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, 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." [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 20, 2025) — Marco Robinson, Ph.D., associate professor of history and assistant director of the Ruth J. Simmons Center for Race and Justice at Prairie View A&M University, has been awarded nearly $50,000 in grant funding from the Mozilla Foundation to advance his research on rural communities through socially responsible computing. [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 13, 2025) — The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has named Magesh Rajan, Ph.D., Vice President for Research & Innovation at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), as one of 26 distinguished higher education professionals selected for its 2025–2026 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) cohort. Established in 1999, MLI is [...]
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 [...]
