Public HBCU Good News
STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES AWARDED $50,000 BREAST CANCER GRANTThe Central Virginia Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure has awarded the VSU Student Health Center a second, $50,000 grant to continue funding its PEAM (prevention, education, access and mammograms) breast cancer awareness and prevention program.
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BOWIE STATE PARTNERS WITH EPA TO PROVIDE STUDENT, FACULTY OPPORTUNITIES
Bowie State University (BSU) President Mickey L. Burnim signed a five-year agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend an existing partnership that will provide academic and practical experience opportunities for BSU students through internships, mentoring programs and research projects.
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EQUIPMENT HEIGHTENS EXPERIENCES OF AAMU STUDENTS, ENGINEERS
State-of-the-art equipment provided through a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) will provide Alabama A&M University students and electrical engineering professors some unparalleled research experiences. The new $350,000, three-in-one equipment is housed in a nearly half-million dollar device characterization laboratory built from scratch by Dr. Mohammad Alim.
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A&T RECEIVES $3.5 MILLION FOR NANOENGINEERING RESEARCH
Three North Carolina A&T State University nanoengineering professors at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) have been awarded research grants totaling $3.5 million. “The Department of Nanoengineering is off to a fast start in research,” said Dr. James Ryan, dean of the JSNN. “Competing successfully for $3.5 million in research funding in the department’s first year and a half of operation is a tribute to both the quality of these researchers and the value of their work.”
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TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT WINS ENGINEERING RESEARCH AWARD
Tennessee State University junior Samba Fall has been selected as a Research Award Winner at the 2012 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) leadership conference. The Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) leadership conference is held annually to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of minority STEM professionals worldwide.
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY JOINS THE WASHINGTON RESEARCH LIBRARY CONSORTIUM
Howard University and the Washington Research Library Consortium are pleased to announce that Howard University has joined the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC), a collaborative partnership of major universities in the Washington, D.C. area to share library collections and information technology.
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