Fayetteville State University (FSU) will receive $8.2 million over the next seven years for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). GEAR UP is funded by the US Department of Education and the purpose of the program is to prepare middle and high school students for college through academic preparation programs. GEAR UP …
The College of Education at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been awarded a $1.7 million grant to increase the number of professional mental health counselors who serve rural communities in North Carolina. The award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will support the project, “Enhancing Behavioral Health and Primary …
A program that helps low-income and first-generation students is growing thanks to a $1.6 million federal grant. TRIO Programs at NC State will institute the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program to help students who wish to pursue their doctorates. The program, which officially begins Sunday, focuses on first-generation students, students with limited resources and …
A new online program launched this semester by ECU’s College of Nursing is poised to help the region address its shortage of mental health care professionals. Graduates of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program will earn a Master of Nursing Science (MSN) degree or a post-master’s certificate as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. According …
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) broke ground on a $53.3 million sciences building during a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 15. “We’ve been waiting for this building for a very long time,” said Elwood L. Robinson, WSSU’s chancellor. “I know many of our science faculty have been waiting for it, and they are elated and delighted because …
Dylan McNamara, associate professor and chair of the UNCW Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate ways public policies will affect both economic decisions and the coastal environment. McNamara will lead an interdisciplinary team of researchers from seven universities — from geomorphologists to …
Dr. Shengmin Sang, a food scientist with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has received another patent for compounds comprising aspirin and ginger derivatives that have shown promise for preventing and treating cancer. This patent supplements a patent Sang received in 2015 for other novel aspirin-derived compounds. “N.C. A&T is working with Dr. Sang …
ECU, NC State, N.C. A&T and UNC Greensboro join prestigious NSF I-Corps program The University of North Carolina as a system has championed innovation and new start-ups for years, and four constituent institutions – East Carolina University, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University of North Carolina at …
The National Science Foundation, through a major research instrumentation program grant, awarded the College of Arts and Sciences’ Dewel Microscopy Facility at Appalachian State University $562,842 for a new scanning electron microscope (SEM). The SEM contains detectors that allow for rapid, detailed analysis of materials and make Appalachian’s microscope the only one of its kind …
Six UNC system students learn leadership skills through internship program What’s the summer like for a Marian Drane Graham Scholarship winner? Very, very busy. This year’s recipients – selected from the University of North Carolina’s 16 incumbent campuses – spent six weeks working in a state agency, meeting members of North Carolina’s Congressional delegation in …