By Kelvin Childs Howard Universityās clinical research capabilities received a boost with aĀ grant from the Novartis US Foundation, which will establish a Clinical Trial Center of Excellence on its campus. Involving African Americans and other minority populations in studies for the development
Courtesy of the University of the District of Columbia Dr. Lawrence T. Potter, Jr., Chief Academic Officer of the University of the District of Columbia, announced the launch of a new initiative and certificate program created in response to the unsettling rise
Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee University and UC Berkeley recently announced the Berkeley-Tuskegee Data Science Initiative, a multi-year partnership to develop curriculum and collaborative research opportunities for students and faculty at both institutions. On June 21,Ā Charlotte Morris, president of Tuskegee University, met
The San Jose Sharksā three-month search for a general manager ended with a barrier-breaking hire as the team made longtime NHL forward Mike Grier the first Black GM in league history. āIt means a lot to me,ā Grier said at hisĀ introductory
Courtesy of Savannah State University Savannah State University (SSU) has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for $3.1 million to continue theĀ Upward Bound programĀ for an additional five-year period beginning June 1, 2023. Savannah State Universityās Upward Bound program
By Hazel Scott/ASU An interdisciplinary team led by Dr. B.K. Robertson,Ā professor of Microbiology andĀ director of Graduate Programs and EnvironMentors in the Department of Biological Sciences at Alabama State University, has received a one-year $125,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.Ā The grant was
TheĀ RaidersĀ have hired Las Vegas attorney Sandra Douglass Morgan to be their new team president, as she becomes the first Black woman to hold that title for an NFL franchise. Morgan, who was born in Las Vegas, comes to the Raiders after previously
Written by Howard University Newsroom Staff Sprout Social, an industry-leading provider of cloud-based social media management software, today announced a $100,000 annual contribution to theĀ Howard University School of BusinessĀ for the creation and management of aĀ Center for Digital Business, as well as related
Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College plans to send more women of color into the gaming industry. The nationās premier liberal arts college for African American women just got a helping hand with a $300,000 three year grant from the Unity Charitable
By Coppin State University Coppin State University will now offer its Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education Human Development program online. The program, which focuses on educating children during their earliest stages of development, uses theory, content, and strategy to prepare
