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The University of Louisiana Monroe recently named the first official, committee-based round of recipients from The ULM Opportunity Fund. Seven projects were funded after a review process conducted by the Opportunity Fund Committee.

MGA Games releases Capitao Sorte, a version of their popular Captain Lucky slot localized for the Portuguese market, starring famous actress and influencer Joana Araujo.

The University of Louisiana Monroe Foundation recently celebrated a donation from Louisiana State Representative Michael Echols to create The Michael C. Echols Superior Graduate Scholarship Endowment. The $100,000 endowment will provide financial support to a ULM student pursuing their Master’s in Business Administration (MBA.)

Secret shopper study showed that most websites appear to ignore red flags for prescriptions of the hormone.

Charges have been dropped against Kora, the pan-African payment company accused of money laundering and card fraud last July in Kenya

ULM Associate Professor Will Rogers, Ph.D. has been awarded the 2022 Excellence in Teaching Award by the Southeastern Medieval Association. Rogers received the award at the annual SEMA conference in Birmingham, Ala. in November.

The University of Louisiana Monroe will award diplomas to graduates at two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Both ceremonies will be held in Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The university will hold two separate ceremonies to honor the graduates of the four colleges: 9:30 a.m. - The College of Business and Social Sciences and College of Pharmacy 1:30 p.m. - The College of Arts, Education, and Sciences and College of Health Science

Despite strong evidence that all alcoholic beverages increase the risk of many types of cancer, Americans continue to be little aware of this risk, a new survey reveals.

The Heritage of India Society, a local organization created to bring awareness to Indian culture, recently made a donation of $30,000 to the University of Louisiana Monroe Foundation to create the fully endowed Heritage of India Scholars Scholarship. The scholarship will support deserving undergraduate and graduate students of Indian heritage in their academic endeavors at ULM.

The University of Louisiana Monroe would like to thank faculty, staff, students, and community supporters for their help in exceeding the Giving Tuesday goal of $100,000. Due to the generosity of 159 donors, the 2022 Giving Tuesday campaign brought in an estimated total of $147,433.93.