The Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security at Southern Methodist University is partnering with global financial services company Goldman Sachs, with support from Prairie View A&M University, for research designed to detect and defend against cyber threats related to employees working remotely.
Kayla Freeman, a senior in Prairie View A&M University’s Chemical Engineering Program, came to “The Hill” as part two of a unique program at Xavier University of Louisiana. Upon graduation in May of 2023, Freeman will earn dual undergraduate degrees in chemistry from Xavier and engineering from PVAMU.
Having a diverse pipeline of well-trained STEM students ready to enter Ph.D. programs and, ultimately, the STEM workforce just got easier, thanks to a $1,712,952 National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences funding award. While the solution is not simple, the principal investigator of the new initiative at Prairie View A&M University, Gloria Regisford, Ph.D., [...]
With technology increasing at an ever-expansive rate, tech giants like Google are tapping into the next generation’s workforce to help shape the coders and developers of the future. Four Prairie View A&M University students attended the Google Tech Exchange program this spring, turning high-tech dreams into reality for a chance at promising careers.
A team of Prairie View A&M University students who took part in a semester-long program culminating in a case study competition took home fifth place and $155,000 in grants from Goldman Sachs, the New York City-based investment banking, securities and investment management firm.
There’s not much senior chemical engineering student Taylon Owens can’t do. Of course, if you ask him, his modesty shines through. He credits his soon-to-be alma mater Prairie View A&M University with providing support and a launching place for what’s sure to be a stellar career for a student who is passionate about everything from social [...]
My name is Scott McGary. I'm from Memphis, Tennessee, and I'll be graduating this May with a degree in civil and environmental engineering.
It can often seem like college is about three things: parties, papers, and a chance for students to chase their dreams. For Jeremy Daniels, a native of Port Arthur, Texas, it was. He made the friends, completed the projects, and was offered his dream job as a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst with Hewlett Packard Enterprise [...]
A cross-disciplinary team of business and engineering students from Prairie View A&M University recently traveled to Houston to attend the inaugural HBCU Bain & Company Case Clash at Bain & Company’s Houston office. The visit included a full day of programming, starting with a networking breakfast with employees (Bainies) of the global management consulting firm, [...]
Jeffrey Streator, Ph.D., may be new to Prairie View A&M University this year, but he brings with him more than 30 years of experience in mechanical engineering. Streator, a professor and head of PVAMU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, recently made the move from Georgia with his wife and their four children to be closer to family [...]
