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ASU Researchers Awarded NIH Grant to Advance AI in Cancer

By Hazel Scott Under a collaborative research opportunity, Alabama State University Cancer Biology Research and Training  (CBRT) researchers have received a  pivotal one-year $73,942 pilot grant from the National Institute of Health’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD). The pilot is led by the University of North Texas in partnership with Pennsylvania State University, Savannah State University and Alabama State University. “We are excited to receive this pilot funding that provides steppingstones for a bigger opportunity in the near future for faculty and students. The data science and the analysis of available cancer

Morgan State Leads Policing Study With $500K NSF Grant

Courtesy of Morgan State University Morgan State University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct hands-on studies of “situational policing” techniques and their impact on citizens living in Baltimore neighborhoods. The concept of situational policing refers to adapting policing style and strategy to the type of neighborhood where police are fighting crime. The study will involve participatory action research, a method in which community members work as partners with the research team to help collect and process data used to create the desired change. The three-year project is a partnership between Morgan

TSU Expert Urges Vaccines Amid Flu, COVID, RSV Threat

By Emmanuel Freeman The U.S. is facing a potential triple threat of flu, COVID-19, and RSV or Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and a Tennessee State University infectious disease expert is calling on individuals to get immunized, as the surest way to avoid serious illness or long-term hospitalization. Dr. Wendelyn Inman, professor and director of the public health program in the College of Health Sciences, warns that the flu, COVID-19 and RSV are highly contagious respiratory infections caused by different viruses, with flu activity increasing in October and peaking between December and February. “Get your flu shots and get vaccinated for COVID-19

Coppin State Awarded $3.7M to Boost Teacher Diversity

By Robyne McCullough Coppin State University has received a $3.7 million Teacher Quality Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will be used to support Coppin’s Pathways to Professions (P2P) initiative over the next five years. The P2P program aims to increase teacher diversity while also boosting student success in high-needs urban and rural schools across Maryland. “The Pathways to Professions Program builds upon the foundation of Coppin State University as a destination for training and cultivating quality educators, who then go on to shape the minds of our young people,” said Coppin State University President Anthony

Tuskegee Gets $1M Clif Bar Endowment for Organic Farming

Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee announced it had received a $1 million endowment from Clif Bar & Company, The funds will support the advancement of organic agriculture and farming practices through the University’s College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences (CAENS). With this investment, Tuskegee University becomes the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to receive a Clif Bar endowment and is the fifth recipient in the company’s $10 million program to support organic research at land grant universities. This endowment is also being matched by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), a non-profit organization that builds public-private partnerships to fund research

Spelman Awarded $5M Google Grant to Boost Women in STEM

Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College announced a $5 million grant from Google.org, Google’s charitable arm, to the College’s Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM (Center of Excellence) to support the development of a comprehensive data dashboard that will help shape the narrative of the impact of Black women leading, working and studying in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The dashboard will also scale to include the impact of women who are Indigenous and Latina. This is the largest single grant that Google.org has awarded to support a project focused on women of color in STEM.

Howard Launches Center for Journalism & Democracy

By Sholnn Z. Freeman The Center for Journalism & Democracy opens at Howard University in Washington, DC. Founded by Nikole Hannah-Jones, the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Journalism, the Center is the first-of-its-kind academic center committed to strengthening historically-informed, pro-democracy journalism.  “More than a year ago, I came to Howard University with a vision to create a space for veteran and budding journalists to hone their craft and respond to our increasingly threatened democracy. Today, we officially launch the Center for Journalism & Democracy, and hold our inaugural Democracy Summit to showcase our philosophy that democracy not only guarantees a free press

JSU Highlights Importance of Voting Ahead of Midterms

By Anthony Howard The 2022 midterm election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Although presidential elections attract a greater amount of attention, political experts say the midterms can be more or equally as important as the nation’s largest political race. Two major determinants of the midterm are the two chambers of Congress: The U.S Senate and the House of Representatives. During a typical midterm, about one-third of the seats in the 100-member U.S. Senate are up for grabs. Additionally, so are all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Every two years, each seat in the House of

Albany State Revamps Career Services With New Initiatives

By Nykira Ross The Albany State University (ASU) Office of Career Services remains committed to student success and is implementing new enhancement initiatives during the fall semester. The initiatives include a new career resources platform, classification checklists, signature events, and more.   Career Services’ revitalization is spearheaded by the new director, Dr. Julie Francis-Pettway. Dr. Pettway, an ASU alumna (‘97, sociology), has over twenty years of experience working in career services. “Albany State University provides a strong foundation to help students achieve their dreams. I am proof of the University’s commitment to student success, and now it is my time to give

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