Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and the Hancock County School District are partnering to bring the Health Equity and Rural Opportunities (HERO) Project to students at Hancock Central High School. Beginning this week, several dozen Hancock County students are expected to take part in the program during the remainder of the spring semester. The
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Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State University welcomed two distinguished songwriters, Eric Roberson and Maimouna Youssef, to share their expertise and insights with aspiring musicians and songwriters during an exclusive songwriting masterclass at the Fine and Performing Arts Center. Eric Roberson, known for his chart-topping soul hits and poetic lyricism, delved into his creative
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University has received a two-year, $300,000 grant from the NASA Science Mission Directorate Bridge program that will allow students to develop small spacecrafts. “This award will support the expansion of the Aerospace Science Engineering Department’s academic and research capacity in the space domain,” said Dr. M. Javed Khan, professor and
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By Evan Castillo Georgia State University (GSU) is creating a program to help Black women majoring in computer science and information systems. GSU announced the Reaching for Inclusion — Striving for Excellence (RISE) in Computing program March 4. The goal is to increase the number of Black women in computing and keep them in this career field after graduation. The program
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By Quintessa Williams Research shows that Black women spent more than $7.4 billion on cosmetics and personal care products in 2022. However, Black beauty brands comprise 2.5 percent of the market. Spelman College is working to change that trajectory by ensuring that beauty products are developed with people of color in mind. The College is proud to
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) is among first prize winners in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) inaugural Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Clean Energy Education Prize. FAMU scored first prize wins in the Partnerships Track as well as the Inspire Track. Under the Partnerships Track, FAMU and each of the other nine
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Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University President David K. Wilson and Provost Hongtao Yu, Ph.D., have appointed a new dean of the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management. Accomplished public accountant and award-winning professor Royce D. Burnett, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CGMA, will assume leadership of the school on July 1, 2024, taking the helm
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