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Morehouse Wins 5th HCASC National Title, Earns $75K Grant

By Morehouse College Morehouse College, the nation’s only college dedicated to educating and developing men of color, emerged as the national champions of the 33rd Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), the premier academic competition for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and one of Honda’s largest and longest running philanthropic initiatives in the United States. The final round win against Kentucky State University and earn Morehouse the top prize of a $75,000 institutional grant. The Morehouse team bested more than 300 students representing 64 HBCUs from across the country in this year’s challenge, bringing the College’s total HCASC championship titles

FAMU Awarded $707K FDA Grant for COVID-19 Equity Trials

By Andrew Skerritt Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health (CoPPS, IPH) has received a $707,000 research grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The one-year grant, “COVID-19 and Health Equity Clinical Trials,” will focus on identifying the significant gaps in local communities that contribute to the low enrollment of racial and ethnic minority populations in COVID-19 clinical trials by developing and evaluating a community-based targeted strategy to improve enrollment. It will also provide clinical research training for 30 minority health care providers and workers in Jacksonville, Tampa, and Tallahassee. “In

WSSU Leads Nation With Mental Health OT Certification Program

Courtesy of Winston-Salem State University Occupational therapy involves the use of assessment and intervention to develop, recover, or maintain the meaningful activities, or occupations of individuals. All-to-often though, a key tool is missing for occupational therapists: mental health training. And mental health is a primary disrupter of one’s day-to-day life. Winston-Salem State University is on a mission to change that deficiency in the training of occupational therapists. In 2019 WSSU introduced a one-of-a-kind mental health concentration program in occupational therapy to aid the challenges occupational therapists face treating clients with mental health issues. The Master’s level Mental Health Concentration Program

Tichina Arnold, BSU Tackle Scams with Gabriel Crypto App

Courtesy of Bowie State University Tichina Arnold, award-winning actress and co-star of the CBS hit sitcom, The Neighborhood, visited Bowie State University’s Performing Arts Center on March 25 to speak about Gabriel Crypto, a newly developed app that protects individuals from spam calls or phishing. Each year spam calls account for people losing personal information, financial assets, and peace of mind.  Bowie State University graduate students in the Department of Computer Science are conducting research to improve the speed of detecting new spam and ensuring the Gabriel Crypto App functions on an I-phone. Gabriel Crypto users receive payments in Bitcoin

DSU Students Win First Sodexo Magic Cooking Competition

Courtesy of Delaware State University It was a battle between a duo of undergraduates and a team of a master’s degree student and an Ed.D. candidate. They fought with parring knifes, spoons, skillets, and a variety of food ingredients. The undergraduates won. The battleground was the Conrad Hall dining hall where first-ever Sodexo Magic Cooking Competition took place, organized by a DSU undergraduate student in partnership with Sodexo Magic, the University’s current food provider. The April 6 competition was between the undergraduate duo of Crystal Lacy, a senior computer science major from Accokeek, Md., and Langston Staton, a sophomore mass communication major from

UMES Students Gain Global Insight in Dominican Republic Trip

Courtesy of University of Maryland Eastern Shore UMES’ Richard A. Henson Honors Program and the School of Pharmacy teamed up during spring break 2022 for an experiential learning trip to the Dominican Republican. Led by faculty members Dr. Yen Dang (pharmacy) and Dr. Michael Lane (Henson program director), eleven students spent the week of March 19-26 working with the National Environmental School in Jarabacoa. Surrounded by four major rivers in the Central Mountain Range, Jarabacoa in Spanish translates into “land of water resources,” according to the Dominican Republic’s tourism office. The region is known agriculturally for its strawberries, coffee, pimento

Claflin’s Tijuana Hudson Leads With Vision and Purpose

By Daa’iyah Fogle The recent groundbreaking ceremony for Claflin’s new student center symbolizes the reimagining of the campus landscape and University President Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack’s focus on creating innovative programs and providing impactful services that will benefit the campus and Greater Orangeburg communities. Among those playing a vital role in helping Warmack fulfill his vision isTijuana Hudson, Claflin’s first-ever female vice president for fiscal affairs andchief financial officer. In addition to managing the University’s finances,Hudson reviews facility designs, secures local, state, and federal funding, and tracks the progress of construction and renovation projects. Since February 2021, Hudson has worked on financing

Taraji P. Henson to Deliver 2022 Howard Commencement

By Misha Cornelius Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, president of Howard University, announced today that alumna and Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actress, filmmaker, philanthropist and entrepreneur Taraji P. Henson will serve as the 2022 Commencement orator during the 154th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Henson, who was recently appointed by President Joe Biden to join the White House HBCU Initiative advisory board, will address the Class of 2022 and their families, University trustees, officers, faculty, staff and alumni. Howard University will confer upon Henson the honorary doctorate of humane letters. “It is with great pleasure that the Howard University community

Clark Atlanta, GFA Partner to Boost Film Industry Careers

By Clark Atlanta University Georgia Film Academy (GFA) today announced it is expanding to partner with Clark Atlanta University to offer Introduction to Film and Television Production to university students. The course will be offered during the 2022 fall semester and will be held at GFA’s facility at Trilith Studios. It is the first class of the Academy’s 18-credit hour certification program for film and television production. Through topical lectures, hands-on learning and equipment demonstrations, students will understand film production organizational structure and job responsibilities as well as protocols within various film crafts. Clark Atlanta is the first private institution

Savannah State Honors 935+ Top Students at 2022 Convocation

Courtesy of Savannah State University Savannah State University (SSU) will recognize the academic achievements of more than 935 students during the Annual Honors Convocation Ceremony on the front lawn of the Kennedy Fine Arts Center, Thursday, April 14 at 9:30 a.m. Exceptional students from the university’s four colleges – College of Business Administration, College of Education, College of Sciences and Technology, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences– will be awarded. The ceremony will also highlight the Faculty and Staff Excellence Award recipients and will include special recognition for the Board of Regents Academic Achievement Award honoree. “This is the first time

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