10/20/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering,
College of Science and Technology
Attorney General Josh Stein awarded a $133,000 Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) to Renzun Zhao, Ph.D., an assistant professor of environmental engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. The funding will support research that explores how dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) found in liquid waste generated from landfills might impact water sources in the eastern part of the state.
10/18/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host a virtual program, “Art and Media: A Conversation with Kennedi Carter,” Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. The inaugural “1900 Lecture” discussion will feature Carter, a renowned photographer and artist who will delve into the intersection of art, fashion and media. Noted actress and author Angela Ray will moderate the discussion.
10/15/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
For nearly six decades, Willie Otey Kay transformed dreams into dresses for generations of Tar Heel brides, debutantes and partygoers. The esteemed Raleigh, North Carolina, designer overcame hardship and transcended racial boundaries to create a successful business. Discover the woman behind the fashion in the exhibit “Made Especially for You by Willie Kay,” at the University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. The exhibit will run through Dec. 1, 2021.
10/12/2021
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College of Business and Economics
The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host Philip Snow on Oct. 21 as part of its fall 2021 Closing Bell Speaker Series.
10/11/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named Robbie Morganfield, Ph.D., interim chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (JOMC). This selection follows his appointment as the Janice Bryant Howroyd/News & Record Endowed Professor when he joined the faculty at North Carolina A&T in 2020.
10/08/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University are hosting a virtual exhibition, “Songs from the Motherland: African Musical Instruments." The virtual exhibit, from North Carolina A&T’s permanent collection, highlights nine unique and significant African instruments. The exhibit is curated by Amy Schwartzott, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts.
10/08/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
The College of Engineering (COE) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is partnering with Cornell University on a three-year $800,000 seed grant funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) initiative. The funding is part of a total NSF investment of $8 million to 10 institutions to support materials research partnerships between minority-serving institutions and large-scale, NSF-supported research centers and facilities.
10/07/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Business and Economics,
College of Engineering
A team at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to implement a digital badge program which seeks to increase the competitive science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skillsets of students entering the transportation workforce and transportation graduate school programs.
10/06/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Beginning Oct. 21, the Theatre Arts program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will present Charlayne Woodard’s autobiographical “Pretty Fire,” a powerful play that embraces and ignites childhood memories. From a favorite rain slicker to Mom's great big breakfasts, to the first day at a new school, everyone has stories about being young and the events and people that shaped who they would become.
09/27/2021
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College of Engineering
Leonard Uitenham, Ph.D., ATP, CFI, a retired professor of chemical engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows, AIMBE’s highest distinction.
09/24/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
Three faculty researchers in the College of Engineering (COE) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University are addressing issues of national security regarding the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions into critical domains – including autonomous vehicles, robots, defense systems, critical battlefield infrastructure monitoring, complex traffic flow management and more. The research addresses the risk of adversarial attacks in the complex network of data in society’s increasing number of modern smart devices, automobiles and financial systems.
09/23/2021
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College of Business and Economics,
Marketing
George Stone, Ph.D., a professor of marketing at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been featured again on WalletHub, a personal finance website.
09/23/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Health and Human Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received a $320,565 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for collaborative research on speech science that could improve the automatic speech recognition systems that are becoming ubiquitous in technology, healthcare and education.
09/22/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
The College of Engineering (COE) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received a four-year, $1.4 million gift to expand the gaming capabilities of the Department of Computer Science (CS) and to create the Zynga Scholars program.
09/16/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University recently announced Jelani M. Favors Ph.D., ‘97, author of the national award-winning and highly acclaimed book “Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism,” has joined the faculty as the Henry E. Frye Distinguished Professor.
09/15/2021
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College of Health and Human Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University announced Elimelda Moige Ongeri, Ph.D., has been appointed interim dean of the John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences, effective Oct. 1. She succeeds Lenora Campbell, Ph.D., who is retiring after leading the Hairston College for five years.
09/13/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is responsible for the safety of 13,500 bridges in the state. According to Ali Karimoddini, Ph.D., associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, each of those bridges, regardless of their condition, is inspected at least once every two years, in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS). That adds up to a lot of time, personnel and money to ensure the safety of North Carolinians and visitors.
09/10/2021
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Student Affairs,
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Text-in-Community (TIC) program has selected attorney and best-selling author Bryan Stevenson’s “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” as the campus read for the 2021-22 academic year.
09/09/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has partnered with institutions across the country to establish the $25 million Science and Technology Center for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS) led by N.C. State University and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The center is a renewable project that will bring together multiple disciplines in a “convergence research approach” to address and reduce not only society’s dependence on phosphate mining, but also the actual amount of phosphorus that impacts our soil and water resources.
09/08/2021
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College of Business and Economics
The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host Ron Everett on Sept. 16 to kick off its fall 2021 Closing Bell Speaker Series.
09/03/2021
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Admissions,
Students
More than 13,300 students are enrolled at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this fall – the largest headcount ever for the 130-year-old university, campus leaders announced today. Those students are the university’s most academically high-performing ever, with an average GPA of 3.8, and average SAT score of nearly 1,100 and ACT score of 21.
08/31/2021
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the nation’s top-rated historically Black university in the new edition of Washington Monthly magazine’s annual national university rankings.
08/30/2021
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College of Business and Economics,
Accounting and Finance
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University student Zorlynn Taylor-Robinson ‘21 has been awarded a $10,000 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year.
08/24/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is playing a critical role in the creation of Athena, a new artificial intelligence (AI) research center led by Duke University and including Yale, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other prominent institutional partners. Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security, Athena is part of a $220 million investment in 11 AI research institutes engaging campuses in 40 states nationwide.
08/06/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University are hosting a new art exhibition, “Finding the Promised Land: Landscape Works by Black Artists from the Permanent Collection.” The exhibit will open Monday, Aug. 9, and run through Friday, Sept. 24.
07/30/2021
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College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Through new articulation agreements, graduates of the sustainable agriculture program at Central Carolina Community College will be able to transfer credits and pursue bachelor’s degrees in agricultural education at North Carolina A&T.
07/29/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
Salil Desai, Ph.D., a university distinguished professor and director of the Center of Excellence in Product Design and Advanced Manufacturing (CEPDAM) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been named a fellow for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
07/22/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
East Dockery, a senior multimedia journalism student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been tapped by NBCUniversal to serve as one of 16 traveling interns for the Tokyo Summer Olympics internship program. NBCUniversal also hired 57 at-home interns, overall representing 26 universities. North Carolina A&T is one of several HBCUs represented, including Howard University, and is joined by North Carolina State and Elon University as North Carolina-based campuses.
07/22/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Alexis Davis, a senior multimedia journalism student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was selected to participate in ESPN’s The Undefeated fifth class of Rhoden Fellows along with five peers from historically Black colleges and universities. The fellowship, a year-long sports journalism training program, provides HBCU undergraduate students with opportunities to cover general and sport-related news for their respective campuses. Davis is A&T’s third fellow, following East Dockery and Donovan Dooley’s participation in 2019 and 2018, respectively
07/16/2021
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Research and Economic Development
In a year in which universities across America struggled to meet the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing and launching new research, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University faculty brought in a record $78.2 million in scientific contracts and grants, a 30% increase over FY2020.
07/16/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
Four recent mechanical engineering graduates from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University won the 2021 Sandia Senior Design Bonanza Best Engineering Design Process award for their senior capstone design. In 2020, the first year that Sandia sponsored the mechanical engineering project at A&T, the seniors were named most innovative.
07/07/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
After a competitive application process, two juniors from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University are making history of their own as recruits for the 2021-22 HistoryMakers Student Brand Ambassador Program. Jonezie Cobb, a political science student, and Theresa Davis-Nathaniel, a political science and elementary education student, join 22 peers from seventeen colleges and universities as official representatives of The HistoryMakers Digital Archives–the nation’s largest African American video oral history collection.
07/07/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a three-year $550,000 grant to Narayan Bhattarai, Ph.D., an associate professor of bioengineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, to research metal-composite biomaterial that will significantly reduce the inflammation and scar formation of wounds, leading to more effective healing for patients. Bhattarai is the sole principal investigator on the grant titled, “Biodegradable Composite Nanofiber Meshes that Contain Degradable Metal Particulates.”
07/06/2021
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College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Through an effort from chancellors and presidents of the 1890s land-grant institutions, House Agriculture Committee Chair David Scott (D- Georgia) introduced legislation to make the 1890s Land Grant African American Colleges and Universities’ Student Scholarships program permanent with a $100 million increase in funding.
07/02/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
On Thursday, July 1, Gov. Roy Cooper visited Halifax Community College to learn more about North Carolina’s first Clean Energy Youth Apprenticeship Pilot and the Halifax Lighthouse Solar Camp. Cooper also met with partners, including Balu Gokaraju, Ph.D., an associate professor and principal investigator leading this the team from A&T’s College of Engineering.
07/01/2021
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College of Health and Human Sciences,
Social Work
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University assistant sociology professor Stephanie Teixeira-Poit, Ph.D., has received the 2021 Hans O. Mauksch Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Sociology.
06/29/2021
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College of Health and Human Sciences,
Social Work
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Jeffrey K. Shears ’90, ‘94, Ph.D., director of the Joint School of Social Work, is featured on WalletHub, a personal finance website.
06/21/2021
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College of Business and Economics,
Marketing
Roland Leak ‘96, Ph.D., MBA, an associate professor of marketing at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has co-curated a series, “The Intersection of Power, Race and Commerce,” in Spark, the online magazine of the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID).
06/18/2021
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College of Engineering
This past week, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Aggie Autonomous Auto (A3) team completed the four-year Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) AutoDrive Challenge in Mcity, Michigan. Throughout the four-year competition, the team converted a standard electric vehicle to level-four autonomy. The team’s success earned N.C. A&T a spot to compete in Phase II of the SAE AutoDrive challenge.
06/16/2021
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College of Education,
Educator Preparation
N.C. A&T has been selected for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program. A&T will serve as a partner institution along with Fayetteville State University and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
06/11/2021
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College of Business and Economics,
Transportation & Supply Chain
Three teams of supply chain management students in North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics earned cash prizes after completing the 2021 International Paper & BoxPlus Case Study Competition.
06/11/2021
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College of Science and Technology,
Biology
Misty Thomas, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology in the College of Science and Technology, was recognized with the Mentor Award by the Council on Undergraduate Research.
06/10/2021
Melissa J. Holloway, J.D., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s general counsel, has been named vice chancellor and general counsel of the university’s newly created Division of Legal Affairs, Risk and Compliance (DLARC).
06/10/2021
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College of Health and Human Sciences
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $1.74 million research grant to study diabetic kidney disease to Elimelda Moige Ongeri, Ph.D., a professor and associate dean for research and innovation at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
06/07/2021
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College of Business and Economics,
Marketing
Three teams of undergraduate marketing students earned cash prizes after completing an inaugural case study competition sponsored by International Paper at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics.
06/01/2021
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College of Business and Economics
Four first-year North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students in the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics have earned a third-place finish in the inaugural Goldman Sachs “Market Madness: HBCU Possibilities” Program case study competition.
05/28/2021
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College of Engineering
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s College of Engineering has received a $1 million investment from the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation.
05/28/2021
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College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s MBA program in Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics is featured in a report about business schools and colleges with better employment rates than Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
05/20/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
The Center for Energy Research and Technology (CERT) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received three grants totaling more than $500,000 to bolster regional energy-efficient building construction and cost savings in low-income communities hardest hit during the pandemic.
05/17/2021
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College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
The USDA NIFA has awarded a $1.1 million grant to North Carolina A&T to help improve the recruitment, retention and graduation of diverse students in the food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences and related STEM fields.
05/13/2021
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College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics is partnering with Synchrony on the company’s Education as an Equalizer initiative.
05/12/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
Numan Dogan, Ph.D., a professor of computer and electrical engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was awarded U.S. Patent No. 10,985,699 titled “Differential Constructive-Wave Oscillator (DCWO).” His former student, Göker Ariyak, Ph.D., is named co-inventor.
05/04/2021
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College of Engineering
The eighth annual College of Engineering Senior Design Expo at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University took place virtually on April 29, showcasing student talent and innovation. The event displayed the culmination of the students’ undergraduate careers in engineering and computer science.
04/30/2021
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named Patrick McPhail Martin, Ph.D., as the new interim director of the Center for Outreach in Alzheimer's, Aging and Community Health (COAACH).
04/28/2021
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College of Engineering
The tenth College of Engineering (COE) Graduate Research Poster Competition came down to the wire this year and resulted in the first-ever three-way tie for runner up in the Ph.D. category. The marquee annual event is a showcase of talent of COE students studying in the eight master’s and five doctoral programs at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
04/28/2021
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College of Engineering
Five teams competed in the Spring 2021 College of Engineering (COE) Freshman Innovation Challenge at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. The challenge showcased the talent of first-year COE students and their accumulation of knowledge learned during their first semester.
04/23/2021
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Research and Economic Development
The Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity Research, Outreach and Education (CREO) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will virtually launch its Cybersecurity Forensic Hub for Women on Monday, April 26 at 4 p.m. This launch comes on the heels of INTERPOL’s commitment to join forces with the Coalition Against Stalkerware in addressing the increase in domestic violence and technology abuse cases during the COVID-19 lockdown.
04/21/2021
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College of Business and Economics,
Marketing
The professional sales program offered by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics is rated among the best for 2021, according to the Sales Education Foundation (SEF).
04/14/2021
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College of Health and Human Sciences
In recognition of their many contributions to their alma mater, North Carolina A&T will name its College of Health and Human Sciences after John R. and Kathy R. Hairston ‘75.
04/12/2021
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College of Engineering,
College of Science and Technology
Not even a pandemic could hinder the talent at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the College of Engineering’s fifth hackathon, and second held virtually. One of the spring semester’s marquee events, HACKNCAT The Remix, boasted 22 teams consisting of over 100 competitors from the College of Engineering and College of Science and Technology, representing six undergraduate programs.
04/12/2021
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College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Shengmin Sang, Ph.D., a professor of functional foods and human health at N.C. A&T’s Center of Excellence for Post-Harvest Technologies at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, has been awarded two grants totaling nearly $1 million from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
04/12/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The CAHSS at North Carolina A&T will virtually host acclaimed documentary filmmaker Shalini Kantayya on Tuesday, April 13, as she discusses her thought-provoking film, “Coded Bias,” released on Netflix.
04/09/2021
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Research and Economic Development
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women made up approximately 29 percent of the manufacturing workforce in 2020. Data show this trend has been consistent over the last five decades, seeing a peak at 33 percent in 1990. The Center of Excellence in Product Design and Manufacturing (CEPDAM) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University recently launched a new academy to recognize and further enhance support of women faculty and students in the field.
04/09/2021
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College of Business and Economics
The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the nation’s No. 1 graduate business school at a public historically Black college or university, according to U.S. News & World Report.
03/25/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University will host a virtual program, “African American Women as Artists and Activists” on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 6 p.m. The discussion will feature artists Sunny Gravely Foushee and Virginia Holmes and will delve into the impact that art with a social justice theme is becoming a major component for today’s movements including Black Lives Matter. Noted actress and author Angela Ray will moderate the discussion.
03/19/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will open its in-person exhibition, “Freedom Ship: The Works of Curtis James” on April 1, 2021 to run until June 30, 2021. The exhibition features 18 works by James that illustrate the 2006 children’s book, “Freedom Ship” by Doreen Rappaport. The story is based on the life of Robert Smalls, an escaped slave who piloted the slave ship, Planter, carrying other escaped slaves to freedom past the confederate battleships in Charleston, South Carolina. The exhibition was made possible through the generous art donation by Texas businessman Arthur Primas, who donated 35 works of art, including works by James and Bryan Collier.
03/12/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
As the global community marked the anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, students in their first semester multimedia storytelling course at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University produced a series of audio public service announcements designed to persuade their peers across campus to continue wearing masks, frequently washing hands and social distancing.
03/12/2021
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College of Engineering
From the corridors of McNair Hall pre-pandemic, to the screens on Zoom, mechanical engineering senior Joshua Burnell is known as a student leader at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University who has strived to positively impact his department, college and university throughout his undergraduate academic career.
During the celebration of National Engineers Week at A&T’s College of Engineering (COE), Burnell was selected as the 2021 Namaskar winner for his leadership, professionalism and his level of academic success. COE awards this distinction annually to a graduating senior, highlighting the importance of excellence in engineering and to encourage students to strive for excellence in their endeavors.
03/05/2021
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College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics is among the nation’s “Best Business Schools for Women 2021,” according to College Consensus.
03/05/2021
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College of Business and Economics,
Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Alfredo Romero, Ph.D., has been chosen to serve on The Wall Street Journal’s monthly Economic Forecasting Survey group.
03/04/2021
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Academic Affairs
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received $250,000 from British-based beer and spirits maker Diageo to establish an endowment fund.
03/02/2021
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
Yeoheung Yun, Ph.D., a bioengineering professor at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was awarded $1.43 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a functional mini-brain model in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease (AD). According to the Alzheimer’s Association, AD affects more than 6 million Americans and is the most common cause of dementia.
02/26/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
KeShawn Sanders, an alumnus of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was selected as one of three inaugural first place winners of Target’s HBCU Black History Month Design Challenge. He received a $1,500 cash prize, an Apple MacBook Pro, the opportunity to engage Target senior design leaders, an Adobe Creative Cloud two-year membership as well as his winning design featured on T-shirts and tote bags available for purchase on Target’s Black Beyond Measure website.
02/25/2021
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College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has entered a three-year partnership with Charlotte-based Direct ChassisLink Inc. to provide scholarship support, internship and other opportunities to the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics.
02/19/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Lauren Mitchell, a journalism major at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, is the only student from a historically Black university to be awarded a summer 2021 internship at The Washington Post.
02/17/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, will open the virtual exhibition, “Rosa: The Works of Bryan Collier” highlighted by a virtual program on Feb. 24 at 6 p.m., featuring Collier. The artist will discuss his work as an acclaimed artist and African American children’s book illustrator. The virtual program will be facilitated by noted actress and author, Angela Ray, and is free and open to the public through registration.
02/16/2021
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College of Business and Economics,
College of Engineering
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students Amanda Gray, Aliyah McCray, Felicia Park, Patrick Stanley, Miles Staton and Erica Thompson participated in the 2021 Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting, which was held online Jan. 5-8 and 25-29.
02/11/2021
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College of Engineering
The College of Engineering (COE) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University joins multiple regional universities in announcing Cisco’s commitment to strengthen computer science participation, enrollment and engagement, especially within the cybersecurity discipline.
02/10/2021
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College of Business and Economics,
Marketing
George Stone, Ph.D., a professor of marketing at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been featured on WalletHub, a personal finance website.
02/10/2021
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College of Engineering
Abdelkarim Suleiman, a junior studying computer engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, first used an oscilloscope in a lab during his sophomore year. He used the equipment to calculate the voltage and wave lengths of different circuits.
02/09/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is hosting a new art exhibition, “Behind the Veil: Portraiture in African American Art.” Featuring works from A&T’s permanent art collection, the on-site exhibition will be available until March 26, 2021.
01/14/2021
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College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is joining NBC Universal News Group and 16 academic institutions across the nation in the newly-launched NBCU Academy, a journalism training and development program for four-year university and community college students.
NBCUniversal News Group announced the $6.5 million, multi-year partnership today, enhancing its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion by creating pathways for storytellers in underrepresented groups.
12/28/2020
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College of Engineering
The newly renamed Department of Computational Data Science and Engineering (CDSE) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is changing more than just its name. The updated master’s program, now called Data Science and Engineering, and the updated doctoral program, Computational Data Science and Engineering, both offer new courses and focuses relevant to the future of engineering disciplines.
12/28/2020
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College of Science and Technology,
Biology
According to a 2018 Pew Research Center analysis, Blacks represented only 9% of employees in STEM-related fields. One study has also shown that Black and Hispanic students either transfer or drop out of these programs at higher rates than white students. Researchers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University are addressing these challenges by developing an assessment tool to measure historically Black colleges and universities students’ science capital and leverage the information to create strategies that enhance their motivation and retention in STEM.
12/28/2020
The pandemic highlights disparities in access, including access to technology for young students who were thrust into remote learning. In response, leaders at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University established a virtual STEM academy for the summer and academic school year and provided laptops to 60 students at Allen Middle School after receiving a $50,000 COVID-19 relief grant from Verizon.
12/22/2020
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College of Health and Human Sciences
According to the Centers for Disease Control, adults living with diabetes are at an increased risk of experiencing severe illness or complications when exposed to COVID-19. The disease is the seventh leading cause of death in the country and disproportionately affects minority ethnic groups and economically disadvantaged populations. Type 2 diabetes is driven by the obesity crisis. Obesity prevalence is especially pronounced in many Southeastern states, including North Carolina.
The North Carolina Diabetes Research Center (NCDRC), a consortium comprised of Wake Forest University, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Duke University, hosted a successful virtual workshop for faculty members from academic research institutions in North Carolina and surrounding states during Diabetes Awareness Month. The focus of this year’s workshop was “Addressing Diabetes-related Health Disparities in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” N.C. A&T leads the NCDRC Enrichment Program, which organized the workshop.
12/18/2020
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College of Business and Economics,
Transportation & Supply Chain
Supply chain management students in North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics spent their fall 2020 semester producing analytical solutions for a business challenge posed by Shell Oil Co.
12/18/2020
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College of Business and Economics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s MBA Program is among the nation’s top 10 for best value in 2021, according to College Consensus.
12/17/2020
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College of Business and Economics,
Transportation & Supply Chain
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics students Kiana Williams and Patrick Stanley presented their research during the Southeast Regional University Transportation Center (UTC) Conference hosted by Florida Atlantic University.
12/17/2020
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College of Health and Human Sciences,
Kinesiology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s nationally recognized Department of Human Performance and Leisure Studies has been renamed the Department of Kinesiology.
12/17/2020
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College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Environmental Defense Fund and CAES held a virtual signing ceremony to formalize an internship program that has been operating for three years to develop future environmental leaders.
12/09/2020
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College of Engineering
The College of Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received a $3-million investment from Dominion Energy Foundation to increase student workforce readiness in the power and energy sectors.
11/30/2020
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Research and Economic Development
To identify strategies for enhancing the undergraduate research enterprise, the University of North Carolina (UNC) System has awarded $35,000 to a team of researchers from N.C. A&T, Winston-Salem State University and Fayetteville State University.
10/23/2020
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College of Education,
Educator Preparation
The College of Education at N.C. A&T and WSSU College of Arts, Sciences, Business and Education will hosted a collaborative town hall addressing the mirrored implications of racial trauma and systematic oppression on educator and educator preparation programs.
10/16/2020
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College of Engineering
Janelle C. Mason, a North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University computer science Ph.D. candidate, recently interviewed 2019 Abel Prize winner, Karen Uhlenbeck, Ph.D., as part of the eighth Heidelberg Laureate Forum. The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which Mason shared with Jacqueline Godoy Mesquita, Ph.D., a professor of mathematics at the University of Brasília in Brazil, resulted in a humbling and well-deserved experience.
10/12/2020
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College of Health and Human Sciences
This year has been rife with tensions and tragedies around race and social justice. Between protests for justice, and the health disparities laid bare by COVID-19, the need to address health and healthcare-related inequalities cannot be overstated. The College of Health and Human Sciences is answering this call by hosting in a two-day virtual symposium on Nov. 12 and Nov. 13 for A&T faculty, staff and students, faith communities in Guilford, Rockingham and Alamance counties, partners at Cone Health and NC Action Coalition, and community members. The goal of this year’s symposium is to generate a robust discussion on prevention, health behaviors, healthcare experiences and best practices for moving forward.
09/30/2020
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Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a five-year $7.5 million renewal grant to support the ongoing work of the Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC) program, benefitting in part research at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN).
09/30/2020
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College of Engineering
Hyoshin “John” Park, Ph.D., assistant professor of computational data science and engineering (CDSE) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was recently awarded a patent to solve traffic congestion using optimized relocation and placement of portable sensors.
09/18/2020
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College of Engineering
A team of undergraduate, graduate and faculty researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University won a highly competitive $449,052 grant from the Department of the Navy’s HBCU/MI program to collaborate with the Navy on improving radio frequency (RF) communication systems. The research will use gallium nitride (GaN) device technology to create smaller and more efficient solid state-based RF amplifiers.
09/17/2020
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College of Engineering,
College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University joins IBM’s newly established collaboration today with 13 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to equip students pursuing quantum computing careers. The IBM-HBCU Quantum Center is a multi-year investment, and A&T’s proven strengths in ground-breaking STEM research and academic rigor resulted in the university’s selection and designation as one of five HBCU leading quantum research centers in the partnership.
09/10/2020
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College of Engineering
Oluchi Chukwunyere, a senior computer science student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been selected as a 2020 Astronaut Scholar, becoming the university’s first recipient since 2008.
09/08/2020
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College of Engineering
An interdisciplinary research team at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received $550,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a Testbed of Connected Autonomous MicroTransit Vehicles. This funding is in addition to the $235,000 contribution from A&T’s College of Engineering (COE), Downtown Greensboro Incorporated (DGI) and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), for an overall investment of $785,000.
09/07/2020
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College of Health and Human Sciences
A research team in the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has won a $300,000 planning grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to bring citizen science to the A&T community.
08/31/2020
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College of Science and Technology
Checo J. Rorie, Ph.D., interim chair of the Department of Biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, along with professors at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and UNC-Chapel Hill, created The Biology of Cancer: Exploring the Role of Race, Class, and Socioeconomics in the Underserved and the Underrepresented, a semester-long course that primarily introduces HBCU students to cancer research, treatment and public health topics. The live webinar series is free and open to any major as well as the general public and will feature presentations from cancer biologists, physicians and other public health experts and specialists.
08/12/2020
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College of Science and Technology
Evidence of global warming continues to accumulate, including some of the hottest weather on record and increases in greenhouse gas accumulation and carbon dioxide concentration, according to the international 2019 State of the Climate report, released worldwide today.
08/05/2020
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College of Science and Technology
The SciTech Scholars second annual Summer Bridge program will kick off Aug. 6, 2020 and end Aug. 13, 2020. This program is intentionally designed to help the new cohort of SciTech Scholars acclimate to the STEM life in college.
08/04/2020
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College of Science and Technology,
Applied Engineering Technology
Aixi Zhou, Ph.D., P.E., chair of the Department of Applied Engineering Technology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been named a 2020 Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) Fellow. Zhou, an SFPE member since 2008, was selected along with only eight other members in recognition of their achievements in the field and outstanding contributions to society. Since its inception in 1950, the international organization has named only 322 fellows out of its 4,700 members.
07/30/2020
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College of Health and Human Sciences
Lenora R. Campbell, Ph.D., dean of the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS), has been named a member of the newly established Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental, and Health Equity Task Force.
07/22/2020
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College of Science and Technology
To learn more about the impact service learning, course-based research experiences (SL-CURE) can have on students, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $238,214 to researchers in the College of Science and Technology (CoST) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. The funding will support a collaborative research project across multiple institutions to study a hybrid course designed to influence students from various disciplines and their perceptions, interests and motivations to pursue careers in STEM and research.
07/13/2020
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College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
A study led by Jianmei Yu, Ph.D., a research associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, evaluated whether the protease treatment of peanuts will have an impact on the oxidative stability during storage. Yu’s previous study showed this treatment was more effective than others in reducing the allergen content of peanuts.
07/07/2020
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College of Health and Human Sciences
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 grant to an interdisciplinary team at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to study the psychosocial determinants of successful remote learning among students from N.C. A&T and other public HBCUs. The faculty team consists of investigators with complementary expertise: lead principal investigator Adrienne Aiken Morgan, Ph.D. (psychology), Anna Lee, Ph.D. (psychology), Stephanie Teixeira-Poit, Ph.D. (social work and sociology), Jeannette Wade, Ph.D. (social work and sociology), Smriti Shrestha, Ph.D. (statistician, nursing), and Christopher Doss, Ph.D. (electrical and computer engineering).
07/06/2020
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College of Engineering
Stephanie Luster-Teasley, Ph.D., chair of the civil architectural and environmental engineering department at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, received awards from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and Michigan State University (MSU), where she earned her M.S. in chemical engineering and Ph.D. in environmental engineering. Luster-Teasley, an N.C. &T alumna, won the ASEE Environmental Division Service Award and was recognized by MSU with the 2020 Civil and Environmental Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award.
06/22/2020
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Academic Affairs
The Office of Undergraduate Research and the ADVANCE Institutional Transformation (IT) project at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University developed a two-part online workshop series for approximately 25 N.C. A&T and Elizabeth City State University faculty members. The series, “CURE-M: A Novel Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Institute with Culturally Responsive Mentor CRM) Training,” was funded by a UNC System Undergraduate Research Program grant.
06/18/2020
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College of Engineering
Oluchi Chukwunyere, a rising senior studying computer science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been selected by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities as a 2020 HBCU Competitiveness Scholar. Chukwunyere is among 44 students selected from 33 HBCUs nationwide to receive the initiative’s highest honor based on academic achievements, campus leadership, civic engagement and entrepreneurial spirit.
06/05/2020
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Research and Economic Development
The Division of Research and Economic Development (DORED) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University recognized seven faculty members for research contributions to their respective fields. A panel of 15 faculty members considered 29 researchers and selected winners based on rigorous criteria. The winners will receive stipends and plaques to recognize their achievements.
06/03/2020
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College of Engineering
Graduating mechanical engineering students from the College of Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University achieved distinction for developing the ‘most innovative design’ at the 2019-2020 Sandia National Laboratories Senior Design Bonanza. This is the third year of competition and second in which N.C. A&T participated.
05/15/2020
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College of Science and Technology
The College of Science and Technology (CoST) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University selected 26 incoming freshmen to join the second cohort of SciTech Scholars for the 2020-21 academic school year. The SciTech Scholars Enrichment Program provides two-year renewable merit- and need-based scholarships to high school seniors who plan to study chemistry, physics, mathematics or electronics technology.
05/08/2020
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Academic Affairs
Tonya Smith-Jackson, Ph.D., senior vice provost for academic affairs at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been appointed to the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Board of Science, Technology and Innovation.
05/06/2020
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Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering
The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) honored its spring graduates virtually in its second annual Celebration of Excellence event on May 1. Approximately 100 participants joined to support and recognize the culmination of their graduate studies and notable accomplishments during their time at JSNN.
05/05/2020
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Academic Affairs,
Students,
Family & Consumer Sciences,
Community and Rural Development,
Agriculture and Natural Resources,
4-H and Youth Development,
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences,
Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education,
Animal Sciences,
Family and Consumer Sciences,
Natural Resources and Environmental Design
North Carolina A&T has received a $752,632 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for undergraduate food and agricultural sciences scholarships.
05/05/2020
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Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering
Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering master’s student Kendall Dawkins has been named a recipient of the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowship. Dawkins will begin the Ph.D. program at JSNN this fall.
04/30/2020
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College of Engineering,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Researchers in the College of Engineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received an $810,000 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR) collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve reliability by studying real-time fault diagnosis of self-driving vehicles.
04/28/2020
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College of Health and Human Sciences
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Disease (NIDDK) at the National Institutes of Health awarded $5.7 million to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and three North Carolina Diabetes Research Center (NCDRC) consortium partners. The award will support shared technological infrastructure for advancing innovative diabetes research and fostering interinstitutional collaborations in North Carolina.
04/24/2020
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Academic Affairs,
College of Education
N.C. A&T has tapped Washington State University administrator and professor Paula Groves Price, Ph.D., as the next dean of the College of Education (CEd).
04/22/2020
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College of Science and Technology,
Physics
David Vermillion, a graduating physics student and Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC) cadet at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been selected to join the U.S. Space Force (USSF), a newly-established branch of the Armed Forces. The military service is responsible for organizing, training and equipping forces as a means to protect U.S. and allied interests in space.
04/14/2020
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College of Engineering
An interdisciplinary team led by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received a four-year, $8 million award from NASA to address traffic congestion by developing, testing and eventually deploying air passenger taxis as a supplemental means of transportation.
04/08/2020
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College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences,
Animal Sciences
For more than a decade, Jenora Waterman, Ph.D., has led students and research at N.C. A&T in animal science, specifically functional genomics. This year, Waterman, an associate professor of functional genomics in the CAES, is N.C. A&T’s honoree for the UNC System’s Board of Governors (BOG) Award for Excellence in Teaching.
04/01/2020
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Alumni
As universities shutter campus doors across the nation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aggies are opening their hearts and their wallets to help current students meet basic needs.
03/30/2020
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College of Science and Technology,
Built Environment
The online Bachelor of Science in Geomatics program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been ranked No. 3 in best value, according to Guide to Online Schools’ 2020 Best Online GIS Degrees.
03/10/2020
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Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering
Manish Sharma, Ph.D., an alumnus of the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN), received the 2020 Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools (CHBGS) ProQuest Dissertation Award at its 50th Annual Conference March 5 in Birmingham.
03/03/2020
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College of Engineering,
Computational Science and Engineering
Larkin Folsom, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, knows a thing or two about transportation. After all, he makes an hour-long commute from his home to the campus for his studies.
02/28/2020
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College of Science and Technology
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University hosted 34 Verizon Innovative Learning program mentors and directors Feb. 21 as part of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship’s (NACCE) Mentoring Professional Development Institute.
02/24/2020
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College of Science and Technology
The College of Science and Technology (CoST) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will engage Guilford County students in hands-on STEM activities beginning Monday, March 16, during its 2020 SciTech Week.
02/20/2020
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College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
More than 250 industry partners, Extension agents and farmers from across the state came to the campus of North Carolina A&T on Feb. 11 to learn the latest tips and information for growing industrial hemp during the university’s first Hemp Conference.
02/19/2020
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College of Engineering
Rashmi Kumari, a chemical engineering major at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been recognized as the 2020 Namaskar Award winner during the annual Engineers Week reception and banquet on Feb. 18.
02/17/2020
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Research and Economic Development,
College of Engineering
A new patent from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will improve nondestructive evaluation methods for subsurface aircraft defects. The patent, “Normalized Defect Characterization of Pulse Thermographic Nondestructive Evaluation,” was awarded to mechanical engineering professor Mannur J. Sundaresan, Ph.D., and his former advisee, Letchuman Sripragash, Ph.D.
02/10/2020
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College of Engineering
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University received $50,000 from Downtown Greensboro, Inc. (DGI) that will go toward prototyping and deploying two self-driving shuttles. The funds will be allocated to the newly established North Carolina Transportation Center of Excellence in Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology (NC-CAV) at N.C. A&T’s College of Engineering (COE).
01/21/2020
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College of Engineering,
Computational Science and Engineering
Oluchi Chukwunyere, a junior majoring in computer science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, is the first Aggie selected to participate in Google’s most recent effort to increase diversity in the classroom and the workplace.
01/17/2020
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students Tyler Huggins, Joseph Smith and Kiana Williams have been named to the prestigious Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP).
12/31/2019
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College of Health and Human Sciences,
Social Work
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students Mervin Brandy and Samira Foster are interning at public libraries in Guilford County to apply their education toward serving the community.
12/18/2019
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Research and Economic Development
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has named a Clemson University administrator and researcher its new vice chancellor for Research and Economic Development. Eric Muth, Ph.D., is associate dean for research and graduate studies and a professor of psychology at Clemson. During his tenure as associate dean, he also served as chair of the university’s Intellectual Property and Conflict of Interest committees.
11/25/2019
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Students
Six North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students gained a unique perspective recently through the Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute
11/25/2019
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is returning to the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl for a third straight year after thrashing archrival North Carolina Central 54-0 during Senior Day on Saturday at BB&T Stadium and claiming a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) regular season championship.
11/19/2019
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Academic Affairs,
Employees,
Students,
College of Business and Economics
Ninety-five students, faculty and staff members of the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics (CoBE) volunteered during First Book’s Literacy Day at Doris Henderson Newcomers School for International Children on Friday, Nov. 15.
11/18/2019
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Academic Affairs,
Students
The Weaver Foundation has committed $1.5 million to establish the H. Michael Weaver Endowment in International Programs at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
11/15/2019
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Student Affairs,
Athletics,
Students,
Community and Rural Development
When the Deese Clock Tower at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University transitions into a decorative holiday display, it’s an indication that the university is gearing up for its annual holiday giving celebration, Winter Wishes in Aggieland.
11/11/2019
Nominations for the 2020 Human Rights Medal awarded by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University are being accepted through Nov. 30, 2019.
10/04/2019
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Students,
Chancellor’s Speaker Series
From the moment Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. took the stage at Harrison Auditorium for the Chancellor’s Speaker Series, “Love the Skin You’re In,” Oct. 3, student engagement was intense and consuming. From Martin’s comments regarding his experiences dealing with the effects of colorism to the daily experiences of guest panelists Laverne Cox, Shaun Ross and Amber Riley, the conversation was informative and transformational.
