Meharry approved for $1.4 million PCORI research award for diabetes study

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) awarded $1.4 million to Meharry Medical College toward a study of motivational treatment strategies for African-American women with Type 2 diabetes living in the Southeastern U.S.   According to the PCORI website, the funding is part of a $25 million allocation to fund 10 new studies examining effective ways … Continue reading →

ECSU Awarded $1 Million to Fight COVID-19

June 15, 2020— Elizabeth City State University has been awarded $1 million in COVID-19 funding from the N.C. Policy Collaboratory at UNC-Chapel Hill. The UNC Board of Governors announced the partnership during today’s Committee on Historically Minority-Serving Institutions (HMSIs) meeting. The N.C. Policy Collaboratory will award $6 million to the UNC System’s six HMSIs. According … Continue reading →

ECSU Receives $5 Million in CARES Act Funding

 June 4, 2020— Elizabeth City State University has been awarded more than $5 million in CARES Act funds for student financial aid relief and institutional support. The CARES Act funds have been issued to universities across the country while campuses navigate challenges that sent students home to finish the spring 2020 semester during the COVID-19 … Continue reading →