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HEMP: The New Frontier

2020-03-24T12:10:16-05:00

By: Tucker Wilson February 3rd - Prairie View A&M University's College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS) will soon embark on a new frontier, industrial hemp. This strain of the Cannabis sativa plant species is grown specifically for the industrial uses of its derived products. Experts say hemp is one of the fastest-growing plants and ...

HEMP: The New Frontier2020-03-24T12:10:16-05:00

Vietnamese Orchids at PVAMU

2020-01-13T16:55:14-06:00

January 13 - Prairie View Mayor David Allen continues to act as an economic ambassador in his relentless efforts to promote the city and Prairie View A&M University. Over the holiday break, Allen embarked on a trip to Vietnam that has resulted in new opportunities. A new business has blossomed between the city, the ...

Vietnamese Orchids at PVAMU2020-01-13T16:55:14-06:00

Debrecia Robinson, President-Elect, Texas Student Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

2019-12-17T13:13:54-06:00

December 16 - A Prairie View A&M University College of Agriculture and Human Sciences graduate student, Debrecia Robinson, has made history, well before her career takes off. Robinson is President-elect of the Texas Student Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (TSAMFT). This distinction carries prestige, and much more, according to CAHS Assistant Professor and Human ...

Debrecia Robinson, President-Elect, Texas Student Association for Marriage and Family Therapy2019-12-17T13:13:54-06:00

CARC Research Publishes New Research in Geocarto International Journal

2019-12-15T14:36:40-06:00

December 2 - Dr. Ram Ray had the opportunity to use satellite images to retrieve soil moisture from the topsoil surface at agricultural land. Along with his colleagues Drs. Kishan Singh and Sudhir Singh, this team of researchers focused on investigating the methods to estimate soil moisture using satellite images (e.g., Landsat and Sentinel-1), models ...

CARC Research Publishes New Research in Geocarto International Journal2019-12-15T14:36:40-06:00

AG BREAKFAST 2019

2019-12-15T14:36:44-06:00

October 28 - For the past 32 years, the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences students, alumni, faculty, and staff have come together the morning before the homecoming parade to break bread, and this year was no exception. During Homecoming 2019, the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences gathered once again for the annual Lindsey ...

AG BREAKFAST 20192019-12-15T14:36:44-06:00

Research testbed on PVAMU Research Farm

2022-03-02T15:39:47-06:00

October 18 –A research project to determine the impact of climate change on cotton, corn, and sorghum has reached a new milestone, with the completed installation of sensors designed to gather critical data. The sensors are a part of the efforts of College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS) Associate Professor Ram Ray, Ph.D., ...

Research testbed on PVAMU Research Farm2022-03-02T15:39:47-06:00

Alvin Junior High Students Spends A Day with CAHS

2019-12-15T14:36:49-06:00

April 15 - Students from Alvin Junior High School recently paid a visit to the Prairie View A&M University campus as a stop on their college tour. While visiting, students had a hands-on, fully in-depth learning of everything the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences has to offer. It was a full day of activities ...

Alvin Junior High Students Spends A Day with CAHS2019-12-15T14:36:49-06:00

Recognizing the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

2019-12-15T14:36:49-06:00

April 15 - Mrs. Vida Harrison won the Excellence in Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Peer Educator Awards at the EFNEP 50 Year Celebration.  The work she has done as a EFNEP Peer Educator with Prairie View A&M University’s Cooperative Extension Program began September 1, 2007. By staying abreast of current research, Harrison ...

Recognizing the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)2019-12-15T14:36:49-06:00

Webb County Extension Read For Life Program Featured Locally

2019-12-15T14:36:49-06:00

April 15 - The work that Prairie View A&M University does reaches far beyond its campus with thanks in part to the Cooperative Extension Program (CEP). A recent local television appearance by CEP Family and Community Health Agent for Webb County Ashley Gastineau highlighted the Read for Life program which helps inform Laredo, Texas residents ...

Webb County Extension Read For Life Program Featured Locally2019-12-15T14:36:49-06:00

PVAMU Reach Success at ARD

2020-08-31T12:50:01-05:00

April 15 - Prairie View A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Human Sciences researchers, faculty members, and their students represented well at the 19th Biennial Association of 1890 Research Directors (ARD) Research Symposium held in Jacksonville, Florida. Faculty, staff and students from the 19, 1890 land-grant universities shared research in more than 800 oral ...

PVAMU Reach Success at ARD2020-08-31T12:50:01-05:00