March 09, 2022

Kiwibots Take Over Howard – With Food Deliveries

By Jarrett Carter A new food delivery service is headed to Howard University later this month, and to some students, breakfast, lunch or dinner at their doorstep may appear to be a glimpse into the future. Kiwibots will deploy around campus beginning March 14. The remote-controlled fleet will allow students, faculty and staff to order

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Delaware State University awarded NIH grant for image analysis research

By Delaware State University Delaware State University has received a four-year $431,000 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences under the National Institute of Health for a research project entitled “Image Analysis and Machine Learning Methods for Biomarkers of Age-related and Metabolic Diseases.” The Principal Investigator of the grant is Dr. Sokratis Makrogiannis, associate

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‘Long Overdue’, TSU Weighs in On Nomination of First Black Woman to Nation’s Highest Court

By Lucas Johnson When President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the U.S. Supreme Court, for many it was more than just keeping a campaign promise. The historic move, in the eyes of civil rights groups and women’s organizations, is viewed as “long overdue.” Biden nominated Jackson on Feb. 25. If confirmed, she would not only be the first African-American woman,

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FAMU Professor Secures $3.5M to Support Wellness of Florida’s First Responders

By Andrew Skerritt A Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health (CoPPS,IPH) faculty member secured an estimated $2.5 million from the Florida Department of Children and Families to continue collaborative efforts to support the wellness of the state’s first responders. This new award is in addition to more

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FSU Graduate Council Members Present at Conference of Southern Graduate Schools Annual Meeting

By Fayetteville State University Three Fayetteville State University Graduate Council members recently presented at the 2022 Conference of Southern Graduate Schools. The collaborative presentation, “Virtual Innovation in Graduate Education,” detailed novel methods the graduate school has designed, developed, and implemented to further expand and improve learning options and opportunities for its ever-growing distance learning populations. The

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