches Database Of Fugitives From American Slavery
University of New Orleans history professor Mary Niall Mitchell is a lead historian for an online project called Freedom on the Move that is devote Read more
February 14, 2019
Musical Excursions Presents the Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio Feb. 20
The University of New Orleans' Musical Excursions Series will host the Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio when they visit the University of New Orleans Recit Read more
February 14, 2019
Popular Uptown Restaurant Saffron Is Led By Two University of New Orleans Graduates
Saffron is a popular and flavorful spice, so delicate that it must be harvested by hand. Read more
February 7, 2019
Alumnus Maurice Ruffin Takes Literary World By Storm With His Debut Novel
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January
January 28, 2019
Board of Regents Approves New Professional Pilot Bachelor’s Degree
The Louisiana Board of Regents has approved a new professional pilot bachelor of science program at the University of New Orleans. Read more
January 25, 2019
The University of New Orleans and Delgado Sign Student Transfer Agreement
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January 24, 2019
University of New Orleans Awards Over $400,000 for Research and Scholarly Endeavors
The University of New Orleans awarded more than $400,000 in research grants and awards to 24 faculty members and 75 undergraduate students on Wedne Read more
January 23, 2019
Taskin Kocak Appointed College of Engineering Dean
Taskin Kocak, the new dean of the College of Engineering, embraces an education philosophy that includes practical work experience and equipping fu Read more
January 17, 2019
University of New Orleans Researcher Finds Potential Savings in Urban Development
In recent decades, urban planners have used projections from transportation professionals to estimate where and how much people are expected to use Read more
January 16, 2019
The University of New Orleans Hosts Tulane, Dillard and Loyola Students For Martin Luther King Day of Community Service
University of New Orleans students, and their counterparts from Tulane, Dillard and Loyola universities, are banding together Monday for a day of c Read more
January 14, 2019
Coffee Is A Family Business For University of New Orleans Alum Allan Colley
As a child, Allan Colley played among the towering stacks of coffee sacks that were piled along the wharf and later moved into his grandfather’s wa Read more
January 9, 2019
Civil Engineering Student Jamaal Dejean Awarded Scholarship from Louisiana Transportation Leaders
University of New Orleans junior Jamaal Dejean is one of only 26 college students from across Louisiana to receive a $1,000 scholarship aimed at su Read more