By Andrew Skerritt A Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Agriculture and Food Sciences (CAFS) professor has secured more than $9 million in grants to research industrial hemp and chestnuts, and introduce them as new markets that can be economically viable, climate-smart cropping options for small and/or underserved farmers. A team of researchers led by
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Courtesy of Texas Southern Unviersity Texas Southern University and Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA)—which manages Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy—have signed an agreement to advance research and innovation in the field of science, technology, and engineering research. “Brookhaven National Laboratory is one of the leading research institutions in America,”
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By Anthony Howard Jackson, Mississippi – In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Jackson State University’s Margaret Walker Center honored four recipients during the 28th Annual “For My People” Awards Luncheon. Margaret Walker Center Director Robert Luckett, Ph.D., spoke about the importance of honoring the living activist and contributors of the Civil Rights Movement. “We can celebrate
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By Kelli Sharpe Tennessee State University head football coach Eddie George will lead a group of draft-eligible college players in the 2023 NFLPA Bowl. George, a Heisman Trophy winner and a former NFL standout, has been named one of the head coaches for this year’s event. The game will take place on January 28 and
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By Hazel Scott Dr. Manoj K. Mishra is once again helping establish Alabama State University as a leader in cancer research. Mishra, founder and director of the Cancer Biology Research and Training (CBRT) program, has been awarded a four-year, $2,631,400 grant from the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Diversity in Cancer Research Institutional Development (DCRID) to
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By Emily Olson A strike involving more than 7,000 nurses at two of New York City’s biggest hospitals has ended. After three days on the picket line, the New York State Nurses Association union said it reached tentative deals with Mount Sinai Health System and Montefiore Health System. The deal includes “concrete enforceable safe staffing ratios” so
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Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College announced a $1 million gift from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation to establish the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation Center for Documentary Media Studies in the new Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., Center for Innovation & the Arts. Spelman College is the first Historically Black College & University (HBCU) to offer
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Courtesy of Texas Southern University Aviation student credits United Airlines partnership with helping her earn commercial pilot license Katherine Cabrera has wanted to get into aviation ever since she was a child. While the Houston native knew where she wanted to go, she wasn’t exposed to how to get there. “I just kind of researched
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By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University’s Marching “100” Band will be in Los Angeles this weekend to perform at the Second Annual Chosen-1’s Invitational. The four-game high school tournament is being held in partnership with the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Nike and four-time NBA champion LeBron James on Saturday, January 7 at the University
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By Bryan Mcclure Ask any knowledgeable person the most famous graduate to come from a Historically Black College and nine out of ten times the first person they will say is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a 1948 graduate of Morehouse. The long standing tradition of Morehouse, along with the fact that Blacks had very
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