PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 22, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University continues to gain ground in national rankings, rising to No. 13 among the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings released this week. The University also ranked No. 109 in Social Mobility among National
Theodorea Regina Berry, Ed.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 17, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University has appointed Dr. Theodorea Regina Berry as dean of the Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences (BCAS), effective Oct. 1, 2026. Dr. Berry joins Prairie View A&M from Montclair State University, where she
PVAMU Engineering Complex PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 9, 2026) — Artificial intelligence is reshaping how the nation approaches everything from cybersecurity to advanced manufacturing, and Prairie View A&M University is now receiving $9.9 million to help shape that future. The U.S. Department of War, through the U.S. Army Materiel Command, awarded PVAMU
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 19, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University is giving students a new way to understand what they naturally do best and how those strengths can help them succeed in college, careers and life. PantherStrengths, PVAMU’s name for Gallup’s CliftonStrengths program, is launching with support from a $1.4 million, two-year investment
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 16, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University’s Dr. Yunxiang Gao has received nearly $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to support research that could advance future clean energy technologies. Yunxiang Gao, Ph.D. An associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, Gao is leading research focused on carbon
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 9, 2026) – As temperatures continue to rise, researchers at Prairie View A&M University are working to better understand how extreme heat affects livestock and what can be done to help animals stay healthy. Zaira Estrada-Reyes, Ph.D. Dr. Zaira Estrada-Reyes, research associate professor in the College of Agriculture, Food,
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 2, 2026) — As the aviation industry looks for ways to reduce its environmental impact, researchers at Prairie View A&M University have received a $320,000 grant from Shell Global Solutions to help develop cleaner alternatives to traditional jet fuel. Raghava Kommalapati, Ph.D. Ananda Amarasekara, Ph.D. The
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 25, 2026) — Insect infestations can damage stored agricultural products and reduce their quality. A new research project at Prairie View A&M University aims to help address that challenge by developing environmentally friendly ways to protect food during storage. Sameh Abdelwahed, Ph.D. Supported by a $100,000 grant from the
PVAMU employees interact during the 2025 Faculty and Staff Conference PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 23, 2026) – “At Prairie View A&M University, leadership is not just a title. It is a disposition that shapes how we think, how we serve, and how we inspire one another in support of our mission,” said
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 10, 2026) – When undergraduate Mustafa A. Ali stepped into Prairie View A&M University’s Microelectronics Characterization Laboratory last fall, he didn’t just join a research team; he became part of a pioneering effort to build the University’s first experimental semiconductor program. Dr. Avra S. Bandyopadhyay (left) and undergraduate researcher Mustafa