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Dr. Godson Osuji Gives Outstanding Presentation at Global Conference

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

November 11 – Prairie View A&M University broke new frontiers as a ‘University of The First Class’ at the global level as Dr. Godson O. Osuji, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences Research Scientist, received the ‘phenomenal and worthy recognition’ award at the 4th Edition of Global Conference on Plant Science and Molecular Biology held ...

Dr. Godson Osuji Gives Outstanding Presentation at Global Conference2019-12-15T14:36:44-06:00

2019 Joint Meeting

2019-12-15T14:36:45-06:00

September 30 – The future of Extension took center stage at the 2019 joint meeting of the Southern Region Program Leadership Network, the Association of Extension Administrators and the Association of Southern Region Extension Directors. The group met Aug. 19-22 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The discussion appropriately titled "Unmasking Our Potential-New Leadership! Cooperative Extension in ...

2019 Joint Meeting2019-12-15T14:36:45-06:00

CARC Researchers Discovering The Effects of Climate Change Thanks to Grant

2022-04-25T13:16:26-05:00

June 17 – In the modern eras of human existence on earth, climate change has been the result of human activities that interfere with the planet’s atmosphere. This ultimately impacts all ecosystems across the globe. With the help of a grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Prairie View A&M University agriculture ...

CARC Researchers Discovering The Effects of Climate Change Thanks to Grant2022-04-25T13:16:26-05:00

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Expresses Interest in Prairie View A&M University

2019-12-15T14:37:03-06:00

June 18, 2018 - The Cooperative Extension Program in the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences participated with Texas A&M in the “Battle Ground to Breaking Ground” (BG2BG) program hosted in Dallas, Texas, May 31, 2018.  Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, attended the event in support of the initial 2014 Farm Bill designating veterans ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Expresses Interest in Prairie View A&M University2019-12-15T14:37:03-06:00

2017 Annual Emergency Management Summit

2019-12-15T14:37:11-06:00

The Emergency Management Summit, anticipated every year around September, is a one-day workshop that provides a forum for local and regional executives to share strategies and to coordinate plans for emergency preparedness and response. This year, the Summit highlighted the (MGT-312) Senior Officials Workshop for All-Hazards Emergency Preparedness and provided an opportunity to discuss strategic ...

2017 Annual Emergency Management Summit2019-12-15T14:37:11-06:00

Paul Johnson and Team Receive 50K National Science Foundation I-FAST Grant

2019-12-15T14:37:15-06:00

Dr. Paul Johnson, Research Specialist in the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC), and his team members Dr. Ojumu, Oluwagbemiga of the PVAMU College of Business, and Brett L Cornwell of Texas A&M University (Mentor) received funding for his proposal from the National Science Foundation I-FAST commercialization grant. This award is given to eight (8) team ...

Paul Johnson and Team Receive 50K National Science Foundation I-FAST Grant2019-12-15T14:37:15-06:00

Estwick Visits the National Institute of Food and Agriculture

2019-12-15T14:37:17-06:00

The visit of Dr. Noel Estwick and his colleague Dr. Beverly Samuel, a national program leader in the Division of Family and Consumer Sciences to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture on July 24-27 to meet with staff and other federal representatives to further develop an action plan was featured in the USDA’s electronic ...

Estwick Visits the National Institute of Food and Agriculture2019-12-15T14:37:17-06:00

The CAHS and Texas A&M AgriLife Gear Up to Host National Conference

2019-12-15T14:37:20-06:00

The 2017 National Extension and Research Administrative Officers’ Conference hosted by the College of Agriculture & Human Sciences and Texas A&M AgriLife will be held in San Antonio, TX, April 23-26. NERAOC is intended for administrators, program directors and staff with responsibility over USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) land grant programs. These ...

The CAHS and Texas A&M AgriLife Gear Up to Host National Conference2019-12-15T14:37:20-06:00

NIFA Big Data Summit Presents Opportunity

2019-12-15T14:37:28-06:00

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) of the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) convened the Data Science in Agriculture Summit, October 10th 2016 in Chicago to identify the frontiers and future of data in agriculture and build on existing U.S. government wide-efforts and investments in Big Data. In addition to NIFA staff, ...

NIFA Big Data Summit Presents Opportunity2019-12-15T14:37:28-06:00

Director of USDA-NIFA to Visit the CAHS

2019-12-15T14:37:34-06:00

Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, the director of USDA’s NIFA, will visit the college this week. In his role as director, he oversees the NIFA award funds across the land-grant system. Starting Wednesday afternoon, he will focus his attention on CEP. Shortly after, he will meet with recipients of the Capacity Building Grants to examine research, teaching ...

Director of USDA-NIFA to Visit the CAHS2019-12-15T14:37:34-06:00