The Biology Department hosted its annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on October 26. The event showcased students at PVAMU while encouraging other students to conduct research and share knowledge. “When students engage in research as an undergraduate, it deepens their learning. It also makes them much more competitive when applying to professional and graduate schools,” said [...]
Dr. Mark Tschaepe, associate professor of philosophy at Prairie View A&M University, led a talk on Diminishing Microaggressions in the Clinic and Beyond at McGovern Medical School in the Texas Medical Center on November 6. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion at McGovern invited Tschaepe to speak as part of their Diversity Days Program for [...]
Larryisa Thomas Prairie View A&M University’s Title IX Office and Relationship and Sexual Violence Program (RSVP) are getting a boost from PVAMU’s sociology department. Students now have the opportunity to intern with Title IX and RSVP to help change the culture of relationship and sexual violence on campus. “Last fall, I taught a [...]
Michael Nojeim, also known as Dr. Mike to his students at Prairie View A&M University, received the 2017-2018 President’s Teaching Award. The program coordinator and associate professor of Political Science teaches a wide range of classes including American Government, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Relations, and Middle East Politics, to name a few. “Some students say [...]
Prairie View A&M University’s Director of Bands, Dr. Timmey Zachery, always has a group of students around him. They call him “Dr. Z.” “The nature of my work motivates you to be the best. It is all about the students,” said Zachery. “If this were Star Wars, I would be Yoda, simply, leading my students [...]
Prairie View A&M University’s Army ROTC Program has flourished in recent years, and most of its success is due to Lieutenant Colonel Reginald Williams. Williams joined PVAMU back in 2016 as a department head and a professor of Military Science. “I’ve been in the Army for 19 years, and I have never seen such an [...]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Dr. Yolander Youngblood, assistant professor of Biology at Prairie View A&M University, a $300,000 grant to study the weed Amaranthus palmeri. Amaranthus palmeri is an aggressive weed that is native to our part of the U.S. “This particular plant is considered to be a nuisance weed to some, one that invades [...]
The South African Medico-Legal Association (SAMLA) invited Dr. Mark Tschaepe, assistant professor of Philosophy at Prairie View A&M University, to Johannesburg, South Africa to give a presentation that was simulcast to five cities across the country. “I was invited by SAMLA, in partnership with the University of Cape Town, to teach a module within their [...]
Dr. Danny Kelley, dean of Prairie View A&M University’s Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, performed in recital solo and chamber music at New York’s Steinway Hall, April 26. The program consisted of works composed by Johannes Brahms (Piano Pieces, Opus 118, and the F Minor Piano Quintet, Opus 34). [...]
Prairie View A&M University’s Army ROTC program annually recognizes the achievements of the Cadets within the program. This year, the program recognized 30 Cadets for their body of work at its ceremony on April 5. Organizations such as Veterans of Foreign Wars, USAA, and AUSA, to name a few, sponsored awards given to the Cadets. [...]
