Miss Prairie View A&M University: A legacy that spans nine decades

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 26, 2022) - The Miss Prairie View A&M University Scholarship Pageant is much more than a beauty or popularity contest. Just look at the legacy of queens since 1932: they embody Grace. Poise. Class. Intellect. Leadership. Miss Deloris Francis, the 36th Miss PVAMU, being crowned by PVAMU President A.I. Thomas

PVAMU joins in share of $10 million opportunity to increase diversity in research, health care

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, the PVAMU faculty team: Drs. Max Winshell Fontus, Sharon McWhinney, Naznin Sultana, Seungchan Kim, Noushin Ghaffari, and Andrea McDonald. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (October 28, 2021) – Efforts to increase diversity among future public health information technology professionals received a $10 million boost with the awarding of a significant cooperative

PVAMU professor helps shape standardized tests for aspiring dental, optometry students

Max Winshell Fontus, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 29, 2021) - To students anywhere aspiring to attend dental or optometry school: Max Winshell Fontus, Ph.D., has walked the same road as you. He studied for, took, and eventually passed the standardized tests you face now, one of the daunting hurdles standing between many

PVAMU provides solid foundation for alumni part of UH College of Medicine’s inaugural class

Pictured from left to right: Lance McCoy, Jalyce Taylor and Charles Anugwom PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 4, 2021) - When the University of Houston College of Medicine (UH COM) welcomed its first class almost a year ago, three Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) alumni were included in the inaugural cohort of 30 students.

PVAMU biology major one of eight students nationwide to receive ETS Presidential Scholarship

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 3, 2020) - Adaeze Eze, a senior biology major and student in the Honors Program and Undergraduate Medical Academy at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), is the latest recipient of the ETS Presidential Scholarship for HBCU Students. A partnership with ETS and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the Presidential Scholarship

First-generation PVAMU grad begins journey towards “American Dream”

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 12, 2020) - At age 12, my immediate family and I migrated to Texas from Pakistan with hopes of realizing the American Dream. Soon after, my siblings and I began our struggle to try to fit in at school while my parents worked relentlessly to provide for us. Nevertheless, I was

Office of Development to launch virtual summer lecture series highlighting programs, research at PVAMU

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 20, 2020) - Staying connected amid the COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be one of the most important things people can do. To further this goal, Prairie View A&M University’s Office of Development will kick off its Virtual Speaker Series this week to stay engaged with donors and keep them abreast

Biology Student Fulfills Medical Internship in Kenya

“Going to Africa changed my life. It is impossible to go to that continent, experience the culture, meet the people, and leave as the same person.” Those are thoughts from Asia Williams, a junior biology major from Shreveport, Louisiana, who spent her summer in Mombasa, Kenya working a medical internship.

PVAMU to Host International Tech Conference

Academic researchers, industry professionals, and scholars from more than 13 countries across the world are headed to Prairie View A&M University for the 29th Annual Conference of the International Information Management Association (IIMA) and the 5th Annual Conference of the International Conference on Information and Economic Development (ICITED) October 8-10, 2018. Attendees will be a

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