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PVAMU’s James Leads the Way in Climate Solutions with Major USDA Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 6, 2025) — Ashley James, M.S., program leader of Agriculture & Natural Resources at Prairie View A&M University, has been awarded more than $1.5 million in grant funding from the USDA Forest Service for her research on the Small Landowner Carbon Collective Engagement Project. Ashley James, M.S. Elliott Washington, Ph.D., [...]

Student Spotlight: Priscila Saint Pasteur Soto

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 2, 2025) — Priscila Saint Pasteur Soto, an undergraduate majoring in Architecture at PVAMU, stands at the forefront of educational innovation through her participation in the Prairie View A&M University's Faculty RISE program. Under the guidance of Tareef Khan, Ph.D., assistant professor of practice, Priscila's research, titled "Student's Perception of Teacher's [...]

Excellence in Ag: PVAMU’s Awal Leads Biochar Research for Sustainable Farming

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 2, 2025) — Ripendra Awal, Ph.D., a research scientist and professor at Prairie View A&M University, has been awarded nearly $57,000 in grant funding from Texas A&M AgriLife Research to lead a project focused on sustainable agriculture in Southeast Texas. Serving as co-principal investigators are PVAMU faculty members Ali Fares, Ph.D.; [...]

Student Spotlight: LeAndrea Stovall

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 22, 2025) — LeAndrea Stovall embarked on her research journey at the Cooperative Agricultural Research Center at Prairie View A&M University in February 2024, following a recommendation from a former professor. Her focus on food safety aligns closely with her current academic pursuits, making her project both personally meaningful and professionally [...]

2025 Panther Rise (PRISE) Grant Program – Apply Now for Research Funding

ANNOUNCEMENT The 2025 Panther Rise (PRISE) Grant Program, a collaboration between Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M University, invites applications for research and scholarly collaborations between the two institutions to pursue multidisciplinary research and innovation projects. Key Dates: May 30, 2025: Proposal Deadline August 2025: Decision/PI Notifications October 1, 2025: Award Start Date Please adhere [...]

PVAMU’s Lippert’s Research Earns NIH Funding for Educational and Mental Health Solutions

Anne Lippert, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 11, 2025) — Anne Lippert, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Psychology in the Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences at Prairire View A&M University has been awarded more than $90,000 in grant funding from the National Institute of Health. Dr. Lippert's research focuses on understanding how [...]

PVAMU’s Amarasekara Secures Grant to Advance Sustainable Biofuel Research

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 21, 2025) — Ananda Amarasekara, Ph.D., a Texas A&M University System Regents Professor and head of the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Prairie View A&M University, has been awarded a $42,000 grant from Oklahoma State University through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). Jesse [...]

PVAMU’s Chiarella Awarded Grant to Combat Arsenic Contamination in Fertilizers

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 18, 2025) —Gina Maria Chiarella, Ph.D., an assistant professor in Prairie View A&M University’s Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a $96,000 grant from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education to address a critical environmental concern — arsenic contamination in fertilizers. Gina [...]

PVAMU’s Salami Secures Grants to Combat Violence and Human Trafficking

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 18, 2025) — Temilola Salami, Ph.D., an Associate Professor of Psychology at Prairie View A&M University, has secured two significant grants from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), totaling nearly $700,000. These awards aim to address critical issues related to violence against women and human trafficking through targeted research, training, and intervention [...]

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Evelyn Todd

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 6, 2025) — Evelyn Todd, a graduate student in the Master of Business Administration program at Prairie View A&M University, is making a lasting impact on the university’s historical preservation efforts through her work in the RISE Program. Her research project, Preventing Erasure of PVAMU History through Digitization – The Digital [...]