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PVAMU’s Dr. Nzewi Advances Teaching Innovation Through NSF-Supported Collaboration

  PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (October 13, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University is taking bold steps to enhance teaching and learning in engineering education through a collaborative research initiative supported by the National Science Foundation. Emmanuel U. Nzewi, Ph.D., P.E., professor of water resources systems and interim department head of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has [...]

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 [...]

PVAMU Expands Banking Research With Support From RMA Foundation

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (October 1, 2025) — Erick Kitenge, Ph.D., associate professor of Economics at Prairie View A&M University, has secured a $50,000 grant from the Risk Management Association Foundation to establish the PV-RMA Fellowships, a research initiative aimed at strengthening inclusive banking practices and policies. Hock Chong, Ph.D., also from the College of Business, [...]

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 [...]

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., [...]