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From Nigeria to Prairie View: PVAMU masterā€™s student hopes to tackle global health equity

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 31, 2025) - Practicing medicine in Nigeria, Uche Stanley Chukwuemeka saw a lot of malaria cases typical for the tropical region. Malaria is a life-threatening disease spread to humans by mosquitoes. Despite its deadly trait, malaria is preventable and curable. Now, Chukwuemeka wants to take his health career to a global [...]

PVAMUā€™S FALL 2024 GRADUATES PREPARE TO BE INSPIRED BY TWO TRAILBLAZING WOMEN LEADERS AT COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 13, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University is proud to announce its 29th Fall Commencement ceremonies, set to celebrate the achievements of its graduates. The events will take place at the William ā€œBillyā€ J. Nicks, Sr. The building will feature two distinguished speakers who are leaders in their respective fields.

How one PV Gradā€™s lifelong dream to be an engineer could change the future of AI

Christina Hastings ā€˜17 In a field with a severe underrepresentation of Black women, Christina Hastings ā€˜17 is not your typical engineer. While Prairie View A&M University has garnered a reputation as a leading producer of African American engineers, with the success of programs like the five-year BS/MS tract, the field remains largely dominated [...]

PVAMU’s Top 15 Moments of 2024

2024 was a year to remember at Prairie View A&M Universityā€”one filled with hits that struck all the right chords. It was marked by groundbreaking achievements, inspiring milestones and transformative initiatives. From welcoming record-breaking numbers in enrollment and doctoral graduates to unveiling innovative spaces like the Solar Lab, and celebrating remarkable faculty, staff and students, [...]

Breaking Cycles, Building Futures: This PV Grad is on a journey to inspire change

From the vibrant streets of Kingston, Jamaica, to the distinguished halls of Prairie View A&M University, soon-to-be Dr. Sh-Shanna Ellingtonā€™s story is one of resilience, service, and boundless ambition. This week, she becomes the first in her family to earn a PhD, a milestone that represents more than personal achievementā€”itā€™s a beacon of hope for [...]

PV Grads: Akela Woodard-Mardis

Photo credit: @Bailey.Photography_ My name is Akela Woodard-Mardis, and I am a proud alum of Prairie View A&M University. I earned my bachelorā€™s degree in criminal justice in 2022, and on December 13, 2024, I will graduate from Prairie View A&M with my masterā€™s degree in juvenile justice. My journey has not been [...]

Prairie View A&M, Texas A&M awarded $2.9 million for biomedical research training program

A multidisciplinary team fromĀ Prairie View A&M UniversityĀ (PVAMU) andĀ Texas A&M UniversityĀ recently received funding from theĀ National Institutes of HealthĀ (NIH) to administer an Institutional Research and Academic Career Development program (IRACDA). The $2.9 million IRACDA award is intended to support collaboration between research-intensive colleges and universities and historically mission-driven institutions that educate underrepresented groups. IRACDA programs train biomedical [...]

PVAMU awarded $1.2M grant to expand, diversify educational diagnosticians in Texas

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 16, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University has been awarded a $1,243,372 grant from the U.S. Department of Educationā€™s Office of Special Education Programs to launch Project iSPREAD-ED: Innovative and Sustainable Practices for Recruiting, Educating, and Diversifying Educational Diagnosticians. The initiative is aimed at increasing the number of highly qualified, culturally [...]

Q&A on mental health with PVAMUā€™s Visiting Scholar Dr. LaDrea Ingram

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 11, 2024) ā€“ Fresh on the heels of World Mental Health Day, Prairie View A&M University visiting scholar Dr. LaDrea Ingram advises practicing self-care and self-love. Currently, Dr. LaDrea Ingram is an associate research scientist in public health at Yale School of Public Health. She joined PVAMU's School of Public and [...]