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Xavier University Awarded $3M Gilead Grant for STEM Equity

Courtesy of Xavier University of Louisiana  Xavier University of Louisiana is one of 13 recipients of the Gilead Foundation’s Creating Possible Fund™, which was launched to support creative and high-impact strategies that advance health through education equity. As one of the nation’s leading Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Xavier continuously seeks to expand opportunities and connections for underserved students, improve its learning environment, and enhance its support systems for students to thrive. The Creating Possible Fund will assist Xavier and other grantees as they further these goals, especially in building a pipeline for Black health leaders.  Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Shared Voices Unites HBCUs & Conservatories in Opera Arts

By Misha Cornelius Shared Voices is a contemporary classical music program for undergraduate and graduate students, which is reminiscent of the rich history and connection between elite Historically Black Colleges and Universities and America’s most preeminent Conservatories. Shared Voices is a year-long program that will bolster collaboration between students and administrators which will lead to a more dynamic and diverse classical vocal arts landscape across the country. Students from Howard University, Fisk University, Morgan State University, and Morehouse College will form musical alliances with The Metropolitan Opera, faculty and students from The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory

Morgan State Tackles Microplastics, Boosts Black Scientists

By Joel McCord For years, the study of environmental sciences has taken place in an overwhelmingly white world. While African Americans make up about 13% of the U.S. population, they receive fewer than 3% of environmental science degrees annually, according to a 2020 Data USA study. Now, officials at Morgan State University, a historically Black institution, are trying to change that. The university was granted $1 million to study microplastics in Chesapeake Bay for the next three years which is an opportunity to train more Black environmental scientists. The study is being done at the Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research

Morehouse Med Students Train in Traditional Siddha Medicine

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine Three fourth year Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Doctor of Medicine students are set to depart on September 24 for a monthlong training in India to learn techniques of traditional Siddha medicine as complementary and alternative medicine. MSM students Ms. Merna Beshara, Mr. George Ibrahim, and Mr. Jason Acheampong will attend classes and shadow Siddha medicine practitioners in the cities of Chennai and Manipal, India. They will be accompanied by MSM Professor of Physiology Rajagopola Sridaran, PhD, who said the program was the first of its kind for medical students from North America. The students plan

ASU, GoDaddy Empower Small Businesses in Alabama Region

By Kenneth Mullinax Alabama State University’s Small Business Development Center is partnering with GoDaddy’s global community and philanthropic program, “Empower by GoDaddy,” to provide support to local small businesses (microbusinesses) in the River Region, via programming, mentorships and networking opportunities. With no cost to selected participants, the next Empower by GoDaddy cohort is scheduled for Oct. 6 – Nov. 10. The program is free for interested small business owners but registration is required and may be obtained by clicking on the site at https://bit.ly/SBDC_MGM_Empower5. Andrea Rogers Mosley, director of ASU’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), explained that throughout 2022, the SBDC

Bowie State Professors Publish HBCU Internship Guidebook

By D. Thompson Over the years, internships have become game changers by helping college students better determine a career path, and the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in their field of interest. A new book by Bowie State University communications professors Karima Haynes and Rochelle Daniel aims to help students navigate the path to successful internships in today’s competitive communications industry. “Communications Internship Handbook: What HBCU Students need to Know” provides students of historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs) with the insight and tools to seek and gain the right internships and perform well during their assignment. The publication

TSU Enhances Campus Safety With New Emergency Call Towers

By Alexis Clark Tennessee State University is moving forward with a three-phased plan to upgrade the Code Blue Emergency towers, also known as call boxes, on campus and in parking lots. The call towers are a part of a safety system that is utilized to call TSU Police Department in case of an incident or emergency on campus. Marleh Green, the Assistant Director of Renovation and Construction for the University, said the upgrades are necessary to continue ensuring campus safety for everyone. “One of the enhancements we are making with the towers … we are putting cameras on them,” Green

Amazon Gives Tuskegee $1.2M for Robotics, Supply Chain Ed

By T. Lee Amazon presented Tuskegee University with $1.2 million to create a partnership that will provide scholarships, create education and training opportunities in mechatronics/robotics, supply chain and logistics, and establish a pipeline for Amazon leadership roles. Amazon executives Mamar Gelaye and Kevin Keck made the visit to Tuskegee University to deliver the award and discuss the new partnership. “Amazon’s contribution allows us to enhance our academic curriculum to provide our students with a foundation in supply chain and logistics for all majors, and a specialty for engineering majors in robotics and mechatronics,” said Provost Dr. S. Keith Hargrove. “This

FSU Students Build AI Startup After NASA Internship Success

Courtesy of Fayetteville State University FSU computer science students Jonathan Soltren, Khali Crawford, Deneen Royal, Antwaun Tune, and Grace Vincent are back on campus after spending the summer working with NASA. A group of Fayetteville State University (FSU) computer science students are back at school after spending the summer working with NASA and are working to create a small business. What’s more, they are taking their experiences to the next level, advancing their work on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and potentially marketing it for commercial use. The students, studying under Sambit Bhattacharya, Ph.D., FSU professor of computer science, participated in

JSU Digitizes Historic Photos with Getty Images Grant

Courtesy of Jackson State University The first image Jackson State University Archivist Darlita Ballard scanned as part of the inaugural Getty Images Photo Archives Grant for Historically Black Colleges was of royalty: A photo of a JSU queen. “We had started putting together photos of the queens in anticipation of an event for the queens,” she said, explaining how that photo kicked off digitizing photos from the archives and making them available for a worldwide audience. JSU is one of four recipients of the $500,000 Getty Images Photo Archives Grant made possible by the Getty Family and the philanthropic organization Stand Together. The program supports

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