Innovation

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 [...]

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." [...]

PVAMU’s Magesh Rajan Named to Prestigious MLI 2025-26 Cohort

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 [...]

Student Spotlight: Ian Ainomugisha

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 [...]

Excellence Rewarded: USDA Funds Antwi’s Ag Innovation

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 [...]

Making Herstory: RISE Scholar Anisa Cole Earns Prestigious Barry Goldwater Award

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 9, 2025) – This year, Prairie View A&M University proudly produced its first two Barry Goldwater Scholars: juniors Anisa Cole and Keeland Harville. Anisa Cole It marks a major milestone for the University, just in its second year of submitting nominations for the prestigious scholarship, both by Dr. Quincy C. Moore, [...]

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 [...]