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Turning Trees into Opportunities: PVAMU Secures $1.5M to Help Small Landowners Tap into Climate Economy

Ashley James PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 4, 2025) – Small landowners in East Texas could soon find themselves at the forefront of the climate economy, thanks to a major investment in Prairie View A&M University’s latest forestry initiative. Ashley James, program leader of Agriculture & Natural Resources at PVAMU, has secured more than [...]

Black Enterprise: PVAMU’s Drone Competition Team placed fourth in the 2025 Raytheon Autonomous Vehicle Challenge

Prairie View A&M's Drone Competition Team placed fourth in the 2025 Raytheon Autonomous Vehicle Challenge, which is a national competition that top engineering students from across the country participate in.

PVAMU student team earns top spot in national autonomous vehicle challenge

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 30, 2025) – The Prairie View A&M University Drone Competition Team has soared to new heights, placing fourth in the 2025 Raytheon Autonomous Vehicle Challenge — a national competition that brought together top engineering students from across the country. From left to right: Isaiah Maxwell, Jacob Range, London Williams, David [...]

This PV Grad aims to bring care to underserved communities

Shantal Taylor '25 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 14, 2025) - Prairie View A&M University senior Shantal Taylor has seen the importance of access to care firsthand. Her mother and grandmother both have varicose veins, but while her mother, who received timely care, maintains her mobility, her grandmother is no longer able to walk. [...]

Turning the Tassle: PVAMU Grad Stories

Turning the tassel. It’s a milestone that signifies more than the close of a chapter. The much-anticipated moment marks the courageous beginning of a new one. Whether it’s preschool, high school, or college, graduation is always worth celebrating. But there’s something especially powerful about earning a college degree. It represents years of growth, grit, determination, [...]

PVAMU Produces First-Ever Goldwater Scholars: Juniors Cole and Harville

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 7, 2025) – This year, Prairie View A&M University proudly produced its first two Barry Goldwater Scholars: juniors Anisa Cole and Keeland Harville. Anisa Cole It marks a major milestone for the University, just in its second year of submitting nominations for the prestigious scholarship, both by Dr. Quincy [...]

PVAMU psychology professor awarded NIH grant for groundbreaking mental health research

Anne Lippert, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 1, 2025) - As Mental Health Awareness Month begins, Prairie View A&M University is highlighting important research that tackles some of the most pressing issues in psychological well-being and education. Dr. Anne Lippert, assistant professor of psychology in the Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College [...]

PVAMU professor leads USDA-funded effort to train student scientists in sustainable agriculture

Peter Ampim, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 30, 2025) - Prairie View A&M University Associate Professor Dr. Peter Ampim has received more than $66,000 in funding from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service through the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The award supports his ongoing work to train the next [...]

Houston Chronicle: Business booms at PVAMU meat market selling goat, beef, other farm-to-table products

Marsha Barnes wasn’t sure she was in the right place when she walked intoĀ Prairie View A&MĀ University’s Meat Science Center, tucked in the back of theĀ HBCU’s 770-acre farm. Two students sat behind a small metal table in a plain entryway, and they pointed to a menu of almost 60 different cuts of beef, goat and pork. [...]