As Mental Health Awareness Month begins, Prairie View A&M University is highlighting important research that tackles some of the most pressing issues in psychological well-being and education. Dr. Anne Lippert, assistant professor of psychology in the Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, has received over $90,000 in funding from the National [...]
Growing up in Cypress, Texas, science never came easy to Dr. Merlyn X. Pulikkathara, a double graduate (’01 ‘04) and assistant professor in Prairie View A&M University’s Department of Chemistry and Physics. While pursuing her BS in physics and chemical engineering and an MS in engineering at PVAMU, what was once her weakness became her strength. [...]
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Prairie View A&M University honors four extraordinary women whose dedication to education has not only transformed “The Hill” but has also inspired countless generations of students. Each of these women has spent decades breaking barriers, leading with excellence, and shaping the future of their fields. From mathematics and architecture [...]
When Aliakbar Montazer Haghighi left his 17-year post at Benedict College in South Carolina (and before that, teaching and researching in Iran, Canada, and California), he knew he wanted to continue his career at a historically black college and university (HBCU).
I have been teaching online at PVAMU [Prairie View A&M University] since 2009, but this past semester really pushed my limits as an educator because I had to think about new ways to engage students, be flexible with my assignments, and be far more transparent about my expectations of students. Near the end of the [...]
While William T. Hoston, Ph.D., only joined Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) last fall, he has wasted no time immersing himself in the community. Currently a professor of political science, director of the Mellon Center for Faculty Excellence, and interim associate dean of the Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, Hoston returned [...]
In response to COVID-19, researchers at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) are turning to the medicinal properties found in plants to help fight the pandemic. Sameh Abdelwahed, assistant professor of chemistry at PVAMU, is the principal investigator (PI) of a project that seeks to develop antiviral plant products that can create macronutrients, micronutrients, and phytochemicals to fight [...]
It took Alfredo Fernandez, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), nine years to write his novel, “Domino de Dictadores.” (It was published this past fall by Ilion Verlag Editors in Germany.) The book is part of a trilogy, which is now complete. Fernandez, who started teaching at PVAMU in 2001, shares [...]
When Malachi D. Crawford, Ph.D., was growing up, he would often sit in his room, near the wall, and write in the air, occasionally turning around to explain a concept to his imaginary students. Since he’d often been kicked out of class for being disruptive, it was more than a little strange.
June is African American Music Appreciation Month, and given the bizarre experiences created by the global pandemic and the ongoing epidemic of murder at the hands of rogue law enforcement officers, now is the perfect time to dig into and celebrate the richness of the African American experience through our music.
