By Hazel Scott Alabama State University engineering students explored exciting developments in their field and discussed the hottest topics with their colleagues during the University’s one-day Engineering Development Workshop on Thursday, November 3, at the John Garrick Hardy Student Center Ballroom. The purpose of the conference was to expose engineering students at ASU to the potential career opportunities in engineering and
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By Kyle Kidd The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced that five new NSF Innovation (I-Corps™) Hubs would be launched, ushering in an era of expansion for the NSF-led National Innovation Network with Jackson State University (JSU) being named as one of the key institutions to be funded within the Mid-South region. As part of the initiative, each I-Corps
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Courtesy of Fayetteville State University Fayetteville State University’s (FSU) Tanya Hudson, Ed.D., associate professor and chair in the College of Education’s Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle Grades, Reading and Special Education Department, has received a two-year, $500,000 grant from a joint effort between the North Carolina Policy Collaboratory and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to implement and study
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By Randi Richardson “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler recently described his last conversation with Chadwick Boseman “a couple weeks” before the actor’s death in 2020. In the new podcast “Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast,” which launched Thursday, author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates interviewed Coogler, who directed the original film and the sequel, which premieres next Friday. Boseman played
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Courtesy of Albany State University The University System of Georgia (USG) is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct in pursuit of its mission to create knowledge. Accomplishing this mission demands integrity, good judgment, and dedication to public service from all members of the USG community. Annually, the USG highlights this commitment
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Courtesy of Johnson C. Smith University Kayla Jenkins ’22, a Biology major with a minor in Sustainability, quickly became interested in research after her first full year at Johnson C. Smith University. Her interest landed her in a summer research program at Stanford University, where she began studying transplant immunology with hopes of one day
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By Rachel Treisman The world is finally learning a thrilling fact about Julia Roberts’ birth, exactly 55 years later: It was paid for by Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The connection between the two families wasn’t necessarily a secret, but it resurfaced in a big way just before Roberts’ Oct. 28 birthday,
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Courtesy of Civic Nation The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) released the 2022 College Student Voting Fact Sheet, a comprehensive resource providing more information about student voter turnout and engagement. The fact sheet includes voting data and trends, issues that motivate students to vote, barriers college students face at the ballot box and more. With more
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By Brittany Bailer The Howard University School of Business and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship announced the hiring of its first national executive director, Erin Horne McKinney. The seasoned nonprofit executive will lead the center’s efforts to increase access to financial services and capital to Black and minority entrepreneurs and their small businesses. Horne McKinney, a North Minneapolis native, has
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By Ava Joye-Burnett Wes Moore is set to make history after he was projected winner in Maryland’s gubernatorial race Tuesday night. The Associated Press called the race in favor of Moore the minute polls closed in Maryland at 8 p.m. He would be the state’s first Black governor. Moore’s running-mate Aruna Miller is also set
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