PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 3, 2020) - With the current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are being constantly reminded of the personal hygiene measures they should take to keep themselves and others safe. But one area that many likely have not considered as highly is food safety and how it can affect the transmission of the [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 1, 2020) - According to Adela Mora-Gutierrez, Ph.D., a research scientist in food science in Prairie View A&M University’s College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, humans need to eat highly nutritious foods to fight COVID-19. She says two of the most highly nutritious foods found in nature are blueberries and flaxseed. [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 30, 2020) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting small businesses in a number of ways. Many are having to suspend operations and shut down, while other owners are working remotely and determining ways to adapt. Lloyd A. Wright, director of the Prairie View A&M University Small Business Development Center, offers [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 27, 2020) - By now, it’s a word familiar to everyone: coronavirus. One of these viruses causes COVID-19 and is responsible for a global pandemic.
HOUSTON (March 27, 2020) - For this year’s Women’s History Month, the Prairie View A&M University Northwest Houston Center (NWHC) Library had planned to host a free "20-Minute Pencil Skirt" craft project to show students how to sew a wearable garment from scratch. That’s until the coronavirus crisis struck, and all PVAMU campus events were [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 25, 2020) - Fears over the coronavirus outbreak, or COVID-19, have grown exponentially over the past few weeks. The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says there are 54,453 cases of coronavirus in the U.S. and 737 people who have died from the illness. But so [...]
HOUSTON (March 20, 2020) - Southeast Texas is in survival month as local governments and healthcare providers wrestle with the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic. City of Houston freshman Councilwoman Tiffany D. Thomas, who is an assistant professor of Community Development at Prairie View A&M University in the School of Architecture, is navigating through the [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 20, 2020) - The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may be stressful for some. Fear and anxiety can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Kayla M. Johnson, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist at Prairie View A&M University, offers a few tips to get through recently increased tension felt [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 17, 2020) - The novel Coronavirus (COVID - 19), which emerged from China just months ago, has now engulfed the planet earth. Like a category five hurricane, the virus made landfall in the United States somewhat late but packs a powerful punch. The country is now dealing with a full-blown crisis, [...]
HOUSTON (March 11, 2020) - Community Development is more than just political a topic for freshman Councilwoman Tiffany D. Thomas. As a longtime community activist and an assistant professor of Community Development in Prairie View A&M University’s School of Architecture, community development is her life.
