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Jabin Wade II, a Prairie View A&M University graduate student in\u00a0computer science<\/a>, is taking the lessons he learned on campus to new heights, reaching all the way into space exploration.<\/p>\n

Wade received the\u00a0Innovation of the Month Award<\/em>\u00a0at\u00a0CACI International<\/a>, a national security company providing technology solutions to NASA, for his groundbreaking work on \u201cContainerized Flight Software Test on Gateway-in-a-Box.\u201d The recognition highlights his ability to apply classroom knowledge to solve real-world challenges at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jabin Wade II, a Prairie View A&M University graduate student in\u00a0computer science, is taking the lessons he learned on campus to new heights, reaching all the way into space exploration. Wade received the\u00a0Innovation of the Month Award\u00a0at\u00a0CACI International, a national security company providing technology solutions to NASA, for his groundbreaking work on \u201cContainerized Flight Software […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":46566,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[633],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[511],"class_list":["post-46565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46567,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46565\/revisions\/46567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46565"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=46565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":46528,"date":"2026-01-22T14:48:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/?p=46528"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:48:45","slug":"how-pvamu-research-is-helping-make-texas-roads-safer-and-stronger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/latest-news\/how-pvamu-research-is-helping-make-texas-roads-safer-and-stronger\/","title":{"rendered":"How PVAMU research is helping make Texas roads safer and stronger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prairie View A&M University is contributing to research that aims to improve the safety, durability, and sustainability of Texas roadways, work that affects millions of drivers across the state. Through two statewide studies in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation, PVAMU researchers are helping shape practical solutions for how roads are built, maintained, and repaired.<\/p>\n

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Led by Texas A&M University, the two projects have received more than $1.2 million in combined funding from TxDOT. PVAMU serves as a co-principal investigator on both efforts under the direction of Dr. Kai-Wei Liu, a lecturer in the\u00a0Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/a>, with more than $50,000 supporting the University\u2019s participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prairie View A&M University is contributing to research that aims to improve the safety, durability, and sustainability of Texas roadways, work that affects millions of drivers across the state. Through two statewide studies in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation, PVAMU researchers are helping shape practical solutions for how roads are built, maintained, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":46529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[633],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[532,512,279,307,290,312],"class_list":["post-46528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46528"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=46528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":46378,"date":"2025-12-19T10:17:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T16:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/?p=46378"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T16:17:38","slug":"pvamu-receives-1-98m-state-grant-to-support-texas-semiconductor-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/latest-news\/pvamu-receives-1-98m-state-grant-to-support-texas-semiconductor-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"PVAMU receives $1.98M state grant to support Texas semiconductor workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prairie View A&M University is expanding its role in one of Texas\u2019 most critical and fast-growing industries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Governor Greg Abbott has awarded the University a\u00a0<\/span>$1.98 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund\u00a0grant<\/a>\u00a0to support a workforce development initiative that prepares students for high-demand jobs in the semiconductor manufacturing\u00a0industry. The investment strengthens Texas\u2019 talent pipeline while reinforcing the state\u2019s leadership in advanced technology.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prairie View A&M University is expanding its role in one of Texas\u2019 most critical and fast-growing industries. Governor Greg Abbott has awarded the University a\u00a0$1.98 million Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund\u00a0grant\u00a0to support a workforce development initiative that prepares students for high-demand jobs in the semiconductor manufacturing\u00a0industry. The investment strengthens Texas\u2019 talent pipeline while reinforcing the state\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":42335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[633],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[290,312],"class_list":["post-46378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46378"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=46378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":45879,"date":"2025-11-07T10:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/?p=45879"},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:16:12","slug":"graduate-student-wants-to-keep-digital-world-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/latest-news\/graduate-student-wants-to-keep-digital-world-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate student wants to keep digital world safe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Between fixing AC units with his dad and competing in robotics competitions, Kolade Shofoluwe says he has always been fascinated by technology.<\/p>\n

Shofoluwe, now pursuing a master\u2019s in\u00a0computer science<\/a>\u00a0at Prairie View A&M University, said, \u201cI\u2019ve always chased the next problem to solve. Cybersecurity stood out to me because I understood how important it is to protect data and keep the digital world safe. I wanted to use my technical skills to contribute to that mission.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Between fixing AC units with his dad and competing in robotics competitions, Kolade Shofoluwe says he has always been fascinated by technology. Shofoluwe, now pursuing a master\u2019s in\u00a0computer science\u00a0at Prairie View A&M University, said, \u201cI\u2019ve always chased the next problem to solve. Cybersecurity stood out to me because I understood how important it is to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":45880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[633],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-45879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45879"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=45879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":45827,"date":"2025-10-08T13:05:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/?p=45827"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:05:37","slug":"pvamu-students-showcase-innovation-panther-spirit-in-national-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/latest-news\/pvamu-students-showcase-innovation-panther-spirit-in-national-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"PVAMU students showcase innovation, Panther spirit in national competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five Prairie View A&M University students were among 50 from 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide selected to compete at the seventh annual\u00a0Moguls in the Making<\/a>\u00a0entrepreneurial pitch competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five Prairie View A&M University students were among 50 from 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide selected to compete at the seventh annual\u00a0Moguls in the Making\u00a0entrepreneurial pitch competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":45828,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[633],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-45827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45827"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=45827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":45819,"date":"2025-09-18T08:57:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/?p=45819"},"modified":"2025-09-18T08:57:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T13:57:05","slug":"retiring-professor-honored-with-prestigious-award-reflects-on-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/faculty\/retiring-professor-honored-with-prestigious-award-reflects-on-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Retiring professor honored with prestigious award reflects on legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prairie View A&M University professor Dr. Paul O. Biney is retiring after a distinguished 40-year career dedicated to teaching, mentoring, and advancing mechanical engineering education. Adding to his legacy, Dr. Biney was recently named the recipient of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)\u00a0Outstanding Student Section Advisor Award<\/a>, recognizing his more than 25 years of service as PVAMU\u2019s student section advisor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prairie View A&M University professor Dr. Paul O. Biney is retiring after a distinguished 40-year career dedicated to teaching, mentoring, and advancing mechanical engineering education. Adding to his legacy, Dr. Biney was recently named the recipient of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)\u00a0Outstanding Student Section Advisor Award, recognizing his more than 25 years of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":45820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,633],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[2009,413,286,162],"class_list":["post-45819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45819"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=45819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":45771,"date":"2025-08-12T09:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/?p=45771"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:48:02","slug":"faculty-profiles-from-cairo-to-pvamu-how-professor-ahmed-is-shaping-tomorrows-tech-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/latest-news\/faculty-profiles-from-cairo-to-pvamu-how-professor-ahmed-is-shaping-tomorrows-tech-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty PROfiles: From Cairo to PVAMU\u2014How Professor Ahmed is Shaping Tomorrow\u2019s Tech Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prairie View A&M University professor Dr. Ahmed Ahmed still keeps the numerous thank-you emails and letters he receives from former students. One such message from a former graduate student, Kritika Singh, Class of 2022, captures heartfelt gratitude: \u201cYou not only made it fun to learn but also made it an exciting class to attend.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Ahmed, an associate professor in the\u00a0Department of Computer Science<\/a>, was honored with the PVAMU\u00a0Faculty Service Award<\/a>, an achievement that reflects his dedication to education, research, and student mentorship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prairie View A&M University professor Dr. Ahmed Ahmed still keeps the numerous thank-you emails and letters he receives from former students. One such message from a former graduate student, Kritika Singh, Class of 2022, captures heartfelt gratitude: \u201cYou not only made it fun to learn but also made it an exciting class to attend.\u201d Ahmed, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":45772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[633],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[1911,1757,587,162],"class_list":["post-45771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45771"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=45771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":45714,"date":"2025-05-30T09:04:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/?p=45714"},"modified":"2025-05-30T09:04:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:04:34","slug":"pvamu-student-team-earns-top-spot-in-national-autonomous-vehicle-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/latest-news\/pvamu-student-team-earns-top-spot-in-national-autonomous-vehicle-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"PVAMU student team earns top spot in national autonomous vehicle challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Prairie View A&M University Drone Competition Team has soared to new heights, placing fourth in the 2025 Raytheon Autonomous Vehicle Challenge \u2014 a national competition that brought together top engineering students from across the country.<\/p>\n

The challenge, hosted by Raytheon (a major U.S. defense contractor), asked student teams to build and operate autonomous (self-driving) drones capable of identifying and communicating a landing zone to an autonomous vehicle tasked with delivering a package.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Prairie View A&M University Drone Competition Team has soared to new heights, placing fourth in the 2025 Raytheon Autonomous Vehicle Challenge \u2014 a national competition that brought together top engineering students from across the country. The challenge, hosted by Raytheon (a major U.S. defense contractor), asked student teams to build and operate autonomous (self-driving) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":45715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[633],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-45714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45714"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=45714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":45709,"date":"2025-05-27T15:38:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T20:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/?p=45709"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:38:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T20:38:31","slug":"faculty-profiles-this-pvamu-engineering-professor-is-building-the-future-of-innovators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/latest-news\/faculty-profiles-this-pvamu-engineering-professor-is-building-the-future-of-innovators\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty PROfiles: This PVAMU engineering professor is building the future of innovators"},"content":{"rendered":"

As an educator, professor and engineer, Dr. Noushin Ghaffari is all about forward focus. She is a champion of transferring knowledge to the next generation \u2013 how can we improve this? What innovation can be harnessed or creativity tapped into?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As an educator, professor and engineer, Dr. Noushin Ghaffari is all about forward focus. She is a champion of transferring knowledge to the next generation \u2013 how can we improve this? What innovation can be harnessed or creativity tapped into?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":45710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[633],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-45709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45709"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=45709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":45706,"date":"2025-05-15T08:31:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T13:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/?p=45706"},"modified":"2025-05-15T08:31:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T13:31:40","slug":"double-the-degrees-double-the-drive-pv-grad-jayven-jean-louis-leaves-a-lasting-legacy-at-pvamu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/latest-news\/double-the-degrees-double-the-drive-pv-grad-jayven-jean-louis-leaves-a-lasting-legacy-at-pvamu\/","title":{"rendered":"Double the Degrees, Double the Drive: PV Grad Jayven Jean-Louis Leaves a Lasting Legacy at PVAMU"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Jayven Jean-Louis steps onto the graduation stage at Prairie View A&M University this spring, he won\u2019t just be receiving one degree\u2014but two. With a Bachelor of Arts in\u00a0Mass Communication<\/a>\u00a0and a Bachelor of Science in\u00a0Computer Science<\/a>, Jean-Louis exemplifies what it means to fuse logic with creativity and heart with hustle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Jayven Jean-Louis steps onto the graduation stage at Prairie View A&M University this spring, he won\u2019t just be receiving one degree\u2014but two. With a Bachelor of Arts in\u00a0Mass Communication\u00a0and a Bachelor of Science in\u00a0Computer Science, Jean-Louis exemplifies what it means to fuse logic with creativity and heart with hustle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1237,"featured_media":45707,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[633],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[2873,194],"class_list":["post-45706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45706"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pvamu.edu\/engineering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=45706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]