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JSU Professor Awarded $509K NSF Grant for Race & Trauma Study

By Rachel James-Terry Political Science Professor D’Andra Orey, Ph.D., has received a $509,000 multi-year grant from the National Science Foundation. Orey serves as the principal investigator. Funds will be used to explore the intersection of race, exposure to trauma and politics on urban residents compared to individuals residing in rural areas. Partnering institutions include Mississippi Valley State University, the University of Michigan and the University of Arkansas. “The grant is intended to help facilitate mutually beneficial relationships and research between faculty and students by partnering with other schools,” says Orey. “Together, we intend to explore the mental duress caused through

CLC Director Michelle Personette to Step Down After 20 Years

By Andrew Skerritt, Florida A&M University and Florida State University announced today that Michelle Personette, the executive director of Tallahassee’s Challenger Learning Center (CLC), will step down on Feb.  3, 2022. Personette has led the center, which is the K-12 STEM outreach facility of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, since 2004. Prior to that, she served as its communications and development manager, beginning in 2001. During her two decades at the CLC, Personette has become well-known as the face of STEM outreach in the state capital and has led the center past several notable milestones. She has grown the CLC’s

12 FAMU Students Join Goldman Sachs HBCU Finance Program

Written by Florida A&M University A dozen Florida A&M University (FAMU) students were selected to participate in the Goldman Sachs Market Madness: HBCU Possibilities Program this spring. The FAMU students, who were among more than 500 applicants, will participate in an immersive, semester-long crash course in key financial concepts. FAMU students will join students from 11 other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including Alcorn State University, Delaware State University, Fisk University, Hampton University, Howard University, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, North Carolina A&T State University, Prairie View A&M University, Spelman College and Texas Southern University. “We are extremely excited

FSU Chancellor Wins National Award for Veteran Support

By Fayetteville State University Darrell T. Allison, Fayetteville State University, Chancellor was named the William Pearson Tolley Champion for Veterans in Higher education award winner by Student Veterans of America (SVA). The annual award is given to university leaders across the country who excels in providing innovative and creative management strategies, demonstrates excellence in leadership in supporting military and veteran students.  In this case, Chancellor Allison was recognized for making a difference at Fayetteville State University (FSU). Chancellor Allison is also working to broaden FSU’s reach with targeted student populations, providing more effective outreach, services, and resources to adult learners

Jackson State Reaffirms High Research Activity Status

by Jackson State University Jackson State University has received reaffirmation in the category of “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity” based on the latest evaluation by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.   The 2021 reaffirmation reflects the university’s commitment to elevate its research and empower academic excellence and outreach as part of our mission to positively impact the community. During the past fiscal year, the Division of Research and Economic Development has garnered $54.4 million in research awards, including more than $11 million from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to establish the RCMI Center for Health Disparities Research. Also,

DSU Wins NIH Grant for RNA Mutation Repair Research

Written by Delaware State University A Delaware State University scientist has received a research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his work in developing novel protein/RNA interactions, and their incorporation into a technology capable of fixing adverse RNA mutations. Dr. Brian McNaughton, a Senior Fellow in the University’s Delaware Institute for Science and Technology, has been awarded a three-year, $438,000 NIH-R15 research grant for his project entitled “Evolved RNA Recognition Motifs for Therapeutic and Gene Editing Applications.” Dr. McNaughton – who first came to Del State in January 2020 – has been working over the last few years on

TSU Partners with Smithsonian to Preserve Black History

Courtesy of Texas Southern University Texas Southern University is one of five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to partner with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to support University museums and archives. The five-year project will enhance TSU’s ability to care for and share archives that tell the story of African Americans and their essential role in American culture and history. It also includes internships, training and a traveling exhibition of artifacts from the Universities’ collection. “Texas Southern University is proud to partner with The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture

Howard Magazine Wins 3 Folio Awards for Excellence

Written By the Howard University Newroom The Office of University Communications is pleased to announce that Howard Magazine won three 2021 Folio: Eddie and Ozzie Awards this Fall. The Folio Awards are run by Folio, a New York-based business magazine focused on trends in the publishing industry, and bring together some of the best publications around the country and the world. The nominations were announced last August, and the awards ceremony took place on October 14, 2021. Magazines and newsletters in print and digital from all segments were recognized for their writing and design, including consumer, business, industry, nonprofits, universities and more.

TSU Builds $75M Modern Dorm to Boost Student Living, Growth

By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University officials say a new 700-bed ultra-modern residence hall scheduled to open in the fall is indicative of TSU’s growth and desire to create a better living and learning environment for students. With growing enrollment and the need for new facilities, officials say the building will play a major role in recruitment efforts, as well as facilitate socialization and engagement, and provide an atmosphere for academic success. It is part of several planned and ongoing construction projects, including a new Health Sciences Building that was recently dedicated. “The university is undergoing a renaissance of sorts,”

Howard Reopens Art Gallery With African-American Masterworks

Written by Howard University Newsroom staff In honor of the reopening of the Howard University Gallery of Art, after a two-year closure due to COVID-19, the galleries of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts will feature a selection of African-American masterworks, including recent acquisitions from the Ronald W. and Patricia Walters, Lois Mailou Jones and James A. Porter collections. Among the artists included are 19th-century landscape painters Robert S. Duncanson and Edward Mitchell Bannister; neoclassical sculptor Edmonia Lewis; and leading 20th-century artists, such as Henry O. Tanner, Aaron Douglas, Hale Woodruff, Jacob Larewnce, Archibald Motley, Charles White, Augusta

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