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_{July 2, 2021}

17�Թ�� Economics Professor Gregory Price Selected As Policy Scholar To Address Systemic Racism

17�Թ�� economics professor Gregory Price is one of five people selected by former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to be a Policy Scholar tasked with examining and addressing systemic racism in the U.S. Read more

Trivia Frazier, president and CEO of Obatala Sciences, and her team at Obatala Sciences have developed a Fat-on-a-Chip™ System for drug safety and efficacy studies. Obatala Sciences is one of eight companies renting space on campus of the 17�Թ��. (Photo by: Naomi Winston)

_{June 24, 2021}

Small Businesses Flourish on 17�Թ��’s Campus

A growing number of research-oriented businesses are calling the 17�Թ�� home. Read more

17�Թ�� management professor Nicole Fuller.

_{June 16, 2021}

Management Professor Nicole Fuller Awarded Grant to Study Stress Among Minority Entrepreneurs

17�Թ�� management professor Nicole Fuller is part of a five-member team of researchers awarded a grant to explore how racial minorities experience and deal with entrepreneurial stress. Read more

_{May 27, 2021}

Gallo Mechanical President and CEO David Gallo to Receive 2021 17�Թ�� Homer Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award

David Gallo, president and CEO of Gallo Mechanical, a New Orleans-based mechanical construction firm, will receive the 2021 University of New Orlea Read more

Raphael Cassimere Jr., an emeritus professor of history and civil rights leader, was the principal speaker at the 17�Թ�� spring 2021 commencement ceremonies.

_{May 21, 2021}

Civil Rights Leader Raphael Cassimere Jr. Urges 17�Թ�� Graduates to ‘Take a Stand’

As a member of the 17�Թ�� graduating class of 1966, Raphael Cassimere Jr. recalled his 93-year-old grandmother’s pride in his accomplishment. Read more

Actor Deric Augustine graduated 17�Թ�� with a marketing degree in 2012.

_{May 13, 2021}

Alumnus Deric Augustine Plays Muhammad Ali on Epix TV Series

The actor portraying Muhammad Ali on the Epix television series “Godfather of Harlem” might look familiar to some Privateers. Read more

The spring 2021 issue of Silver & Blue magazine is now available.

_{May 10, 2021}

Spring 2021 Silver & Blue Features Food, Fitness, Research and Philanthropy; 17�Թ�� Students, Faculty and Alumni Deliver All That and More

The spring 2021 edition of Silver & Blue magazine is headed to your mailbox and is available around campus. Read more

_{April 28, 2021}

The 17�Թ�� Accepting Nominations for 17�Թ��25, Celebrating Alumni Owned or Led Businesses

The 17�Թ�� is accepting applications and nominations for 17�Թ��25, an initiative designed to identify, recognize and celebrate 25 h Read more

Two 17�Թ�� professors say their study of COVID-19 data indicates social distancing is effective in helping to slow infection rate.

_{April 28, 2021}

17�Թ�� Professors’ Research on Social Distancing and COVID-19 Accepted for Publication

During the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 17�Թ�� professors Gregory Price and Eric van Holm of 17�Թ��’s Urban Entrepreneurship and Policy Institute, wanted to quantify the effects of social distancing. Read more