Graduation holds a special meaning when you are fifth-generation Prairie View A&M University legacies like siblings Walter McNeal III and Nia A. McNeal. This Mother’s Day is particularly poignant—it marks the first one since their maternal grandmother, Florene Sherman Moore, Whitlowe R. Green College of Education ‘66, passed away in June 2024. A lifelong advocate for PVAMU, [...]
Prairie View A&M University students showcased their skills and innovation at the 2025 HBCU Battle of the Brains, held earlier this month in Austin, Texas. Competing against 24 other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the PVAMU team impressed judges and advanced to the top seven finalists in this prestigious competition.
Prairie View A&M University senior Nia McNeal didn’t realize that playing on her mother’s Blackberry during “long” church services would be her first step toward a career in tech. It wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic, while she was in high school, that she saw just how vital technology would be in shaping the future. “I [...]
Black History Month highlights achievements and contributions that have shaped history and society. It is a time to reflect on progress, innovation, and the impact of individuals across generations. When youth learn about innovators, entrepreneurs, and trailblazers across industries, it reinforces the belief that they, too, can achieve greatness. Witnessing people excelling in fields like technology, [...]
What do you think of when you think about a job in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)? Beakers, lab experiments and equations on whiteboards probably come to mind. However, not all STEM careers look the same. For every scientist and engineer behind a life-saving technology, there are logistics, marketing, regulatory and legal professionals working alongside them to make [...]
In a field with a severe underrepresentation of Black women, Christina Hastings ‘17 is not your typical engineer. While Prairie View A&M University has garnered a reputation as a leading producer of African American engineers, with the success of programs like the five-year BS/MS tract, the field remains largely dominated by white males.
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Prairie View A&M University an $8 million grant for a new research project focused on advanced data analysis and artificial intelligence. The project, titled “CREDIT+: Advancing Data Analysis for Mission-Critical Applications in the Era of Artificial Intelligence,” is led by Dr. Lijun Qian, an endowed professor in the Department of [...]
Astronaut Neil Armstrong once said, “Research is creating new knowledge.” Astronomer Carl Sagan stated, “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” At Prairie View A&M University, there are nearly two dozen locations where the limits of knowledge and innovation are being pushed through cutting-edge research.
Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M University announced the awarding of $520,000 to 13 teams of faculty investigators as part of the 2024 Panther Research and Innovation for Scholarly Excellence grant program. Now in its fourth year, this initiative continues to foster collaborative research addressing complex national and global challenges. [...]
As the new academic year begins, Prairie View A&M University is excited to welcome the Class of 2028. Among the incoming 2,000-plus students are five exceptional individuals who bring a wealth of talent, ambition, and dedication to our campus. Their diverse backgrounds and aspirations reflect the spirit of innovation and service that defines our University [...]
