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Mellon Foundation Awards PVAMU $600,000 for African American Studies Program

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 11, 2022) For Melanye Price, Ph.D., it has been fulfilling to do the work accomplished in the first phase of the grant from the Mellon Foundation to the Ruth J. Simmons Center for Race and Justice. When the Foundation presented the opportunity to conceive a second phase of the project, it [...]

Student Spotlight: RISE Prepares Grad Student for What’s Next

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 25, 2022) Adeyemi Taylor believes students can only learn some problem-solving abilities at the doctoral level. To ensure that he is armed with the needed skills to enter the workforce, Taylor is pursuing a doctoral degree in electrical engineering through the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) College of Engineering.  Adeyemi Taylor - Faculty RISE Graduate Student [...]

Bunch Supports Black Farmers with $196,000 from American Forest Foundation

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 25, 2022)  Black farmers across the nation are struggling to keep their small farms.  In Texas, Clarence Bunch, Ph.D., program leader for the Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) in the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS), plans to ease the burden on some socially disadvantaged African American farmers with a recent [...]

Six PVAMU Students Named Winners in TAMUS Student Research Symposium Competition

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 15, 2022) - Six Prairie View AM University students clinched winning placements in the 17th annual Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) Pathways Student Research Symposium (Pathways). This year's research competition involved more than 800 undergraduate and graduate students from all TAMUS institutions. Texas A&M University - College Station hosted the two-day [...]

International Student Who Studied in Ukraine Thriving in Graduate RISE

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 9, 2022) After earning a Doctor of Medicine degree from Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University in Lviv, Ukraine, the next natural step for Jennifer Asuquo was gaining a better understanding of people and communities. To do that, Asuquo is pursuing a graduate degree in social work from the Prairie View A&M University [...]

Ngamassi Moves Research Results to Classroom with $241,270 from THECB

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 4, 2022) With the $241,270 award from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), Louis Ngamassi, Ph.D., associate professor of accounting, finance, and management information systems in the College of Business, will bring the results of his research on cybersecurity to the classroom. The Accelerating Credentials of Purpose and Value project provides workforce [...]

Lin Secures $134,555 to Continue NASA Project

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 3, 2022) Shield Lin, professor of mechanical engineering in the Prairie View A&M University College of Engineering, established the Space Exploration Software Simulation Lab with software and hardware supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He recently earned $134,555 in four grants from prime contractor CACI Inc. that reinforced NASA's commitment [...]

Thomas Awarded $292,039 by THHSC to Study Waller County COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS (February 16, 2022) Waller County remains highly vulnerable to the impacts of COVID-19. Tiffany Thomas, assistant professor of community development in the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) School of Architecture, has worked hard to raise the profile and influence of the community development graduate program. Tiffany D. Thomas | Program Coordinator | [...]

Research Feeds Quest to Learn for Undergraduate RISE Student

PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS (February 18, 2022)Trinity Brigham plans to complete medical school after earning a degree in chemistry.   The junior focuses on the biomedical concentration, and has minors in biology, Spanish, and health.  Being open to new experiences is the key to success for Brigham as a participant in the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) [...]

Neelgund Aims to Make Cancer Therapies Accessible

PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS (February 11, 2022)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consistently lists non-communicable diseases such as cancer as the leading cause of death worldwide.  Engaging in global health research is essential to move forward discoveries and knowledge that impact developed and developing countries.  Gururaj M. Neelgund, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry in the Brailsford [...]