November (2017)— Researchers within the Virginia State University’s Agricultural Research Station (VSU-ARS) have received two United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) capacity building grants (CBG) worth more than $800,000. One three-year grant, valued at $416,248.00, was awarded to Dr. Guo-Liang Jiang and his colleagues Dr. Shuxin Ren, Dr. Xu, … Continue reading
November (2017) — Winston-Salem State University’s School of Health Sciences (SOHS) has been awarded a $385,000 research grant to carry out a model diabetes prevention program for high-risk, low-income communities. The long-term goal of the grant – through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities –will be to create a first-of-its-kind network of healthcare intervention … Continue reading
November (2017)— Dr. Elimelda Moige Ongeri, associate professor in the Department of Biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been awarded a $1.42 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of General Medicine (NIGMS) to investigate acute kidney disease initiated by ischemia-reperfusion Injury (IRI), or reduced blood flow … Continue reading
November (2017)–The Leonard S. Washington Memorial Library at Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) will host an Open House Thursday, Nov. 2 to celebrate and showcase its $14-million restoration project. Tours are scheduled throughout the day at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The SUNO … Continue reading
