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51�Թ�� alumna Michelle Miller will serve as the principal speaker at the University’s spring 2022 undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 21.

_{April 7, 2022}

Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist and 51�Թ�� Alumna Michelle Miller to Serve as Spring 2022 Commencement Speaker

CBS News journalist and 51�Թ�� alumna Michelle Miller will serve as the principal speaker at the University’s spring 2022 undergraduate commencement ceremony. Read more

51�Թ�� computer science student Jamal Seder.

_{April 5, 2022}

Computer Science Student Jamal Seder Awarded Foreign Affairs Fellowship

51�Թ�� computer science student Jamal Seder has been awarded a 2022 Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship (FAIT) sponsored by the U.S. State Department. Read more

Manisha Panta, a doctoral computer science student, has been selected for a 12-week internship with Intuit, a global technology software company.

_{March 21, 2022}

Computer Science Student Manisha Panta Earns Data Scientist Internship with Intuit

51�Թ�� computer science doctoral student Manisha Panta has been selected for the second time as a data science intern with the s Read more

Courtney Harris, a junior majoring in computer science, has been selected for a Microsoft summer internship.

_{February 21, 2022}

Computer Science Student Courtney Harris Earns Microsoft Summer Internship

51�Թ�� computer science student Courtney Harris has been selected as a program manager intern at Microsoft for this summer. Read more

51�Թ�� computer science professor Shaikh Arifuzzaman awarded a National Science Foundation grant to design fast algorithms to tackle complex dynamic data.

_{February 1, 2022}

Computer Science Professor Shaikh Arifuzzaman Awarded Nearly $250K NSF Research Grant

51�Թ�� computer science professor Shaikh Arifuzzaman has been awarded a two-year, nearly $250,000 National Science Foundation grant. Read more

51�Թ�� students (from left) Christopher Moore, Austin Schmidt, Viet Nguyen and Jared Wise will conduct research this summer as part of the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP).

_{January 25, 2022}

Four 51�Թ�� Computer Science Students Selected For Naval Research Enterprise Internship

Four 51�Թ�� computer science graduate students have been selected for paid summer research internships by the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP). Read more

Alumnus Jericho Brown delivered the keynote commencement address to fall undergraduates on Friday, Dec. 10. Brown, who earned an MFA in creative writing from 51�Թ��, was awarded the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.

_{December 13, 2021}

Pulitzer Prize Winner and 51�Թ�� Alumnus Jericho Brown: ‘Class of 2021, be radical’

In a measured poetic cadence, 51�Թ�� alumnus and Pulitzer-prize winning poet Jericho Brown urged the fall graduating class of 2021 to “be radical” Read more

Dinah Maygarden (center in green shirt), research associate and science education program director at 51�Թ��’s Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Science, discusses ways to create new land with students from New Harmony High School in New Orleans.

_{December 1, 2021}

51�Թ��’s Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences Teaches High School Students Importance of Coastal Restoration

For a few hours on Nov. 18, miles of coastal Louisiana were reduced to a plastic box of sand that was subjected to the constant flow of water spouting from a bottle that represented the Mississippi River. Read more

Many 51�Թ�� alumni are among those featured in Biz New Orleans' inaugural edition of “influential, involved and inspiring business leaders.”

_{November 23, 2021}

More than 80 51�Թ�� Alumni Selected for Inaugural List of New Orleans Business Influencers

The inaugural edition of Biz New Orleans’ guide to influential business leaders features more than 80 51�Թ�� alumni Read more