PVAMU Student, Engineering Professors Publish Textbook
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 29, 2020) - When Samir Abood came to Prairie View A&M University as a Ph.D. student, his plans did not include collaborating on a textbook. But having taught electrical engineering at various universities in Iraq, his knowledge and research skills allowed him to work with two PVAMU professors who have a [...]
PVAMU Education Major Making an Impact on Waller ISD Elementary Students
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 14, 2020) - Wiston Ocoro takes on many roles as a student at Prairie View A&M University. He’s a campus leader, mentor to incoming first-year students, aspiring fashion model, and a tutor to elementary school students. The 21-year-old junior education major also has his sights set on becoming a teacher. “My [...]
PVAMU Finance Major Earns Competitive Gilman Scholarship
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 [...]
PVAMU Professor, Doctoral Students Publish Study on Psychological Impact of Natural Disasters
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 [...]
PVAMU Nursing Alumnus Becomes Newest Member of U.S. Olympic Boxing Team
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 [...]
PVAMU Students Selected to Attend Five-Week Tech Fellowship in Israel
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 [...]
Author, Survivor of Police Shooting Robbie Tolan to Graduate from PVAMU This Fall
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 9, 2019) - Robbie Tolan’s criminal justice degree from Prairie View A&M University is over ten years in the making, but what happened during a significant portion of that time was not a part of Tolan’s overall plan. “I played baseball here at Prairie View and helped my team to win PV’s [...]
PVAMU Student to Attend International Forum as Qatar Harvey Fund Scholar
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 6, 2019) – The year 2019 is wrapping up to be a monumental and memorable one for Prairie View A&M University student Olivia Mackey. She is finishing final exams and preparing to head to the Middle Eastern country of Qatar as a Qatar Harvey Fund Scholar. “When I applied to be [...]
PVAMU Debate Students Place First in National Competition
DETROIT (December 4, 2019) – Students from Prairie View A&M University won a national debate competition hosted by United Automobile Workers (UAW) and Ford Motor Company. PVAMU went up against Tennessee State University, University of Michigan – Flint, and Central Michigan University in “Debate in the D” on Nov. 22 in Detroit, Michigan. “Our team, [...]