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Over the next five years, leaders at historically Black Meharry Medical College will partner with community stakeholders in Nashville, Tennessee; Detroit, Michigan; and San Bernadino, California to address the cities' disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular disease.

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Compared to White Americans, Black Americans are less likely to trust the information provided by medical professionals and scientific literature regarding genetic medicine, which could be contributing to their underrepresentation in genetic research.

Beginning in the upcoming Spring 2026 semester, South Carolina State University will offer three bachelor's degrees in computer science, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering, as well as a master's degree in cybersecurity.

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

The Morehouse School of Medicine is the latest institution to join the Neuroarts Academic Network. The interdisciplinary initiative aims to advance the emerging field of neuroarts, which explores how creative expression can improve health and well-being.

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Bonham, former acting director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, has been named president of Meharry Medical College's Diaspora Human Genetics Institute, where scholars are currently working to build the largest African ancestry genomics research database. Bonham will also direct Meharry's Center for Bioethics, Social, and Behavioral Research.

Beginning in the upcoming spring 2026 semester, Clark Atlanta University, Morgan State University, Spelman College, Texas Southern University, and Xavier University of Louisiana will participate in a new program to improve sustainability practices on HBCU campuses and train the next generation of leaders in clean energy.

“Agriculture accounts for one-fifth of [North Carolina's] gross domestic product,” said Antoine Alston, associate dean of academic studies for NCA&T's College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. “This industry is going to require individuals with the knowledge, skills, and disposition to understand the market...”

Currently teaching as a distinguished professor of psychology at the University of California, Irvine, Dr. Thayer is known for his research on how stress and emotion impact the heart-brain connection.

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

According to a new report from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Black PAs are less than four percent of all PAs working in primary care. Only three out of the top 25 PA specialties have a PA workforce that is at least 5 percent Black.

“This program opens new pathways for discovery, equity, and leadership in medicine and research,” said Dana Williams, dean of the Howard University Graduate School. “The cross-disciplinary work of our students will shape the next generation of physician-scientists and biomedical innovators.”

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

For the past three years, Dr. Nwariaku has served as an endowed professor and chair of the department of surgery in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah. Earlier, he spent over two decades on the faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

“At Morgan, we are steadfast in our commitment to conducting research that not only advances science but also transforms communities,” said President David K. Wilson. “These new NSF investments in Morgan ingenuity, resourcefulness, and inventiveness underscore our ascendency as a leading urban research university — one that produces solutions to society’s greatest challenges while preparing the next generation of innovators.”

Dr. Wilson's research confronts how industrial practices, pollution, and climate change disproportionately affect the health of people of color and residents of low-income neighborhoods.

Through this new partnership, eligible Charles R. Drew University students are guaranteed admission into the medical degree program at American University of Antigua College of Medicine.