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Two at PVAMU honored for ā€˜significant contributionsā€™ to their fields, state of Texas

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 27, 2024) ā€“ Two members of Prairie View A&M University have been honored by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Ali Fares, Ph.D. The board, which designated 18 faculty members and 13 professionals within the A&M System as Regents Professors and Regents Fellows for their exemplary performance [...]

PVAMU awarded $8 million for cutting-edge AI, big data research project

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 30, 2024) - The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Prairie View A&M University an $8 million grant for a new research project focused on advanced data analysis and artificial intelligence. The project, titled ā€œCREDIT+: Advancing Data Analysis for Mission-Critical Applications in the Era of Artificial Intelligence,ā€ is led by Dr. [...]

Research at PVAMU Changes the World

Astronaut Neil Armstrong once said, ā€œResearch is creating new knowledge.ā€ Astronomer Carl Sagan stated, ā€œSomewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.ā€ At Prairie View A&M University, there are nearly two dozenĀ locationsĀ where the limits of knowledge and innovation are being pushed through cutting-edge research.

PVAMU named Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader by U.S. Department of State

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 10, 2024) ā€” Prairie View A&M University is proud to be named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University Institutional Leader for 2024. Each year, the U.S. Department of Stateā€™s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognizes the engagement of HBCUs with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship international academic [...]

This PVAMU MBA student is leading an award-winning global multimedia company

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas ā€“ As a Nigerian growing up in Houston, Prairie View A&M University graduate student Eno Oduok didn't see many opportunities around her for Nigerian creatives. "There was minimal representation and limited opportunities in nontraditional and overlooked professions, such as graphic design, communications, public relations, and culinary. I didn't see it in person [...]

New book featuring criminologists at PVAMU addresses youth violence in Caribbean

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 24, 2024) - The Caribbean is one of the most violent regions in the world, according to World Bank. The number of homicides per person in the Caribbean and Latin America is five times higher than in North America and 10 times higher than in Asia. The Caribbean has been called [...]

PVAMU champion of HBCU health joins prestigious national board

Tondra L. Moore, PhD, JD, MPH PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 3, 2024) ā€“ Dr. Tondra L. Moore, executive director of Health Services at Prairie View A&M University, has been appointed as a member-at-large on the Board of Directors for the American College Health Association. Dr. Mooreā€™s leadership journey with the ACHA began in [...]

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 [...]

PVAMU executive director selected for Fulbright-Hays project in South Africa

Godlove Fonjweng, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 17, 2024) - Dr. Godlove Fonjweng, the executive director of International & Intercultural Programs at Prairie View A&M University, has been chosen to participate in the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad (GPA) in South Africa for U.S. educators this summer. During the program, Fonjweng and his [...]

A PVAMU professorā€™s legacy of love, mentorship

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 14, 2024) - Ask Dr. Quincy Moore to describe his relationship with his students, and heā€™ll tell you a unique perspective: heā€™s been asked to be a godfather, been to some of their weddings, written recommendation letters, check-in emails, and met up with them for coffee or a meal when he [...]