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Excellence in Outreach: PVAMU Receives Homeownership Education Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (August 2, 2024) – Natriez "Nate" Peterson has been awarded $50,000 in grant funding by the Freddie Mac-Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.  As the Principal Investigator, Mr. Peterson has secured a total of $125,000 in funding from Freddie Mac since 2022.  As a result, the staff conducted 57 housing-related workshops reaching 2,366 [...]

Justin Bryant Awarded Grant for Deeper Learning Research at PVAMU

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 18, 2024) – Justin Bryant, Ph.D., has been awarded $35,000 in grant funding by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Bryant is an assistant professor in the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education at Prairie View A&M University. The AERA Fellowship on the Study of Deeper Learning (SDL) offers professional development and [...]

Driving STEM Innovation: Daniel Kennebrew Secures $25K Ford Motors Grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 12, 2024) – Daniel Kennebrew, Ph.D., has been awarded $25,000 in grant funding by Ford Motors. Kennebrew is an Assistant Professor of the Practice in the College of Business at Prairie View A&M University. The grant will support scholarships for college students pursuing STEM-related career areas that support the EV and [...]

Recognizing Excellence: R&I’s Spring Cording Ceremony Honors Student Researchers

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 10, 2024) – On May 9, 2024, the Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) hosted Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) student researchers and their faculty mentors at the PVAMU's Juvenile Justice Auditorium for the Spring 2024 Research & Innovation Cording Ceremony. The Cording Ceremony honors candidates for graduation who were also [...]

Student Spotlight: RISE Student Ijeoma Eze

    Take a moment to get to know Ijeoma Eze.     Major:  Computer Information Systems, Graduate Faculty Mentor:  Iyanda Ayodeji Research Topic:  The Impact of Mental Health Symptoms on Limited Daily Functioning Among Emerging Adults in the USA RISE Program Highlight:  Achieving third place at the 18th Texas A&M University System Pathway Student [...]

Student Spotlight: RISE Student Mikayla Oberlton

  Take a moment to get to know Mikayla Oberlton.         Major: Human Sciences, Graduate Faculty Mentor:  Selena Tate Research Topic: Mental Health in Pageantry (currently Oberlton is the reigning Miss. Harris County) RISE Program Highlight:  The RISE program has been instrumental in shaping my journey, opening doors to countless opportunities such [...]

Student Spotlight: RISE Student Naiyah McDaniel

  Take a moment to get to know Naiyah McDaniel.   Major: Chemistry, Graduate Faculty Mentor:  Harshica Fernanco Research Topic: Green Synthesis of Silver and Titanium Nanoparticles Using Erythrina Variegata Root Bark Extract and Evaluation of Their Antioxidant and Cytotoxicity Effectiveness RISE Program Highlight:  The most significant aspect of my time in the RISE Program [...]

Exploring Excellence: PVAMU’s Research & Innovation Week 2024

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 10, 2024) — Prairie View A&M University’s Division of Research & Innovation (R&I) has concluded its 4th annual "Research & Innovation Week 2024". The week-long event spanned from April 1 to April 5 and showcased a diverse array of events, drawing an impressive and enthusiastic audience. Research & Innovation Week serves [...]

Frontiers of Research: Texas A&M System’s Chief Research Officers Meeting

Prairie View, Texas (March 28, 2024) – The Chief Research Officers Meeting, hosted by Magesh Rajan, Ph.D., Vice President of Research & Innovation at Prairie View A&M University and led by Joe Elabd, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor of Research for the Texas A&M University System, took place on the picturesque campus of PVAMU from March 26 [...]

Clarence Bunch Secures Funding for PVAMU’s Natural Resources Program

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 18, 2024) -- Clarence Bunch, Ph.D., has secured $104,264 in grant funding from the US Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Services. Bunch is a Program Manager III for the College of Food and Natural Resources, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC), at Prairie View A&M University. The grant, facilitated by the American Forest [...]