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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, TX (May 27, 2025) — Ian Ainomugisha, a senior mathematics major at Prairie View A&M University, is exploring an intricate mathematical framework under the guidance of his RISE faculty mentor, Lanre Akinyemi, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics. His research focuses on the stability and dynamics of solitary waves within that framework. "The feeling [...]
Janet Antwi, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 20, 2025) — Janet Antwi, B.Pharm, MS, Ph.D., RD, LD, ACUE, assistant professor in nutrition and dietetics, in College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (CAFNR) at Prairie View A&M University has received a nearly $90,000 grant from USDA-NIFA. The funding will support her research on climate-smart ways to [...]
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 [...]