PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – (January 10, 2020) – The Emergency Resource Center (ERC) under Prairie View A&M University’s Health Services launched its Hilltop Reserve food pantry and clothing boutique last semester without fanfare. The goal was to meet the emergency needs of students. “That is what we are trying to do. We want you to [...]
Bryanna Barnett PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 8, 2020) - Prairie View A&M University senior Bryanna Barnett, a finance major from Plano, Texas, is a recipient of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The scholarship, which is a congressionally funded program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, enables [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 7, 2020) - A Prairie View A&M University assistant professor has been conducting research focusing on adjustment after natural disasters. One study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders suggests depressive symptoms may lead to higher future symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). “We knew already before conducting this study that [...]
LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (January 7, 2020) – Darius Fulghum leaves the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing with a black eye and a blue belt. He became only the second No. 8 seed to emerge as trials champion. Fulghum, 23, graduated in May with a nursing degree from Prairie View A&M, and he noted [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 7, 2019) - Three Prairie View A&M University undergraduates are among 80 students from across the globe currently in Tel Aviv, Israel taking part in the 2020 TAVtech Fellowship, an intensive five-week program in data science and cybersecurity. Bryanna Barnett from Plano, Texas, and Britny Clayton-Mitchell of Austin, are seniors majoring [...]
FORT WORTH (January 2, 2020) - Fort Worth is making headway toward building the first youth library in the city. The community voted to name the new library after the late Reby Cary (1920-2018), a Prairie View A&M alumnus who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history and political science.
The number of degrees awarded surpassed 75,000. Prairie View A&M University had 462 bachelor’s degree candidates, 109 master’s, and 13 doctoral candidates this fall, bringing the total number to more than 75,630 alumni who have graduated from PVAMU since the university opened its doors in 1876.  The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 17, 2019) - A Prairie View A&M University College of Agriculture and Human Sciences graduate student, Debrecia Robinson, has made history, well before her career takes off. Robinson is now President-elect of the Texas Student Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (TSAMFT).
Dr. Megumi Hada PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 18, 2019) - Research done by a senior research scientist at Prairie View A&M University could have an impact on future human space travel to Mars. Dr. Megumi Hada recently received $738,654 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study the combined effects of [...]
HOUSTON (December 16, 2019) - Prairie A&M University Professor of Community Development Tiffany Thomas won a seat on Houston’s City Council, representing District F. Thomas, who teaches at the Northwest Center for the School of Architecture, beat council staffer Van Huynh for the seat held by incumbent Steve Le, who decided last summer not to [...]