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January 27th, 2023
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      FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Researchers Receive NSF, DoD Grants for Advanced Research Equipment 

      FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Researchers Receive NSF, DoD Grants for Advanced Research Equipment 

      FAMU Professor Awarded National Science Foundation Excellence in Research Grant

      FAMU Professor Awarded National Science Foundation Excellence in Research Grant

      FAMU’s Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative Announces Pensacola Community Forum

      FAMU’s Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative Announces Pensacola Community Forum

      FAMU College of Pharmacy Prints 3D Cornea Using Human Cells 

      FAMU College of Pharmacy Prints 3D Cornea Using Human Cells 

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      FAMU & NBFJA Announce the Launch of the Lola Hampton-Frank Pinder Agroecology Center

      FAMU & NBFJA Announce the Launch of the Lola Hampton-Frank Pinder Agroecology Center

      FAMU Professor Named to Capitol Hill Ocean Week Advisory Committee 

      FAMU Professor Named to Capitol Hill Ocean Week Advisory Committee 

      FAMU CoPPS, IPH Receives $700K Grant to Increase Awareness and Participation of Minorities in COVID-19 Variant Clinical Research Trials

      FAMU CoPPS, IPH Receives $700K Grant to Increase Awareness and Participation of Minorities in COVID-19 Variant Clinical Research Trials

      FAMU Professor Secures $3.5M to Support Wellness of Florida’s First Responders

      FAMU Professor Secures $3.5M to Support Wellness of Florida’s First Responders

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      <strong>FAMU Announces W. Rebecca Brown As CFO/VP Finance and Administration </strong>

      FAMU Announces W. Rebecca Brown As CFO/VP Finance and Administration 

      <strong>Tallahassee Pastor Inspires FAMU MLK Convocation Audience</strong>

      Tallahassee Pastor Inspires FAMU MLK Convocation Audience

       FAMU Physics Ph.D. Graduate Performs Research in Support of the Lawrence Livermore National Ignition Facility 

       FAMU Physics Ph.D. Graduate Performs Research in Support of the Lawrence Livermore National Ignition Facility 

      FAMU Stalwarts Eddie Jackson and Michael Smith Honored at Florida Classic Night of Distinction

      FAMU Stalwarts Eddie Jackson and Michael Smith Honored at Florida Classic Night of Distinction

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      FAMU Announces 2022-2023 David E. and Mary J. Pollard Scholarship Recipient

      FAMU Announces 2022-2023 David E. and Mary J. Pollard Scholarship Recipient

      Three FAMU Students Earn U.S. State Department Gilman International Scholarships

      Three FAMU Students Earn U.S. State Department Gilman International Scholarships

      <strong>Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Invites FAMU College of Law Graduates To Stay Around and Shape the Community</strong>

      Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Invites FAMU College of Law Graduates To Stay Around and Shape the Community

      FAMU Becomes First HBCU to Pilot Google Ad's Shape Co-Lab

      FAMU Becomes First HBCU to Pilot Google Ad's Shape Co-Lab

    • STEM News
      FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Researchers Receive NSF, DoD Grants for Advanced Research Equipment 

      FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Researchers Receive NSF, DoD Grants for Advanced Research Equipment 

      Keysight Technologies Extends Commitment to FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

      Keysight Technologies Extends Commitment to FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

      FAMU-FSU COE Researchers Find New Microwave Technique That Makes Fertilizer More Efficient, Environmentally Friendly

      FAMU-FSU COE Researchers Find New Microwave Technique That Makes Fertilizer More Efficient, Environmentally Friendly

      FAMU Physics Professor Awarded $350,000 National Science Foundation Grant

      FAMU Physics Professor Awarded $350,000 National Science Foundation Grant

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Happening on the ‘Hill’ – FAMU’s Literary Series Features Collaboration with Actress Amandla Stenberg

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Happening on the ‘Hill’ – FAMU’s Literary Series Features Collaboration with Actress Amandla Stenberg

Ross University School of Medicine & FAMU Partner to Increase Physician Diversity in the U.S.

FAMU and Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) announced a new agreement to help more African-Americans attend medical school. FAMU and RUSM are establishing an educational pathway program, making it easier for FAMU graduate school students to study medicine at RUSM.

The RUSM partnership guarantees two FAMU students will be admitted into Ross University School of Medicine. Full tuition and room and board will be provided for the first semester. The partnership will also provide early admission into the medical school and FAMU students will spend their first two years in medical school in Barbados.

FAMU’s Literary Series Features Collaboration with Actress Amandla Stenberg

FAMU’s Department of English and Modern Languages, Student Government Association and the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities presents the2019 Spring Literary Forum Series, Black to the Future II: “The Black Heroic Meme” from February 28 – March 1, 2019 in the Grand Ballroom (1625 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.). View the schedule at FAMUnews.com under Events.

This year’s series is dedicated to the celebration and commemoration of Black heroes: past, present and future. Keynote speaker Sebastian A. Jones is the founder of Stranger Comics and co-author of Niobe: She Is Life with award-winning actress Amandla Stenberg. He will speak at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 1.

The Series, which has brought writers and other talent to FAMU’s campus since 2009, will host special guests from the speculative fiction community—horror, fantasy, science fiction, comic book, supernatural, utopian and dystopian, and Steamfunk— to honor the “Black heroic meme” in the form of public talks, workshops and cosplay.

The two-day event will also highlight area subject matter experts, including Alex Brickler, Ph.D., Maxine Montgomery, Ph.D., Rhone Fraser, Ph.D., and Melinda Michelle.

For times and additional information, visit events at FAMUnews.com or call (850) 599-8697.

President’s Wife, Sharon Robinson, Sounds the Alarm for Women’s History Month 

FAMU’s First Lady Sharon Robinson, who is a healthcare practitioner, is hosting the second annual “Sound the Alarm: Empowering Women to be Champions of Healthy Living,” on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, from 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m., at the FAMU Hansel E. Tookes, Sr. Recreation Center. The event is free and open to the public.

The health fair is designed to raise awareness about the health issues that are impacting women and will include:

  • A health promotion fair featuring healthcare professionals and students from FAMU and across the Big Bend, community partners, movement stations, and health screenings
  • Interactive Activity Sessions
  • Five Giveaways

Throughout the event, community leaders and medical experts will enlighten, encourage and empower women to help them take small steps to stay healthy or start living healthier lives. For more information, contact vernon.bryant@famu.edu or call (850) 599-3413.

FAMU Nursing Graduate Climbs the Ranks at Emory University Hospital Midtown

Karen Shields-Phillips, a FAMU School of Nursing graduate, has been named Vice President of Procedural Areas at Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM).

Phillips has 25 years of nursing experience in various care areas. She brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership, with a primary focus in Peri-Operative Services. She has been employed with Emory Healthcare for more than eleven years in various leadership capacities, including Unit Director at Emory University Hospital Midtown for the Operating Room, Sterile Processing, the Anesthesia Perioperative Clinic (APC), Specialty Director for Peri-Operative Services and the Interim Director for Cardiology Services at EUHM.

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