NSF Awards ASU Grant Totaling Nearly $1 Million

January (2017)—The NSF recently notified the University of the award of a $998,773 grant to conduct cutting-edge training and research for its HBCU Research Infrastructure Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE)  program. The HBCU-RISE project’s goals are to train Ph.D. students in multidisciplinary research in the emerging areas of nanobiotechnology, nanobiomaterials and tissue engineering. The grant also … Continue reading →

‘Model student’ named American Political Science Minority Fellowship Program Fellow

January (2017) —Jasmine C. Jackson, a senior political science major at Jackson State University, has been named as a 2017-2018 American Political Science Association (APSA) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) Fellow. “When I was informed I had been selected as an APSA Fellow; I was overjoyed. Being an APSA Fellow is an honor that I do … Continue reading →

Central State University President Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond Among the Top Ten Most Influential HBCU Presidents in 2016

January (2017)—Central State University President Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond has been named one of the Top Ten Most Influential HBCU College Presidents in 2016. The national recognition, which acknowledges Dr. Jackson-Hammond’s transformative leadership of the University, is from HBCU Digest, a publication dedicated to covering historically black colleges and universities. The recognition caps a year of … Continue reading →