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To Wash Or Not To Wash? That is the question.

2019-12-15T14:37:35-06:00

According to the USDA, washing your poultry and beef using faucet water is not a safe option. As a child, washing meat products was a common practice in our home. My mother would purchase the groceries and the kids would take all of the beef, pork, and chicken out of its original package and we would wash the ...

To Wash Or Not To Wash? That is the question.2019-12-15T14:37:35-06:00

Health Benefits of Infused Water

2019-12-15T14:37:35-06:00

I have always struggled with consuming the right amount of water daily. However, a few years ago, a friend of mine stopped by my office and offered me a bag full of wonderful organic herbs from her garden, including mint. She bragged about how adding mint to her drinking water increased her water consumption daily …I tried it ...

Health Benefits of Infused Water2019-12-15T14:37:35-06:00

Natural Hair, Nutrition, and Coconut Oil?

2019-12-15T14:37:35-06:00

I spent a few years debating if I wanted to allow my hair to go natural or not.  My daughter has always been natural and my mother wore her hair natural for several years. I have always been completely fascinated by those who were brave enough to take that leap. Just recently, I decided to give it a ...

Natural Hair, Nutrition, and Coconut Oil?2019-12-15T14:37:35-06:00

What Is 1890 Extension at PVAMU?

2019-12-15T14:37:36-06:00

In 2014, Cooperative Extension celebrated 100 years of extending knowledge and changing lives, under the Smith-Lever Act.  However, one of the most frequently asked questions to Extension employees is “What is Extension”? Extension is the community outreach branch of Prairie View A&M University, through the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, mandated to provide low ...

What Is 1890 Extension at PVAMU?2019-12-15T14:37:36-06:00

Stop Trying to Please Everyone (Administrative Assistant’s Area)

2019-12-15T14:37:36-06:00

Are you one that always wants to be ‘liked’ at work?  Nice guys really do finish last.  University of Sheffield’s researcher Dr. Nikos Bozionelos (England) has researched personality and career success and found that workers who were the most agreeable, conscientious and sensitive to the needs of others were less likely to be promoted. Those ...

Stop Trying to Please Everyone (Administrative Assistant’s Area)2019-12-15T14:37:36-06:00

PVAMU Family and Consumer Sciences Impact 5th Ward in Houston

2019-12-15T14:37:36-06:00

In partnership with Harris County Precinct One, Prairie View A&M University Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Extension Agents, Ashley Moore engaged 4-H Health Ambassadors in public speaking and food prep/cooking classes at Finnigan Park in Houston’s Greater Fifth Ward. As a predominantly African-American community that originated in 1866, this event offered skill development and exposure ...

PVAMU Family and Consumer Sciences Impact 5th Ward in Houston2019-12-15T14:37:36-06:00

Alzheimer’s No Longer an ‘Age Thing’, It is a Silent Killer!

2019-12-15T14:37:36-06:00

All my life I have looked up and to my mother a strong, independent entrepreneur. But, you never really understand the battles your parents have fought until you are in the position as caregiver. To be honest, I felt a bit intrusive going through all of my family’s documents while searching for answers. Beginning around ...

Alzheimer’s No Longer an ‘Age Thing’, It is a Silent Killer!2019-12-15T14:37:36-06:00