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FVSU Grad Student Wins Award for Peanut Toxin Nano Sensor

Courtesy of Fort Valley State University Fort Valley State University graduate student Amber Davenport is surpassing goals and making a name for herself in the science world. Her poster presentation on nanotechnology secured a third-place win at the 11th annual hybrid conference of the American Council for Medicinally Active Plants (ACMAP) at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico this summer. Nanotechnology is an emerging scientific field that impacts food and agricultural systems. This innovative technology manipulates matter on the nanoscale (about 1 to 100 nanometers) to produce new structures, materials and devices. The biotechnology major is using her research

Four Shaw Students Named Stanford Innovation Fellows

Courtesy of Shaw University Four Shaw University students participated and completed training as University Innovation Fellows, a global program housed at Stanford University that empowers student leaders to increase campus engagement with innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity and design thinking. Shaw students Louichard Benjamin, Exercise Science: pre athletic training, 2025; Marc Brown, Computer Science, 2025; Janell Odom, Biology, 2024; and Tamara Wood, Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice, 2024, completed the program during the fall 2022 semester. “Higher education needs student leaders engaged from the get-go,” said Humera Fasihuddin, co-director of the University Innovation Fellows program. The University Innovation Fellows program

JSU’s Trenity Usher Crowned Miss Black Mississippi USA

By Kyle Kidd Jackson State University junior Trenity Usher was recently crowned Miss Black Mississippi USA. According to their website, the scholarship pageant is the official state preliminary for the Miss Black USA Scholarship Pageant. “It has been an honor to be a part of this journey. I worked hard to present the best version of myself on competition day,” says Usher, who credits her work ethic and grit toward her prized outcome. “I didn’t know what the competition was going to be like, but I realized I was truly motivated, and this was something I really wanted to do. It was

Howard, Neutrogena & Bailey Sisters Team Up for Yardfest

By the Howard University Newsroom staff In celebration of homecoming weekend, Howard University has announced that it will team up with Neutrogena® and its brand ambassadors Chloe and Halle Bailey to bring an unforgettable experience to the university’s renowned Yardfest event, taking place Friday, October 21. In the spirit of making its dermatologist-backed skincare products and skin expertise more accessible to those of all skin types and tones, Neutrogena will pop up at Yardfest with its first-ever “The Skin Lab by Neutrogena” – a destination for product education and sampling suited to the needs of students’ lifestyles and skin types. The Skin Lab will

Kimberly Wimbish Joins Hampton University Journalism Faculty

Courtesy of Hampton University The Hampton University Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications welcomes Kimberly Wimbish, an accomplished public relations professional known locally as a PR “star,” to its teaching staff. Kimberly Wimbish will serve as an adjunct professor and teach “Principles of Public Relations” and “PR, Campaigns, & Media Brand Marketing.” She also will serve as the faculty advisor for the Hampton University public relations student society of America and Brand 757, the journalism and communications school’s student-run PR agency. “We are thrilled to have Ms. Wimbish join our teaching team,” said Julia A. Wilson, dean of the Scripps Howard

TSU, Tennessee Titans Expand Partnership With ONE Community

By Alexis Clark As the Tennessee Titans continue their long-standing partnership with Tennessee State University, on Thursday the team officially announced the launch of their Impact Program, ‘ONE Community.’ The platform includes multi-faceted programs that reach many of Nashville’s most underserved communities with a focus on three areas – Opportunity, Neighborhoods, and Education. TSU is one of 16 local and regional organizations that is a part of the community benefits platform. “TSU is excited about the expansion of our partnership with the Titans and the opportunities students will gain to be successful through internships and employment with the team,” said Tennessee State

Dr. Camara Jones Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Courtesy of Morehouse School of Medicine  Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is proud to announce that Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, PhD, MPH, an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Dr. Jones is a senior fellow at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, both located at MSM. She is currently serving as Leverhulme Visiting Professor in Global Health and Social Medicine at King’s College London. The NAM said Dr. Jones was recognized for contributing novel insights about the epidemiology of health disparities

JCSU Honors Golf Legend at Charlie Sifford Cup Event

Courtesy of Johnson C. Smith University Johnson C. Smith University had the distinct honor of hosting the Charlie Sifford Centennial Cup at Quail Hollow Country Club on Monday. “It’s amazing when you can be a part of the first of anything,” said men’s golf team member Isaiah Trollinger ’24. “To be a part of the first Charlie Sifford Centennial Cup and to have it in my home state of North Carolina is something that makes me excited.” Though the excitement of the game came on Monday, the event kicked off Sunday with a welcome reception for the six teams competing,

Howard Launches Cybersecurity Awareness Month Campaign

By Jarrett Carter Howard is launching its National Cybersecurity Awareness Month campaign for the University community. The campaign will give all end users at Howard useful information on how to spot potential attacks through phishing, tailgating, and other network intrusion tactics, in the hopes of building stronger digital citizenship at the institution. This comes a little more than 13 months since Howard University experienced a historic attack on its technological infrastructure. Howard University’s Enterprise Technology Services division continues its strategy to bolster resilience and recovery in its daily operations. “We have come a long way since last September,” says Olga

Bowie State Hosts Food Day on Smart Agriculture & NASA Grant

By D. Thompson Bowie State University’s 9th Annual Food Day, set for October 27, will highlight Smart Agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay region and the university’s research in hydroponics and aquaponics technology to help meet the challenges of a potential worldwide food crisis fueled by drought and global climate change. Bowie State research is also moving beyond planetary limits with the recent award of a $1 million grant from NASA to conduct research on how gravity and spaceflight affects plant growth and development. BSU researchers in the Department of Natural Sciences are growing kale in hydroponic and simulated microgravity environment to

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