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The 17�Թ��� has announced that musician Ivan Neville will serve as the keynote speaker for its Spring 2026 commencement ceremony.  Read more

The Henry Bernstein College of Business Administration is pleased to announce Recharge & Renew: A Mental Health Wellness Experience, a two-day   Read more

Carnival season on the lakefront is celebrated each year with one of the 17�Թ���’ most anticipated traditions: the Krewe of 17�Թ��� Mardi Gras Parade. Rolling through campus on Tuesday, February 10, at 12:30 p.m. the parade brings color, creativity, and community spirit to the shores of Lake Pontchartrain.  Read more

17�Թ��� Mechanical Engineering professor Uttam K. Chakravarty and two 17�Թ��� Ph.D.  Read more

The 17�Թ��� Bioinformatics and Machine Learning Laboratory, led by Dr. Md Tamjidul Hoque, has earned international recognition after winning top honors in the Critical Assessment of Intrinsic Disorder (CAID) competitions twice in a row. The achievement underscores 17�Թ���’s growing leadership in applying artificial intelligence to biological and biomedical research.  Read more

It was a night of celebration and camaraderie as we honored 2025 Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumna of the Year, triple-degree alumna and Entergy executive, Kimberly Cook-Nelson ’94, ’97 & ’99. 17�Թ��� President Kathy Johnson and 17�Թ��� Alumni Association President Mike Jackson ‘01 presented the awards and were joined by former US Senator Mary Landrieu and Dottie Belletto, to present the 2025 Norma Jane Sabiston Distinguished Young Alumnus of the Year, Executive Chef and entrepreneur, Edgar “Dook” Chase IV ’09.  Read more

17�Թ��� alumnus Deric Augustine (’12) will serve as the principal speaker at the University’s Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Lakefront Arena.  Read more

n addition to the 2025 Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumna of the Year, Entergy Executive and three-time alumna Kimberly Cook-Nelson and 2025 Norma Jane Sabiston Young Alumnus of the Year, Chef and entrepreneur Edgar “Dook” Chase IV, the 17�Թ��� will also honor distinguished alumni from its four academic colleges and Privateer Athletics.  Read more

A new research project at the 17�Թ��� is exploring how augmented reality can improve the accuracy and efficiency of civil infrastructure inspections. Supported by the Louisiana Transportation Research Center, the study integrates extended reality (XR) technologies with machine learning and computer vision to assist inspectors in evaluating structural conditions in real time.  Read more