By Tamilore Oshikanlu From March 4 to 11, Howard University students participated in Howard University’s Alternative Spring Break (HUASB) service-learning trip in El Paso, Texas. On day four of service, the 22 participants visited the Autism Society of El Paso, an affiliate of The Autism Society of America. Since the early 1990s, The Autism Society
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Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University Hosts Robert H. ‘Bob’ Bell Day in honor of former Georgia Senator, entrepreneur, philanthropist, family man and long-time Clark Atlanta University supporter. The day will include a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Robert H. ‘Bob’ Bell / House of Cheatham Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development. The
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By Sequoia Carillo When he was 21, Stanley Andrisse hit rock bottom. “I was sitting in a courtroom facing 20 years to life and had this prosecutor telling me that I had no hope for changing,” Andrisse says. He was convicted on three felony counts and spent the next few years in a Missouri prison.
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By Trisha Radulovich Researchers from a consortium of six institutions led by the Florida A&M University have secured a five-year grant for $2 million per year from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to establish a new Tier One University Transportation Center (UTC) at the FAMU. The Rural Equitable and Accessible Transportation (REAT) Center is
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Courtesy of Morehouse College Dr. Wesley Sims ’09, an assistant professor of physics at Morehouse College, has received nearly $900,000 in grants to expand the work of his Micro/Nano Optics Research & Engineering Laboratory and to introduce students to careers in the field. His first grant of the academic year was presented by IBM Quantum and
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By Jamie Crockett The Department of History and Political Science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University hosted visiting students and faculty of the U.S. Army War College’s Eisenhower Series College Program (ESCP) on campus Wednesday, April 12. The highly selective program encourages its students, who are on a trajectory to become the Army’s
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By Jacqueline Saxon Dr. Jaqueline Smith became the first ever Bowie State professor to earn the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) CAREER grant, which is awarded to early-career faculty members that are recognized as academic role models in research and education. Dr. Smith, a chemistry professor in the Department of Natural Sciences, was awarded $799,425 over
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By Ariel B. After more than 80 years since its construction, the symbol of the racial division known as the “spite wall’ in Northeast Baltimore has been torn down. The wall, which has long been a symbol of racism, was built in the 1930s to separate the predominantly white neighborhood from the historically Black college.
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Courtesy of Hampton University Three distinguished Hampton alumni were tapped to deliver keynote addresses as part of the 27th Annual School of Science Research Symposium which kicks off today at 4:00 p.m. and runs all day tomorrow in the Student Center. Keynote sessions will address the theme, “S.T.E.M.: The Answer to Life’s Questions,” and feature Dr.
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By Cache McClay When Kamala Harris, one of the early frontrunners for the 2020 Democratic nomination, talked about the importance of the university she attended, she shone a spotlight on historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). “When the federal government gives attention to HBCUs we end up having a profound impact on black people in
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