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PVAMU Bolsters Cybersecurity Excellence Under Dr. Chouikha’s Leadership with NSF Funding

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (October 13, 2025) — A new National Science Foundation (NSF) award of more than $500,000 is propelling Prairie View A&M University’s leadership in cybersecurity research and education, led by Mohamed F. Chouikha, Ph.D., Chief Scientist and Executive Director of the SECURE Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, with co-principal investigator Annamalai Annamalai, Ph.D., also [...]

Five years strong: PVAMU, TAMU invest $520K in PRISE research

PRISE Program Invests $520,000 in 13 Research Projects BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION and PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 6, 2025) – The 2025 Panther Research and Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (PRISE) grant program has awarded $520,000 to 13 collaborative teams of faculty investigators from Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) and Texas A&M University, the universities announced today. This [...]

RISE Student Spotlight: Emma Junior Emmanuel

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (October 1, 2025) — When most people think of cybersecurity, they imagine lines of code, firewalls, and digital locks. Few picture the chambers of a national parliament. But for Emma Junior Emmanuel, a graduate student in Computer Information Systems at Prairie View A&M University with a concentration in cybersecurity and digital transformation, his journey [...]

PVAMU Researcher Receives USDA Grant to Support Disaster Preparedness for Small Farmers

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 23, 2025) — Noel Estwick, Ph.D., assistant professor and research scientist in the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Sciences at Prairie View A&M University, has received a $15,000 grant from North Carolina A&T University through the USDA Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program. Noel Estwick, Ph.D. The [...]

RISE Student Spotlight: Melani L. Clark

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 23, 2025) — For Prairie View A&M University senior Malani Lein Clark, research has been more than an academic requirement — it has been a journey of discovery, confidence and purpose. Clark, an agriculture major and participant of the Research and Innovation Success and Excellence (RISE) program, has spent the past [...]

From Panther Pride to Harvard Labs: Kaelen Baly’s Research Journey

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 18, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University senior Kaelen Baly, a psychology major, spent his summer at Harvard University. Baly was part of the Du Bois Scholars Program, a fully funded nine-to ten-week research internship within the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative. The Initiative “believes that if they transform Harvard into an [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

R&I Month: Celebrating Excellence in Research and Innovation at PVAMU

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 6, 2025) — Prairie View A&M University recently launched its most ambitious celebration of research and innovation to date with the start of R&I Month: Collaborate. Innovate. Elevate. The month-long series of events, which began April 1, marks a major expansion from previous years—signaling the growing impact of research and innovation across [...]

Tolen Paves the Way for PVAMU Student Success in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 6, 2025) — Tamra Tolen, Ph.D., assistant professor in Prairie Views A&M University’s Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Ecology, has been awarded nearly $5,000 in grant funding from Texas A&M AgriLife Research through the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Tamra N. Tolen, Ph.D. Tolen’s project aims [...]