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N.C. A&T-Led Research Team Awarded NASA Grant For Flood Monitoring Data Science Research

By Jamie Crockett North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University was awarded a three-year $1.5 million NASA grant to establish an institute connected to the agency’s new Data Science Equity, Access, and Priority in Research and Education (DEAP) opportunity for historically Black colleges and universities. As principal investigator (PI), Leila Hashemi Beni, Ph.D., an associate professor in the College of Science and Technology (CoST), will lead a team of researchers from N.C. A&T, Fayetteville State University and Elizabeth City State University to focus on “harnessing data science for flood monitoring and management.” The team will analyze open-source remote sensing (RS)

Bowie State to Celebrate 158th Founders’ Day

By D. Thompson Bowie State University will celebrate its 158th Founders’ Day on Wednesday, April 19, with a convocation ceremony honoring the institution’s historic and ongoing commitment to academic excellence. Featured highlights of the event include special recognition of 1,075 Fall 2022 Dean’s list students and members of academic honor societies. Set for 10 a.m. in the Martin Luther King Jr Communication Arts Center, Myers Auditorium, the ceremony will uplift the theme, Legacy and Honor. Classes will be dismissed 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. “Since its founding in 1865 in Baltimore, the institution known today as Bowie State University has been empowering

Clark Atlanta University to host the 2023 HBCU Environmental Justice Summit

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University will host the 2023 HBCU Environmental Justice Summit on its campus on April 19 and 20, 2023.  The event will provide awareness of the environmental injustices that exist within predominately minority neighborhoods and will feature discussions with experts, community leaders, students, and representatives from government agencies. In metro Atlanta, 36% of Black households experience a severe energy burden compared to other ethnicities. Clark Atlanta University and other HBCUs work diligently to increase focus on the natural environment, sustainability, and climate change. CAU’s research into environmental justice has uncovered the extreme environmental and

Former TSU Official Discusses New Book on TSU History, Career And Urges Students, Alumni To Protect University’s Legacy

Course of Tennessee State University Discussing his experience during the merger of Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee, a former TSU administrator said April 5 that the historically black university’s continued existence will greatly depend on the strength of its students and alumni. Dr George A. Pruitt, former vice president of Student Affairs, has written a book, “From Protest to President: A Social Justice Journey through the Emergence of Adult Education and the Birth of Distance Learning,” that discusses the merger and his career, including his time at TSU.  He was the guest speaker at a forum on campus,

Mrs. Universe Juanita Brown Ingram Receives Royal Welcome on Return to Alma Mater

By Emmanuel Freeman It is always special when former TSU students return to campus, but for Juanita Brown Ingram, that moment on Wednesday was extra special. The red carpet was laid out, as TSU officials, student leaders and community officials were on hand, to welcome the reigning Mrs. Universe, a 1999 graduate and former member of the Grammy award-winning Aristocrat of Bands. Ingram, the first African American woman to wear the coveted crown, was on campus for Tea Time, “A Conversation with Mrs. Universe,” organized by the Offices of Student Affairs, and Alumni Relations. “It is exciting and an honor to be back to where

Autism Awareness Month: Howard University Alternative Spring Break Participants Empowered Youth at the Autism Society in El Paso

By Tamilore Oshikanlu From March 4 to 11, Howard University students participated in Howard University’s Alternative Spring Break (HUASB) service-learning trip in El Paso, Texas. On day four of service, the 22 participants visited the Autism Society of El Paso, an affiliate of The Autism Society of America. Since the early 1990s, The Autism Society has been a nonprofit volunteer-based center in El Paso. Molly Saenz, the administrative assistant for the Autism Society, described the center as a place where families can exist freely without judgment while participating in the center’s numerous events. “We already struggle in El Paso to

Clark Atlanta University Hosts Robert H. ‘Bob’ Bell Day and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Robert H. ‘Bob’ Bell/House of Chatham Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University Hosts Robert H. ‘Bob’ Bell Day in honor of former Georgia Senator, entrepreneur, philanthropist, family man and long-time Clark Atlanta University supporter. The day will include a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Robert H. ‘Bob’ Bell / House of Cheatham Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development. The event will take place on today, Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Thomas W. Cole, Jr. Research Center for Science & Technology Environmental Science Building. Mr. Bell the founder of the House of Cheatham, a manufacturer of multicultural hair care brands such

FAMU Secures $10 million from the USDOT for Transportation Research

By Trisha Radulovich Researchers from a consortium of six institutions led by the Florida A&M University have secured a five-year grant for $2 million per year from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to establish a new Tier One University Transportation Center (UTC) at the FAMU. The Rural Equitable and Accessible Transportation (REAT) Center is an idea born from a proposal from several researchers affiliated with the joint engineering program at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. “The REAT Center is going to focus on core issues of mobility challenges for people in rural communities, which are increasingly marked by growing

Physicist Wesley Sims ’09 Steers $900,000 in Grants to Advance Quantum Research

Courtesy of Morehouse College Dr. Wesley Sims ’09, an assistant professor of physics at Morehouse College, has received nearly $900,000 in grants to expand the work of his Micro/Nano Optics Research & Engineering Laboratory and to introduce students to careers in the field. His first grant of the academic year was presented by IBM Quantum and the Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). The professor received $100,000 to support research and education in quantum optics and photonics. His application was selected over colleagues within IBM-HBCU Quantum Center’s member institutions, which includes 24 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The IBM Quantum-SPIE

North Carolina A&T Hosts U.S. Army War College Visitors, Panel Discussions on Military Topics

By Jamie Crockett The Department of History and Political Science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University hosted visiting students and faculty of the U.S. Army War College’s Eisenhower Series College Program (ESCP) on campus Wednesday, April 12. The highly selective program encourages its students, who are on a trajectory to become the Army’s most senior leaders and advisors, to engage with two strategic issues related to national security over the course of a 10-month term, present these insights to communities across the nation and learn civilians’ perspectives of the military and national security in efforts to increase understanding.

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