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Students

Jackson State Students Develop Groundbreaking ‘Smart Mat’ for Diabetics

Four engineering students from Jackson State University have developed an innovative device that could have far-reaching effects.

January 10, 2016

African-American

NAACP’s Leader Seeks to Tap into Energy of Youth

Cornell William Brooks is helming the civil rights organization at a time when the group is grappling with how to connect to younger activists while maintaining its historic mission.

September 16, 2015

Students

Higher Ed Community Mourns Loss of ‘Hero to Many’

Higher education administrators are mourning the loss of one of their veteran colleagues — Dr. James A. Hefner — who blazed an admirable trail in nearly half a century of service as provost of two institutions, president of two universities and adviser to scores of colleagues along the way.

September 1, 2015

African-American

Verizon Invests in STEM Education for Black Males

Executives from Morgan State University and the Verizon Wireless Foundation announced a new partnership Tuesday in Baltimore aimed at exposing minority males to STEM via HBCU campuses.

July 14, 2015

African-American

Jackson State Launches State’s First School of Public Health

Jackson State University is moving forward with long-held plans to establish Mississippi’s first-ever school of public health.

May 18, 2015