Courtesy of Jackson State University Jackson State University College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation has been awarded a $162,230 grant for a 20-month partnership with the Mississippi Kidney Foundation, the Mississippi Department of Health (MSDH) and the Office of Preventive Health and Health Equity, and the Health Equity
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Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Three grants awarded to Fayetteville State University’s (FSU) Justin Graham, Ph.D., will help advance its research enterprise, procure state-of-the-art equipment, and encourage undergraduates and high school students to explore STEM disciplines. Graham, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological and Forensic Sciences (DBFS) and director of the FSU Honors
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Courtesy of Johnson C. Smith University Johnson C. Smith University celebrated the dedication of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) aquaponics greenhouses at its Sustainability Village during a ceremony on Friday. Aquaponics is soil-less system for growing, making it an ideal way to grow food in urban areas like
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Courtesy of Delaware State University History was made at Delaware State University on Friday when President Joe Biden visited campus to discuss his sweeping plan for student debt relief. While no stranger to Delaware State – he began his political career here, visited as Vice President and again while campaigning for President – it was the
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University continues its milestone-marking growth with its second consecutive year of historic enrollment figures. For the Fall 2022 semester Maryland’s largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU) recorded an all-time high for enrollment, surpassing 9,100 students. The increase represents a 7.5% growth over Morgan’s total student count for
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By Phil Helsel and Chantal Da Silva A Russian court on Tuesday denied WNBA star Brittney Griner’s appeal and upheld her nine-year prison sentence on drug charges. Griner, 32, looked despondent as she appeared at the hearing in the Moscow Regional Court via video conference from the detention center where she has been held since her arrest in February. The athlete is
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By D. Thompson More than 200 high school students from Washington, D.C. Public Schools and Charles Flowers High School in Prince George’s County, along with Bowie State students and faculty members, will learn about the FBI’s role in combatting our nation’s cyber security threats during a special event hosted by the Department of Computer Science
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Courtesy of Fisk University 242 students from 63 higher education institutions in 16 countries have been named University Innovation Fellows. The University Innovation Fellows program empowers students to become agents of change at their schools. Fellows work to ensure that all students gain the attitudes, skills and knowledge required to navigate a complex world and
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Courtesy of Lincoln University of Missouri CYBER.ORG – a workforce development organization funded by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant – today announced the expansion of Project REACH, a feeder program created to recruit a diverse body of K-12 students to pursue undergraduate cybersecurity degrees and bolster the U.S. cybersecurity workforce. Lincoln
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Courtesy of Claflin University Dr. Catherine L. Adams (second from left), associate professor of African American Studies, explored the Virgin Islands during a Study Abroad trip with students Otiana Thompson and Lauren Tolbert. They are pictured with Anya Stuart, director of the Family Resource Center in St. Thomas (third from left). Claflin University is poised
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