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Danny R. Kelley ā€˜65

Prairie View A&M University Endowed Professor of Fine Arts Danny R. Kelley ā€™65, D.M.A., started playing the piano at, believe it or not, age 2 and has not since stopped. Without any formal training, the young Dr. Kelley would play tunes he heard on the radio on the piano, which his parents bought for his [...]

PVAMU professor, students developing technology to detect harmful chemicals in shrimp supplies

TheĀ U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityĀ Center of Excellence forĀ Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense, CBTS, led byĀ Texas A&M AgriLife Research, is supporting aĀ DHS Summer Research TeamĀ effort to detect harmful chemicals in shrimp supplies.

PVAMUā€™s Class of 2027: Meet a future engineer, communicator, aerospace expert, Congress member

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 21, 2023) - In Prairie View A&M University's new freshmen class, a diverse group of students is embarking on their college journeys this week. They come with dreams of making transportation more sustainable, telling stories through videos, revolutionizing aerospace, and shaping better laws. Ford Blunt IV Here are four [...]

TIEF 2023 Strategic Internationalization Grant Recipients

TIEC is pleased to announce the winners of the Texas International Education Fund (TIEF) Strategic Internationalization Grant competition. In March 2023, TIEC announced a new grant competition for our members as part of our launch of TIEF, our signature effort to support our members through concrete actions. Earlier this summer,Ā we postedĀ the winners of the first [...]

PV Grads: Kiren “Cody” Johnson

Kiren "Cody" JohnsonĀ  Kiren ā€œCodyā€ Johnson Hometown:Ā  Cypress, Texas Degree: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a Biomedical Concentration Are you a first-generation college student? If so, what does that mean to you? I am, and it means the absolute world to me to be at the forefront of education for my family. [...]

HBCU News: PVAMU senior named 2023 White House HBCU Scholar

ā€œReagan was selected through a rigorous process and represents the very best of PVAMU students,ā€ said Quincy Moore III, Ph.D., associate professor of biology and Honors Program director. ā€œHer participation in the White House HBCU Scholars program will continue to prepare her for a fantastic future, one where she can serve as a catalyst for [...]

Houston Public Media: The Latest in Politics: Texasā€™ Floating Border Barrier, Hunter Biden, Houston Mayoral Race, and More

he Department of Justice has sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state of Texas following his refusal to remove a barrier of floating buoys topped with razor wire along the border in the Rio Grande river. Representative Joaquin CastroĀ of the 20thĀ District of Texas joins the conversation to share his thoughts on this floating border [...]

PVAMU senior named 2023 White House HBCU Scholar

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 21, 2023) - Prairie View A&M University senior Reagan Hagewood has been selected as a 2023 White House HBCU Scholar. She is a biology major and Honors Program student from Nashville, Tennessee. ā€œReagan was selected through a rigorous process and represents the very best of PVAMU students,ā€ said Quincy Moore III, [...]

Yahoo! News: Japanese, Black Californians search for ā€˜ethical solidarityā€™ with state reparations movement

Thereā€™s a pattern Kristee Haggins has noticed in her 30 years of advocacy: When Black communities fight for progress, everyone benefits. In the civil rights movement, everyone meant immigrants and other communities of color, including Asian Americans. When the federal government wrongfully incarcerated thousands of Japanese Americans in World War II, Black activists and lawmakers [...]

FOX 7 Austin: Russia’s war against Ukraine tops NATO agenda

Sweden is in but Ukraine is still in question as the NATO Summit is underway in Lithuania. The top of the agenda is Russia's war against Ukraine and NATO's support. Joining us with more is Dr. Eddy Carder, assistant professor of constitutional law and philosophy at Prairie View A&M University.