PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 2, 2022) Kayla Freeman, a senior in the chemical engineering program, came to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) as part two of a unique program at Xavier University of Louisiana. Upon graduation in May of 2023, Freeman will have earned dual undergraduate degrees in chemistry from Xavier and engineering from PVAMU. [...]
Ziaul Huque, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (August 26, 2022) With recent funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration -Stennis Space Center, Ziaul Huque, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Center for High-Pressure Combustion in Microgravity (CHPC) and Yuhao Xu, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering will begin conducting experimental research at Prairie View [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 8, 2022) The food sector has made significant progress in ensuring food safety in recent years. With the rising usage of new food additives and innovation in the manufacture of food, there is an increasing interest in researching the use of high-throughput chemical safety testing procedures. Harshica Fernando, Ph.D., will use [...]
The teacher population in Texas does not reflect its student population. Beverly Sande, Ph.D., plans to change that statistic with $300,000 in funding from Texas Tech University-Texas Education Agency in collaboration with the University-School Partnerships for the Renewal of Educator Preparation (US PREP) National Center. The award will position Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) to lead innovative efforts to increase diversity among the [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 13, 2022) Ralston Lockett recognizes that research provides opportunities to make a difference. The Houston, Texas native is part of the Faculty Research & Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (RISE) program. RISE enables faculty researchers to expand and sustain their research through external grants and contracts while mentoring students to become the next generation [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas ( May 11, 2022) Canadian student Maya Swaby-Wallerson learned about African American history as a bonus to earning a bachelor’s degree in management information systems at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). The Ontario native was unfamiliar with Historically Black Colleges/Universities (HBCU) while moving through the education system in her native Ontario. Swaby-Wallerson, [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 29, 2022) Wash Jones, associate professor of agriculture in the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences (CAHS), is looking forward to the opportunities the recent funding of a half-million dollars in scholarship funding from the USDA-National Institute of Food And Agriculture will provide for students. "Our students need scholarship assistance, and [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 18, 2022) – A cross-section of Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) faculty is working collaboratively with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth-Houston) to develop a diverse talent pipeline for those seeking a career in public health and data science in the future. The U.S. Department of Health [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS (April 18, 2022) Trinity Brigham plans to complete medical school after earning a degree in chemistry. The junior is focused on the biomedical concentration and has minors in biology, Spanish, and health. Brigham is a participant in the Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) Division of Research & Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (RISE) [...]
