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Clark Atlanta University’s WCLK: Jazz 91.9 Partners with PBS Member Station Georgia Public Broadcasting to Broadcast the Inaugural Jazz Music Awards in January 2024

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University’s WCLK: Jazz 91.9 (an NPR member station) is excited to announce its partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) to broadcast and stream the first Jazz Music Awards: Celebrating the Spirt of Jazz. The music awards will be available for streaming on demand on PBS Passport on Monday, January 1, 2024. The Georgia statewide broadcast will air on GPB’s nine stations WGTV-TV (Atlanta/Athens), WNGH-TV (Chatsworth), WMUM-TV (Macon), WJSP-TV (Columbus), WACS-TV (Dawson), WABW-TV (Albany), WVAN-TV (Savannah), WXGA-TV (Waycross) and WCES-TV (Augusta) on the same day at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Jazz Music Awards is a new two-hour award show celebrating the best in Jazz, including traditional, contemporary, vocal, instrumental, and experimental. It

UMES contributes to USDA IR-4 Project’s 60-year mission of helping specialty crop growers

Courtesy of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore The IR-4 Project is celebrating 60 years of assisting specialty crop producers and other stakeholders by facilitating the registration of safe and effective pesticides, biopesticides and other pest management technology. In doing so, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded national research program contributes nearly $9 billion to the nation’s annual gross domestic product. For nearly four years, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has led the network’s efforts in the Northeast Region. Dr. Simon Zebelo, a professor of entomology and plant biology, and director of UMES’ Center for Integrated Pest Management, serves as the IR-4

The Blavatnik Center for Music Business’ New York City Trip for Warner Music Group

Written by Amber Dodd A bus outside of the School of Business buzzed with about 30 students preparing for a trip to New York. These students are Warner Music/Blavatnik Center for Music Business fellows. The group was headed to the Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund’s “Movement & Music: The Global Cypher Grantee Convening,” a program that highlights the relationship between culture and movement building. School of Business alumna Jasmine Young (B.A. ’94) has been the director of the Warner Music/Blavatnik Center for Music Business since its founding by fellow alum Julian Petty (B.B.A. ’99) in 2021. Young is a

Dr. Rochelle Ford Discusses Leadership In Academia On Forbes Podcast

Courtesy of Dillard University Forbes Newsroom’s recent podcast features an interview with Dr. Rochelle Ford, President of Dillard University, conducted by Diane Brady, a reporter at Forbes. The discussion centers on the challenges women face in academic leadership roles. Dr. Ford elaborates on how societal biases impact professional advancement and recognition in academia. Throughout the podcast, Dr. Ford discusses the career of Dr. Claudine Gay, highlighting the specific challenges and situations women often encounter in positions of academic leadership. She emphasizes the crucial role of leadership skills that extend beyond academic achievements, focusing on their influence within the academic community.

Bowie State University Receives Three Grants for Special Education Teachers and Administrators

Courtesy of Bowie State University Bowie State University continues to invest in diversifying the education pipeline with three new grants from the Department of Education for almost $3.5 million that support scholarships for future teachers and leaders focusing on special education. The grants cover three different degree levels. PULSE (Preparing Urban Leaders in Special Education) is designed to support 15 students pursuing a doctoral degree with a focus in leadership in special education. RESET (Responsive, Effective Special Education Teachers) focuses on 36 master’s students who are training to become culturally and linguistically diverse special education teachers. CREED (Culturally Responsive Early

FAMU Appoints Cecil Howard as New Associate Provost for College of Law

Written By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) Provost Allyson L. Watson, Ph.D., announced the appointment of Cecil Howard, J.D. as the new associate provost for academic programs at the College of Law. Howard will play a key role in the strategic planning, management, and oversight of diverse academic initiatives for the college, effective immediately. He will work at the college’s campus in Orlando and will serve as a liaison to the university provost. “Cecil Howard is an outstanding addition to our leadership team,” said Allyson L Watson, Ph.D., provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. “I am looking forward

Bowie State Students Attend Interledger Summit 2023 in Costa Rica

By David Thompson A team of eight undergraduate and graduate students recently returned from Interledger Summit 2023 in Costa Rica where they enhanced their knowledge of the protocol to create an interoperable open payments network to enable people and businesses around the globe to pay directly for goods or services using digital currency.   At the summit, students had the opportunity to showcase projects they had developed to support Interledger’s mission of making an open payments network accessible to people everywhere, particularly those in marginalized communities. The students also learned more about digital financial platforms and Interledger’s value proposition.   “Interledger’s Summit

UMES receives grant for research in facial recognition and AI use in law enforcement

Courtesy of University of Maryland Eastern Shore Researchers at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are conducting cutting-edge research on the use of facial recognition technology in the justice system. Dr. Sandeep Gopalan and his team including Dr. Lily Chi-Fang Tsai and Ms. Qian Leng, are studying how state law enforcement agencies are using this technology and the potential problems it may generate, such as mistaken identity due to biased algorithms, thanks to a recent grant from the state of Maryland. UMES received more than $327,000 in funding this year from the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention for its “Building Accountability and Trust” program. The

FAMU School of the Environment Announces 2024 EnergyWaterFoodClimateNexus International Summit in South Africa

By Andrew Skerritt The Florida A&M University (FAMU) School of the Environment will hold its 2024 EnergyWaterFoodClimateNexus International Summit in Durban, South Africa, next summer. The theme, “What We Want Is Possible,” is also a call for action to recruit and train a new generation of student scientists who are ready to provide solutions to the vexing challenges of the environment. The Summit is planned for July 1-4, 2024, at Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT). The nexus of Energy, Water, Food, and Climate presents new opportunities to advance a science-based enterprise, aiming at sustainable solutions for safe water, sustainable energy,

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