By Sholnn Z. Freeman A team of Howard University College of Medicine researchers has received a $3.6 million National Institutes of Health grant to continue investigating why people with sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait are protected against HIV-1 infection — research that could eventually inform new approaches to HIV prevention. September is National
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The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any wealthy nation — and Black American women experience the worst of the worst, dying at rates roughly 2.5 times the national average and about three times higher than the rate of white women. Morgan State University in Baltimore is advancing groundbreaking, community-centered research examining
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A new UNCF report highlights HBCUs’ outsized STEM impact despite decades of underfunding. Historically Black colleges and universities continue to produce an outsized share of Black STEM graduates despite representing only a small portion of American higher education, according to a new UNCF report. The findings build on recent evidence that HBCU graduates outperform(opens in new
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By Candice Wilder, The team has been developing tiny sensors that attach to oyster shells to collect data on how the creatures respond to changes in their environment. The marine research project is part of the Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence, or MBRACE, and one of 400 research projects at Jackson State. It’s
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By Hayya Smith Cristiano Reis, Ph.D., chemical engineering assistant professor at Howard University’s College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA), has been awarded nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to expand Howard’s capabilities in bioindustrial manufacturing and biorefinery research while creating new opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience with advanced scientific
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Three HBCU research grants landed in the same week. Together they cover a wide stretch of what these campuses are building toward — AI safety, clinical research, and STEM workforce pipelines. Tuskegee University, Howard University, and a joint effort between South Carolina State University and Voorhees University all secured new federal funding this month. Each
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Jackson State University breaks new ground in the world of research for HBCUs. They are developing the next generation of leaders and conducting research that could shape the future. The Mississippi university is working toward joining the nation’s highest tier of research institutions, a designation that could bring more federal funding, top faculty, ambitious students and
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Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) will receive more than $1 million in federal funding to bolster its STEM education, undergraduate research, and career preparation initiatives. JCSU will use the money to buy advanced equipment for research across multiple fields, including environmental chemistry, biology and agriculture. In addition to hardware, the funds will support undergraduate research
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Jackson State University breaks new ground in the world of research for HBCUs. They are developing the next generation of leaders and conducting research that could shape the future. The Mississippi university is working toward joining the nation’s highest tier of research institutions, a designation that could bring more federal funding, top faculty, ambitious students and
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Nearly every student across two Alcorn State University summer history classes failed part of their midterm after falling for an AI trap hidden in their assignment. Dr. Jason Gibson, a history professor at the Mississippi-based Historically Black College and University, secretly embedded the word “Madagascar” in white font within an essay prompt asking students to compare the
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