(JACKSON, Miss.) — U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson will join Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, the NAACP and other luminaries at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, as they explore the trillions of stimulus dollars allocated or being proposed for COVID-19 relief and other appropriations.The event, which will
New data provide clearest picture to date of how costly and common STIs are in the U.S. New data published by the CDC estimate that on any given day in 2018, 1 in 5 people in the U.S. had a sexually transmitted infection (STI). The
The CDC Foundation has entered a cooperative agreement with Jackson State University, providing $420,000 to develop a marketing campaign this fall to reduce and prevent the disproportionate COVID-19 transmissions among African Americans ages 18-29 in Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties. These three counties have experienced
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Classes have officially resumed at Tennessee State University with enhanced COVID-19 safety measures to ensure the safety of students and the campus community. For the first two weeks August 1731 all classes will be online. Following that, students will have
HAMPTON, Va. – (August 3, 2020) – Hampton University Assistant Professor, Dr. Rupak Dua, was recently awarded a Research Initiation Award for $300,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF). As additive manufacturing has become an attractive option for the development of customized implant of polyether
(JACKSON, Miss.) — A $475,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will further JSU’s research with water-soluble iron oxide nanoparticles that aims to understand the fundamental principles for delivering timed-released dosages of medicines such as chemotherapy while not destroying healthy cells and reducing side effects.
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) today announced partnerships with the nonprofit Testing for America to support historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in their COVID-19 testing plans for students, faculty, and
DOVER, Del. – COVID-19, and its social distancing requirements have not stopped the Ph.D. and Ed.D pursuits of Delaware StateUniversity’s doctoral candidates. Over the last two months, 13 doctoral candidates have successfully conducted virtual dissertation defenses remain on track to be awarded their doctorates. In
By TMCF Medtronic Foundation Commits to First-of-Its-Kind National Partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and to Minneapolis with Support of the Northside Achievement Zone, People’s Center Clinics & Services, Among Others Medtronic Plans Day of Action for Racial Equity Progress to Help the More
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University is leading a partnership with the University of Kentucky and XLerateHealth, a national award-winning startup accelerator, to launch a program that helps advance and commercialize innovative human health-focused ideas from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The program is
