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PVAMU achieves prestigious designation as ā€˜Innovation and Economic Prosperity Universityā€™

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 20, 2023) ā€“ As Texasā€™ second-oldest public institution of higher education, Prairie View A&M University is deeply rooted in culture and tradition. For over a century, the University has remained steadfast in its commitment to excellence and its mission of teaching, research and service by addressing the diverse needs of its [...]

Dennyā€™s awards PVAMU student x Getty Images Hungry for Education Stipend

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 25, 2023) ā€“ Prairie View A&M University student Rejoice Adekoya, a sophomore nursing major in the College of Nursing and a member of the Honors Program, has been awarded the prestigious Denny's x Getty Images Hungry for Education Stipend. This accolade underscores her steadfast dedication to preserving PVAMU's storied history and [...]

New project at PVAMU delves into space research, unique career opportunities

Richard Wilkins, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 6, 2023) - Prairie View A&M University faculty members, Dr. Richard Wilkins, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Dr. Merlyn X. Pulikkathara ā€˜04, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Physics, have been awarded a $1.2 million grant with [...]

PVAMU scientists exploring hemp as sustainable alternative to grain in animal feed

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 22, 2023) ā€” Scientists and agriculturalists started cultivating grain thousands of years ago, and society hasnā€™t stopped finding uses for it since. Itā€™s a culinary staple the world over, a core component of animal feed, and itā€™s even become critical to bioenergy production. However, some experts say the resource is being [...]

PVAMU’s CAFNR receives state ā€œAg Match;ā€ will double community impact

PRAIRIE VIEW,Ā Texas (Sept. 18, 2023) ā€“ Prairie View A&M Universityā€™s College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (CAFNR) has successfully lobbied for the state of Texas to match the amount of funding CAFNR receives from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The ā€œAg matchā€ will help the College further its mission to enhance lives [...]

PVAMUā€™s Class of 2027: This first-year student swept all three categories in the Toni Morrison Writing Contest

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 5, 2023) ā€“ English was not Madi Gentlesā€™ first language. Adopted from Ghana at the age of 3, Gentles, or Queenstar Maa Adjoa at birth, first spoke Twi, a dialect native to the West African country. Yet, in the final semester of her senior year of high school, she swept first [...]

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 [...]

PVAMU receives $1.2M grant to address minority math, science teacher shortage

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 10, 2023) ā€” The National Science FoundationĀ Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce)Ā has awarded a grant of $1.2 million for five years to support a project at Prairie View A&M University called ā€œBuilding a Community of Mathematics and Science Teachers through the Application of Social Cognitive Career Theory.ā€ Camille Burnett, Ph.D. [...]

New research project at PVAMU hones in on livestock management, beef industry best practices

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 20, 2023) - To boost recruitment efforts and student interest in livestock production and management, researchers from Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M University are partnering on a project that will offer an ā€œExperiential Approach to Beef Cattle Production Feedlots for Undergraduate Students.ā€ The United States Department of Agricultureā€™s National [...]

PVAMU receives grant to establish Air Panther NextGen Network as part of Biden-Harris ‘Internet for All’ initiative

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Thanks to the internet, just about everything is at our fingertipsā€”information, opportunities and connections. But what if you canā€™t access the internet? Thatā€™s where the Biden-Harris Administrationā€™s Internet for All initiative steps in. Its goal is to bring high-speed internet to everyone in America. Earlier this year, the National Telecommunications and [...]