A team of talented Alabama A&M University students will represent the University at the 10th Annual Black Enterprise BE Smart Hackathon, taking place November 5–8 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Hosted by Black Enterprise, a premier multimedia company, and presented by American Airlines, the
A team of talented Alabama A&M University students will represent the University at the 10th Annual Black Enterprise BE Smart Hackathon, taking place November 5–8 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Hosted by Black Enterprise, a premier multimedia company, and presented by American Airlines, the event’s main sponsor, the four-day coding competition brings together 310 students from 43
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Entergy Texas proudly announces the six recipients of its Power Your Future Scholarship, an initiative that supports students pursuing eligible technology majors at select Historically Black Colleges and Universities and minority-serving institutions across the Gulf South. “These scholarships do more than support education—they help shape the future workforce that will lead our industry and help
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The Trump administration announced it is launching a new program that will allow Americans to share personal health data and medical records across health systems and apps run by private tech companies, promising that will make it easier to access health records and monitor wellness. More than 60 companies, including major tech companies like Google, Amazon and Apple
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A new immersion program hosted by the Newhouse School in Los Angeles offered students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) an opportunity to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence, media and storytelling. The HBCU AI Immersion Experience drew 18 students for the daylong event on July 12 at the Syracuse University Dick Clark Los
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Clark Atlanta University is partnering with IBM SkillsBuild to help aspiring developers build their AI skills competencies, providing the next generation of leaders with the necessary tools to thrive in the job market. Addressing the AI skills gap Generative AI has the potential to widen the racial economic gap in the United States by $43
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As universities across the country sign lucrative contracts with artificial intelligence companies, faculty members are being left out of critical decisions that directly impact their work and student learning, according to a new report from the American Association of University Professors. The report, “Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions,” released in July, surveyed approximately 500 AAUP members and
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As tech companies grapple with the glaring underrepresentation of Black professionals in STEM fields, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are not waiting for change—they’re engineering it. Through bold partnerships, innovative programs, and community-rooted strategies, HBCUs nationwide are becoming launchpads for the next generation of tech talent. In Alabama, Cherisse Stokes is at the forefront of
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Virginia State University students were the only participants from a Historically Black College or University to compete in the prestigious 2025 NASA Lunabotics Challenge last month, reinforcing VSU’s growing reputation in STEM education. From May 20 to 22, 15 students from VSU’s College of Engineering and Technology traveled to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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Five journalism and mass communications students attended a two-day conference in Atlanta focused on empowering the next generation of HBCU journalists by providing access to industry leaders, hands-on training and groundbreaking discussions on the future of media. “The conference opened my eyes to the real grind behind the scenes in this field. It was a
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The advancement of video game multiplayer experiences receives essential transformation from technological advancements in machine learning programming. Academic research which was previously limited to scholars now forms the core element for creating multiplayer environments that provide real-time reactions according to player movements. Virtual games created through artificial intelligence implementations in multiplayer development share a new
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