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Where Are They Now: Corylee Thomas

2020-09-08T10:44:01-05:00

September 8 –Prairie View A&M University alumnus, Corylee Thomas, a December 2011 Agriculture graduate, has been named the State Resource Inventory Coordinator (Natural Resources Specialist) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service, Temple, Texas, effective August 3.  He will be hired at the GS-11 level with promotion potential to ...

Where Are They Now: Corylee Thomas2020-09-08T10:44:01-05:00

Where Are They Now: Kira Christian

2020-09-02T13:10:00-05:00

August 24 – “I realized that I would have many more opportunities at PVAMU compared to the other schools I was considering. I knew that I’d be able to receive a great education in the field that I was interested in,” she said. “Another aspect that helped confirm my decision to attend was the ...

Where Are They Now: Kira Christian2020-09-02T13:10:00-05:00

CAHS Researcher Work to Improve Soil Moisture Measurement 

2020-08-24T14:14:02-05:00

August 24 - College of Agriculture and Human Science’s Research Scientist and Associate Professor Ram Ray Ph.D., developed an integrated approach using Water Cloud Model combined with satellite data to improve soil moisture measurements at the farm scale. Ray and colleagues, Kishan S. Rawat, Ph.D., Sudhir K Singh, Ph.D., and Szilard Szabo, Ph.D., modified ...

CAHS Researcher Work to Improve Soil Moisture Measurement 2020-08-24T14:14:02-05:00

PVAMU Agents Serve On COVID-19 Panel

2020-06-01T11:31:43-05:00

June 1 – Prairie View A&M University’s Cooperative Extension Program’s Harris County 4-H Agent, Jeremy Peaches, and Family and Community Health Agent, Te’Anna Donaldson served on a panel hosted by North Carolina A & T University’s Cooperative Extension. The panel discussion focused on how each participant’s respective state’s extension program conducted programs during the ...

PVAMU Agents Serve On COVID-19 Panel2020-06-01T11:31:43-05:00

Herbs For TEAinTEXAS

2020-06-01T15:31:17-05:00

June 1 – Prairie View A&M University’s Cooperative Extension Program’s Harris County Agent Kimberly Perry helped put two female-owned businesses on a path to success. This is a story of how persistence pays off. More than a year and a half ago, CAHS’ Cooperative Extension Program began to collaborate with three ladies who owned ...

Herbs For TEAinTEXAS2020-06-01T15:31:17-05:00

CAHS Graduate Student Worker Named Employee Of The Year

2020-05-29T08:25:31-05:00

June 1 –  As a graduate student employee of the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS), Tolulope Olutimehin, a sociology major, has been a great contributor to research and development of work being done in the CAHS. The PVAMU Office of Student Employment recently selected Tolulope as PVAMU's Graduate Student Employee of the ...

CAHS Graduate Student Worker Named Employee Of The Year2020-05-29T08:25:31-05:00

CAHS Researcher Published New Research On Improving Soil Moisture Measurement Using Satellite Data

2020-05-29T08:19:06-05:00

Fig. 1. Location map of the study area June 1 – Associate Professor, Ram Ray had the opportunity to study improving soil moisture measurements using Water Cloud Model, and satellite data on wheat dominated fields in India. He worked along with his colleagues Kishan S. Rawat, Sudhir K Singh, and Szilard Szabo. ...

CAHS Researcher Published New Research On Improving Soil Moisture Measurement Using Satellite Data2020-05-29T08:19:06-05:00

CAHS Researcher Published in Nature Research Scientific Reports

2020-08-21T16:38:36-05:00

A view of the experiment site: within a few days (a), after several weeks (b), and (c) a few months after its start. (d) LI-COR carbon-dioxide sampling system, (e) locations of soil samples that were used in soil physical, chemical and organic carbon content analyses, and (f) processing of soil sample samples collected ...

CAHS Researcher Published in Nature Research Scientific Reports2020-08-21T16:38:36-05:00

CAHS Student Researchers Make Their Mark at the 2019 TAMUS Pathways Research Symposium

2019-12-15T14:36:40-06:00

December 2 – Twelve student researchers attended the 16th Annual Pathways Research Symposium on the campus of Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas November 7-8, 2019.  Students who engage in high impact practices, like research activities,  have increased ability to work independently, are more self-reliant and develop a greater tolerance for obstacles that would ...

CAHS Student Researchers Make Their Mark at the 2019 TAMUS Pathways Research Symposium2019-12-15T14:36:40-06:00

4-H Engages Texas Parents and Youth in a College Preparation Workshop

2019-12-15T14:36:44-06:00

November 11 – Although most people agree that college is an investment in a student’s future, more than 50% of families borrow money to cover the costs of enrolling in a college or university after high school (Sallie Mae, 2019). The National 4-H Strategic Plan has an outcome of preparing youth for college and career. ...

4-H Engages Texas Parents and Youth in a College Preparation Workshop2019-12-15T14:36:44-06:00