Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Doris Jackson, D.H.A. and Verna "Kathy" Shipp for terms set to expire on January 31, 2023. The board oversees the practice of professional nursing, examination of students, and standards of professional conduct for license holders.
PVAMU's Paul Johnson Leading the Way in Agricultural Technology The 21st century has introduced incredible technological advancements. The evolution of technology makes real-time communication across the globe no longer a possibility but a reality. Enterprises throughout all industries, including agriculture, communicate virtually to buy and sell goods, analyze profits, and measure productivity. Even so, [...]
NSF Awards Funding for Biology Professor’s Weed Control Research By Marchita Shilo 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 [...]
The Office of Research, Innovation and Sponsored Programs (ORISP) and the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) collaborated to present the first Principal Investigator (PI) Boot Camp. Laurette Foster of CTE and Karen B. Cotton of ORISP planned the PI Bootcamp, which was three power-packed days of information on successful grantsmanship and exploring various ways of [...]
Managing and processing large volumes of data, or “Big Data,” and gaining meaningful insights is a significant challenge facing the distributed computing community. As a consequence, many businesses are demanding large-scale streaming data analytics. This has a significant impact on a wide range of domains, including healthcare, biomedical research, Internet searches, finance and business informatics, [...]
The Confucius Institute at Prairie View A&M University has paired with Xi'an International Studies University to bring twenty students and two instructors to "The Hill" for a winter exchange program. While here, XISU students will be exposed to American culture from various perspectives. "The Confucius Institutes' mission and purpose is to inform the world about [...]
Prairie View A&M University students traveled to Phoenix, AZ for the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students where over 1,000 students were in attendance. Ali Fares, interim dean and land-grant program director, said he was proud of all the hard work the students exhibited at the conference. “This is a great opportunity for [...]
