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Tuskegee University receives major USDA funding for Pilot Projects through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities

By Kawana McGough Earlier this week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing an additional $325 million for 71 projects under the second funding pool of theĀ Partnerships for Climate-Smart CommoditiesĀ effort, bringing the total investment from both funding pools to over $3.1 billion for 141 tentatively selected projects. Tuskegee University, an 1890 Land-grant University, will be the lead partner on two Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodity projects: one focused on developing climate-smart markets for agroforestry products and providing underserved producers assistance in transforming traditional production systems into agroforestry-based climate-smart production systems,

Kevin Durant and the Durant Family Foundation Commit to Major Investment in Bowie State University

By D. Thompson Prince Georgeā€™s County native Kevin DurantĀ and the Durant Family Foundation have committed to joining the Bowie State University Athletics Department in the transformation of the universityā€™s main basketball gym and supporting BSU athletics programs. We are dedicated to providing resources and possibilities to students for higher education, especially in Prince Georgeā€™s County,ā€ said Wanda Durant, who leads the Durant Family Foundation. ā€œBowie State was the perfect place to make a meaningful impact.ā€ The foundation has committed $500,000 towards renovations of the basketball arena in the Leonidas S. James Physical Education Complex at BSU. Renovations will include installation

TSU Students To Compete As Finalist In Morgan Stanley HBCU Wall Street Exchange Case Competition

By Alexis Clark Four students from theĀ college of business department of economic and finance will be headed to New York next year to compete as finalist in a Morgan Stanley HBCU Wall Street Exchange Case Competition. The students who were selected to advance in the next round of the competition are Leandra Sanchez and Jalen Hatton, who are both seniors studying finance, from Taos, NM, and Columbus, OH. Mylan Townsel, a senior from Memphis, majoring in economics and finance, and Julian Mitchell, a junior from Jackson, MS, also studying economics and finance. Tennessee State University is one of four finalist

There are few Black sexual assault nurse examiners. One university wants to change that.

By Kate Martin The hospital where Sharita Godwin works in central North Carolina doesnā€™t have any Black nurses trained in administering forensic exams to sexual assault victims. Sheā€™s aiming to become the first one. Last week, Godwin joined seven other nurses from across the region at Fayetteville State University, as part of the historically Black schoolā€™s first class for aspiring sexual assault nurse examiners. The program, which took place over a couple of multiday sessions this fall, trained nurses to treat patients in crisis, including collecting forensic evidence for law enforcement and preventing sexually transmitted infections or pregnancy. Godwin, an

UAPB Project SEARCH Takes the Lead

Courtesy of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Earlier this summer, the city of Eudora, a rural community in southeast Arkansas, faced multiple challenges with water consumption. As a result, numerous residents experienced having little to no water and various other complications. Seeing the need, UAPBā€™s Project SEARCH program, along with the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership and the National Pan-Hellenic Council, partnered to deliver 400 cases of water to the city of Eudora. The city of Eudora Mayor, Tomeka Butler, spoke with KATV ABC 7 news in Little Rock about the issue. She stressed the importance of what

LAIKA Studios Brings Marylandā€™s First Stop-Motion Animation Studio to Higher Education

By D. Thompson LAIKA Studios executives are visiting Bowie State today to participate in panel discussions, workshops, and other activities in conjunction with the launch of the first stop-motion animation studio at a college or university in Maryland created through a partnership with the Oregon-based company. Bowie State is the only HBCU in the nation with a stop-motion animation studio. TheĀ all-day stop-motion animation eventĀ will feature Brad Schiff, head of animation, costume designer Deborah Cook and other members of the LAIKA team speaking with students about animation, the studio and their career aspirations. LAIKA is one of the leading animation studios

Jackson State University and Woolpert, partner for $600K expansion of natural disaster research and STEM opportunities

By Kyle Kidd Jackson State Universityā€™s (JSU) College of Engineering, Science and Technology (CSET) recently established a multi-year, three-pronged partnership withĀ Woolpert, an international architecture, engineering and geospatial (AEG) firm. Being one of the first partnerships established between Woolpert and a historically black college and university (HBCU), this unique opportunity serves as a microstudy into the potential relationship between industry leaders, government entities, and universities. Ā ā€œThis is an example of how we continue building upon the tremendous growth we are experiencing in our academic programming,ā€ said JSUĀ President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. ā€œWe are extremely grateful to Woolpert for this investment in

N.C. A&T, Alamance Community College Partner on No-Cost Precision Machining Training

Courtesy of North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityĀ andĀ Alamance Community College (ACC) today kicked off the first Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining training of its kind in North Carolina.Ā Americaā€™s Cutting Edge (ACE), a U.S. Department of Defense program designed to reestablish American leadership in the machine tool industry, provides online and in-person training ā€“ all at no cost. ā€œIndustry demand for machine tool operators, engineers, designers, and entrepreneurs far outpaces our manufacturing workforce supply in the U.S.,ā€ said Aixi Zhou, Ph.D., chair and professor in the Department of Applied Engineering Technology. ā€œAt North Carolina A&T,

Howard University to Offer its Undergraduate and Graduate Students Free Comprehensive Prep for Admissions and Licensure Exams Through New Partnership with Kaplan

Courtesy of the Howard University Newsroom Staff Howard UniversityĀ announced today that it will immediately begin providing all of its undergraduate students with free test prep courses for graduate-level admissions exams, including the GREĀ®, GMATĀ®, LSATĀ®, and MCATĀ®, and free test prep for professional licensing exams including the bar exam, USMLEĀ®, INBDEĀ®, and NCLEX-RNĀ®, for its students enrolled at its graduate schools, through a new partnership with Kaplan. Additionally, all Howard students interested in taking the exams to be a CPA or CFA can also prepare with Kaplan for free. This partnership builds upon Howardā€™s impressive record of achievement in this

Morris College Receives $410,000 Grant from National Nuclear Security Administration

Courtesy of Morris College Morris College received $410,000 from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to commence preparing students for a Plutonium Modernization Program (PuMP) at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C. This funding opportunity will help Morris College enhance the technological infrastructure of the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematicsā€™ STEM Program. Funds will be utilized to acquire new scientific equipment and technology and for upgrading existing equipment used to provide hands-on training and understanding the Plutonium Modernization process. Ten (10) students who participate in this experience will receive scholarships totaling $15,000 per year. Morris College will provide

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