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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: RISE PROGRAM FUELS GRAD STUDENT’S PASSION FOR YOUTH ACADEMIC SUCCESS

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 19, 2022) —John Auguste, a 2022 graduate of the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), is part of a distinguished group of teachers and health professionals from The Hill dedicated to advancing the education and well-being of culturally diverse populations. Faculty RISE Graduate student, [...]

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: RISE UNDERGRADUATE DISCOVERS NEW OUTLOOK ON EDUCATION

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 19, 2022) — The Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) Faculty Research & Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (RISE)-Undergraduate Research grant program has given Marilyn Jones a whole new perspective on education and the practices that are applied in an academic setting. “It has brought meaning to the ‘why’ behind the theoretical framework [...]

Xu Earns $750,000 Department of Education Award to Enhance Learning Experiences for Engineering and Science Students

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 19, 2022) — Dr. Yuhao Xu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), was awarded $749,997 by the Department of Education for his project “Institutional Integration of Applied Thermal and Combustion Sciences into Engineering and Science Curricula by Engaging Experiments and Research Opportunities.” The collaborative project includes [...]

PVAMU Division of Research and Innovation Celebrates Student Researchers at Cording Ceremony

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 16, 2022) – On December 8, 2022, the Division of Research & Innovation held its third cording ceremony to honor candidates for graduation who have also been student researchers during their time at Prairie View A&M University Faculty-Research and Innovation Success and Excellence (Faculty-RISE) program. Graduate RISE Student John Auguste [...]

Estwick Earns $750,000 DoE Award for Southeast Texas Urban Integrated Field Lab

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 16, 2022) — Dr. Noel Estwick, assistant professor of agriculture at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), was  awarded $750,000 by the Department of Energy to support his Urban Integrated Field Lab (IFL) in Southeast Texas Southeast Texas (SETx), specifically the Beaumont-Port Arthur region to be labeled as SETx-IFL. Dr. Estwick and [...]

Ray Wins $499,599 NASA Grant to Advance PVAMU Water Research Efforts 

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 9, 2022) — Dr. Ram Ray, Ph.D., associate professor in the Cooperative Agriculture Research Center at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), has secured $499,599 grant award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM) rain gauge and Integrated Multi-satellite Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) data for his [...]

Amarasekara Awarded $774,676 for Li-Ion Battery Metal Recycling Project from DoE

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 9, 2022) — Dr. Ananda Amarasekara, professor of chemistry at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), was  awarded $774,676 by the Department of Energy (DoE) for his project “Li-Ion Battery Critical Metal Recycling Using Sugars.” Dr. Amarasekara was thrilled about the opportunity this funding provides for the PVAMU Chemistry department. “I am [...]

PVAMU and SHELL Share Progress on Nature-Based Solutions Program

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 1, 2022) – On Monday November 14, Shell Global Solutions (Shell) and  Prairie View A&M (PVAMU) met at the Memorial Student Center (MSC) to share updates and progress on the PVAMU-Shell Nature Based Solutions (NBS) Research Program—a five-year, $6 million partnership agreement signed earlier this year. Nature Based Solutions Program [...]

Panthers Sweep at Thurgood Marshall College Fund Inaugural Research Incubator Future of Cities by CBRE

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 1, 2022) — Dr. Tiffany Thomas, Ph.D., assistant professor of community development at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) School of Architecture along with three students represented PVAMU at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Inaugural Research Incubator Future of Cities sponsored by CBRE on the campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD in [...]

Ray Earns $191,663 USDA-NIFA Equipment Award

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 1, 2022) — Dr. Ram Ray, Ph.D., associate professor in the Cooperative Agriculture Research Center at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), was  awarded $191,663 by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) for an Automated Soil CO2 Flux Monitoring System — equipment that is crucial [...]