October 2023 - Page 9

ECSU Boosts Renewable Energy STEM Programs with Grants

Written by Elizabeth City State University According to department leaders, the grant helps strengthen program offerings with lab upgrades and targeted field and project-based training for students. It will also expose students to renewable energy research, support a summer enrichment program for high school students, and provide professional development and support to faculty from other

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Howard, Google Partner to Elevate Black Voices in Tech

By Candace McDuffie Google and Howard University will announce a dynamic partnership entitled Project Elevate Black Voices. The collaboration has one underlying principle: to make it easier for Black folks to use automatic speech recognition technology (ASR). In order to successfully use voice products, we frequently have to “code switch” to be understood. Google’s own research

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N.C. A&T Awards STEM Badges to Future Transportation Pros

By East L. Dockery North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Transportation Institute has recognized its most recent Advancing STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Education Through Transportation Studies (ASETTS) scholars. ASETTS is a digital badge program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enable undergraduate students to increase their STEM skills through mentorship programs, experiential learning activities, research opportunities, scholarships,

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Morgan State Unveils $22.5M Campus Safety Upgrade Plan

by David K. Wilson This week, I held my annual fall Town Hall meeting with the University community. During that meeting, I updated the attendees on a variety of important topics pertaining to our campus, but none more significant than our campus security and safety. Considering recent events that have taken place on our campus, the University

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JSU, Getty Images Launch Historic Homecoming Photo Exhibit

Written By Jackson State University Jackson State University (JSU) and Getty Images (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, are preserving history with the launch of a new photo exhibition, “A JSU Homecoming Legacy: Connecting the Past to the Future.” The exhibit highlights and captures the spirit of JSU’s homecoming from the

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XULA Archives Spotlight Black Catholic History & Legacy

Courtesy of Xavier University of Louisiana The XULA Archives & Special Collections maintains and meticulously preserves an extensive collection of historic photographs, manuscripts, university records, Catholic artifacts, relics, oral histories, and rare books. Given the university’s historic place as the only majority Black and majority Catholic university in the United States, and in support of

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Morehouse and CDC Host Inaugural MSM Day for Students

Written by Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held the first annual MSM Day at the CDC on Tuesday, September 26. The event was part of an ongoing partnership between MSM and the CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases called the NCIRD-MSM Health

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Biden Proclaims National HBCU Week, Backs Equity & Aid

Spoken By President Joe Biden Our Nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are rooted in a fundamental tenet of our democracy:  A quality education is a right that belongs to all people, and every single American should be free to pursue the limits of their talent and ambition.  During National Historically Black Colleges and

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Tuskegee Gets $25M Grant to Advance Health Equity Research

Written By Tuskegee University The Tuskegee University Research Centers in Minority Institutions Center for Biomedical Research (TU RCMI CBR) has received a $25 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) to help researchers develop health solutions for minority populations, particularly around obesity, and breast and cervical cancer. This is

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Louis W. Sullivan National Center for Primary Care on the campus of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. (Thomson200 / WikiMidea Commons)

Morehouse Receives $2.3M to Tackle Maternal Health Crisis

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine The Center for Maternal Health Equity at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) will receive nearly $2.3 million over five years in funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a bureau of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The grant is among nearly $90 million in new awards to support the White House Blueprint for Addressing

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