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Here is what you need to know ahead of PVAMUā€™s campus housing move-in days

Published Aug. 13, 2021; Updated Aug. 19, 2021 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is scheduled to return fully to face-to-face instruction this fall, with a small percentage of coursework being offered in hybrid and online modalities. Considering the ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic, the university continues to adjust its response in an attempt [...]

PVAMU senior shares COVID battle, encourages students to get vaccinated

Worries are growing as thousands of college students head back to campus for in-person classes amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in Texas. Raven McNeil is eager to start her senior year at Prairie View A&M, but first, she has to fully recover from COVID-19. McNeil contracted the virus in late July and spent four [...]

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PVAMU epidemiologist sheds light on the Delta COVID variant

There are growing concerns across the country about the Delta COVID variant. Dr. Dennis Daniels, director and professor of Prairie View A&M University's Texas Undergraduate Medical Academy, shares his thoughts with Fox 7 Austin.

Here is some need-to-know information ahead of the Fall 2021 semester

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 23, 2021) - Earlier this summer, Prairie View A&M Universityā€™s (PVAMU) provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, James M. Palmer, and interim vice president for Student Affairs, Steve Ransom, released important information about the upcoming Fall 2021 semester. With the first day of classes exactly one month away, here [...]

Chief nursing officer of major Houston health care system reflects on her time in PVAMUā€™s EMBA Program

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 21, 2021) - For those seeking to take their careers to the next level, Prairie View A&M Universityā€™s (PVAMU) Executive MBA (EMBA) Program within the College of Business (COB) unlocks unlimited potential and opportunities for ambitious and experienced professionals, with or without a business background. TaShauna McCray ā€˜18, DNP, RN, [...]

Prevailing during a Pandemic: The COVID-19 protocols PVAMU’s Marching Storm took to keep students safe

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 1, 2021) - In this short documentary, we analyze the COVID-19 protocols the Prairie View A&M University Marching Storm implemented to keep its students safe during its 2020-2021 season.

Opinion| The afterlife of George Floyd, one year later

A mural and memorial in Minneapolis near where George Floyd was murdered. The mural lists the names of other Black lives lost to police brutality and reiterates the importance of ā€œsaying our names.ā€ One year ago, the nation turned its gaze from the rising pandemic and the subsequent financial fallout to witnessing a [...]

Virtual research conference at PVAMU explores challenges posed by pandemic, other critical issues

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 24, 2021) - This spring, the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) hosted its first Conference for Interdisciplinary Student Research (CISR). Held virtually in place of what would have been the 16th Annual Research Symposium, CISR brought together students from various disciplines at PVAMU under the [...]

Triumphing Through a Pandemic: Celebrating PVAMUā€™s Record-breaking Spring Class of 2021

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 7, 2021) - ā€œWhat I love most about Prairie View A&M University is that it continues to be a beacon of hope and opportunity for all students.ā€ Computer science major Devyn Allen is one of 1,015* students set to earn a degree this spring from Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), continuing [...]

PVAMU College of Nursing students provide frontline vaccination response

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 6, 2021) - When the Covid-19 pandemic impacted universities around the world, nursing students, including Jared Fremin, a junior in Prairie View A&M Universityā€™s (PVAMU) College of Nursing, found themselves with fewer opportunities to put their clinical skills into practice. Although students were enrolled in nursing programs, those in the early [...]