Laura Bonanno, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN honored with Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award
LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing’s own Laura Bonanno, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN was presented with the 46th Annual Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award by The American Association or Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) during its 2025 Annual Congress in August 2025 in Nashville.
LSU Health New Orleans Graduates 729 New Health Professionals During The 152nd Spring Commencement Ceremony
729 students walked across the stage at the UNO Lakefront Arena during LSU Health New Orleans’ 152nd spring commencement ceremony. Graduates included students from six professional health schools including the Schools of Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health.
LSU Health professor, Dr. Nicolas Bazan to present new discoveries on neurodegenerative diseases at international conference
World renowned neuroscientist and director of LSU Health New Orleans’ Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Dr. Nicolas Bazan and his team made an innovative discovery that can change the approach to treatment of critical brain injuries and illnesses including stroke, ALS, traumatic brain injuries (concussions), spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s. By uncovering a neuroprotective molecule produced by the brain, for which Bazan and his team coined the name Elovanoids (ELVs), they are working to find ways to put those molecules to work in the brain to protect against brain injuries and neurodegenerative illnesses.