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Flipping the Switch of the Future: PVAMU’s new Solar Lab spotlights path to renewable power

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 20, 2024) ā€“ What if you flipped on the lights or ran an air conditioning unit without worrying about running up an expensive electric bill? Electrical Engineering Professor Dr. John Fuller ā€™69 of the Prairie View A&M University Roy G. Perry College of Engineering is taking steps to make that dream [...]

Opinion| Freedom to Be: Prairie Viewā€™s First Generation of Graduates and the Promotion of Juneteenth

Figure 1: Picture of Charles Joel Robinson, courtesy of the Williams Family General Gordon Granger formally decreeing slaveryā€™s end in Galveston on June 19, 1865, was an epoch event that demolished the existing social, economic and political foundations of society in Texas. Moreover, the end of slavery in the Lone Star State ushered [...]

PVAMU professor secures prestigious grants for advancing African American Studies, humanities research

Jeanelle Hope, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 28, 2024) ā€“ Prairie View A&M University Director and Associate Professor of African American Studies Dr. Jeanelle Hope recently garnered significant recognition for her innovative work in African American Studies and interdisciplinary research. Dr. Hope has been awarded grants from both the National Endowment for the [...]

PVAMU Faculty PROfiles: This sociology professor has made it her mission to research how to close the wealth gap

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 25, 2024) ā€“ Prairie View A&M University Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Asheli Atkins wants to help marginalized entrepreneurs overcome barriers. Asheli S. Atkins, Ph.D. This has been her driving force her entire career, and now, she joins the ā€œOne Million Black Women Research Partnershipā€ to further empower Black [...]

PVAMU receives new grant to help train students in computing to address social issues affecting rural communities

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 11, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University has received a Responsible Computing Challenge award from the Mozilla Foundation, aimed at developing ā€œcurricula that empowers students to think about the social and political context of computing.ā€ Mozilla, most widely known for developing the Firefox browser, has made making the internet a force [...]

Research Vibes: Gearing up for PVAMUā€™s 2024 Research & Innovation Week

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 27, 2024) - As Prairie View A&M Universityā€™s Division of Research and Innovation prepares for its annual Research & Innovation Week from April 1 to 5, 2024, a palpable excitement permeates ā€œThe Hill!ā€ This week-long celebration is a testament to the Universityā€™s dedication to research excellence and innovative initiatives, further solidifying [...]

First-Gen Forward: Dina Tekle is closing gaps in medical research, women in STEM

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 18, 2024) ā€“ ā€œPrairie View Produces Productive Peopleā€ is how the adage goes. Dina Tekle, a senior biology student at Prairie View A&M set to graduate this spring, is redefining it: being a woman in medical research and working to close gaps in knowledge in the understanding of diseases and illness. [...]

On the Road to Success: PVAMU students recognized by U.S. Department of Transportation

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 28, 2024) ā€” Against the vibrant backdrop of Washington DC, at the 103rd Transportation Research Board annual meeting, threeĀ Prairie View A&M UniversityĀ students were honored as recipients of the esteemed U.S.Ā Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship ProgramĀ grant. (L-R) Manuela Angunu Micha Nchama, Trinity Wiley Embarking [...]

PVAMUā€™s Dr. Ali Fares cultivates climate change insights for national assessment

The authors of the Fifth U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA5) PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 22, 2024) ā€“ In a groundbreaking revelation, the White House released the Fifth U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA5), a dynamic exposĆ© designed to enlighten both the public and decision-makers about the evolving landscape of climate change. Dr. Ali Fares, [...]

PVAMU takes part in USDA-funded poultry sustainability project

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 23, 2024) ā€” Research has indicated that restricting antibiotics in poultry production can negatively impact bird health, production efficiency, and the environment. With the U.S. being the worldā€™s largest producer of poultry, and considering the Food and Drug Administrationā€™s plan to phase out antibiotic growth promoters in broiler production (chickens raised [...]