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Voice for All: PVAMU’s Na Li Develops Accessible Smart Home Technology

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Septemeber 15, 2025) — Na Li, Ph.D., professor in the Computer Science Department at Prairie View A&M University, has received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to advance research on accessible and safe voice interactions in smart home environments for underrepresented users. Na Li, Ph.D. The project focuses [...]

Excellence in Orbit: PVAMU’s Role in Advancing NASA’s Artemis Program

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 11, 2025) — Shield Lin, Ph.D., professor of mechanical engineering at Prairie View A&M University has been awarded a $34,000 grant from CACI Inc. through NASA’s Johnson Space Center to support research that will play a critical role in the Artemis program and the future of space exploration.  Liu Lin, Ph.D., [...]

Panther Pride and Excellence Shine at Panthers Invent 2025

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 11 , 2025) – Prairie View A&M University’s Research & Innovation, through its ICEED (Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship for Economic Development), recently hosted the fifth annual Panthers Invent from Sept. 5–7 on campus. The hands-on innovation competition invited Panthers to showcase bold ideas, cutting-edge solutions, and entrepreneurial creativity. This year’s theme, [...]

PVAMU’s Wang Leads Innovative Research on Deepfake Security Challenges

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 10, 2025) — Yonghui Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in Prairie View A&M University’s Computer Science Department, has received nearly $125,000 from Princeton University to support research addressing a growing cybersecurity threat. Yonghui Wang, Ph.D. With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, deepfakes—synthetic media that swap a person’s likeness in [...]

National Academies Award Funding to PVAMU Team Tackling Gulf Challenges

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 2, 2025) — Sarah Conrad, Ph.D., assistant professor of philosophy at Prairie View A&M University, has been awarded nearly $75,000 from the National Academies to advance research aimed at building a more sustainable Gulf region. Conrad’s project supports the mission of the Gulf Scholars Program (GSP), a pilot initiative of the [...]

Rivalry Meets Research: PVAMU & TSU Launch $2.2M Machine Learning Project

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (August 26, 2025) — On the heels of the annual Labor Day Classic football rivalry between Prairie View A&M University and Texas Southern University, the two HBCUs are proving that when it comes to research, they’re on the same team. Prairie View A&M University will share a $2.2 million award granted to [...]

RISE Student Spotlight: Salvation I. Atalor

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (August 19, 2025) — Salvation Ifechukwude Atalor is living up to his name (Salvation) by using research to bring hope and solutions to Jamaican farmers affected by praedial larceny — the theft of crops and livestock. As a graduate student at Prairie View A&M University, Atalor shines a light on the psychological and [...]

Farming Smarter: Ali Fares Leads PVAMU in Joint Research with UT Austin

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (August 15, 2025) — Ali Fares, Ph.D., endowed professor of water security at Prairie View A&M University, has received more than $18,000 in research funding from The University of Texas at Austin. The grant will support his work on reducing energy barriers to using alternative water sources in sustainable agriculture. Ali [...]

Student Spotlight: Autumn Sinclair

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 21, 2025) — For Autumn Sinclair, a senior biology major at Prairie View A&M University, the laboratory is more than just a place for experiments—it’s where science, curiosity and purpose come together. Sinclair is a participant in PVAMU's Faculty-RISE Program, where she collaborates with mentor Gloria Regisford, Ph.D., on cutting-edge nanomedicine [...]

Student Spotlight: Isaac Jones

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 9, 2025) — Isaac Jones doesn’t merely study biology — he explores the fundamental components of life with purpose and precision. Now in his third year at Prairie View A&M University, Jones is involved in the Faculty-RISE Program, conducting research titled "The Histological Analysis of Pneumococcal Keratitis in a Murine Model." [...]