UNO Lands $150K to Boost Naval Workforce Pipeline

NEW ORLEANS — The University of New Orleans has received a $150,000 award from BlueForge Alliance to support naval ship design education through the Naval Engineering Excellence for the U.S. Navy (NEXUS) initiative. The project, led by Nikolas Xiros in UNO’s Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, runs from Nov. 1, 2025, through Nov.

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