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Opinion| Saving the planet can be achieved through wise economic decisions

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 22, 2020) - On the occasion of this Golden Anniversary of Earth Day, the Prairie View A&M University community commits to doing more to create a sustainable economic system to protect our environment.Ā  We must move to a zero-carbon world to arrest global warming. Economists and business leaders interested in saving [...]

2020-04-22T16:40:18-05:00April 22, 2020|College of Business, Faculty News, News, Newsletter, Opinions|

Opinion| COVID-19 could be once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight climate change

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 22, 2020) - The middle of the last century was marked by a widespread degraded air and water quality and spread of severe environmental challenges (water contamination, poor air quality, smog, and high ozone levels). It was the perfect storm to motivate 20-million or 10-percent of the U.S. population (led by [...]

PVAMU professor shares effects of climate change, importance of Earth Day

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 22, 2020) - Although the vast majority of people are currently sheltering at home and indirectly reducing their carbon footprints this Earth Day, one Prairie View A&M University faculty member is aiming to inform the public of the importance of recognizing the effects of climate change. Ram Ray, Ph.D., P.E., an [...]

PVAMU UMA Director answers KPRC2 texting line coronavirus questions

HOUSTON (April 15, 2020) -Ā Dr. Dennis Daniels, director of Prairie View A&M University Undergraduate Medical Academy, answers KPRC viewer questions about the coronavirus.

2020-04-16T17:10:09-05:00April 15, 2020|Coronavirus, News, Newsletter, PV in the News|

PVAMU professor forecasts COVID-19 cases using computational science

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 14, 2020) - COVID-19 dramatically affects everyoneā€™s daily life across the world. When will it end in the current wave? How many confirmed cases and deaths will we see in each country, state or region? These are questions, and we all want to know the answers.

PVAMU SoA staff, students use 3D printer to create face shields for health care workers

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 8, 2020) - The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has shut in more than 90-percent of Americans, caused an economic downturn, and strained the global health care system. Given the rapid spread of the virus, there has been a global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) used by medical professionals to help [...]

Opinion| The Legacy of Keynes in the Age of the Coronavirus Pandemic

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 6, 2020) - U.S. Congress has unanimously approved, and the President has signed, a $2.2 trillion package of grants and loans targeting individuals and businesses across America. The main goal of this historic bipartisan package is to soften the blow to American workers, families, and businesses, large and small, from the [...]

PVAMU research scientist: Proper nutrition helps to boost the immune system during COVID-19

Adela Mora-Gutierrez, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 1, 2020) - According to Adela Mora-Gutierrez, Ph.D., a research scientist in food science in Prairie View A&M Universityā€™s College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, humans need to eat highly nutritious foods to fight COVID-19.Ā She says two of the most highly nutritious foods found in nature [...]