N.C. A&T kicks off 125th Anniversary of Second Morrill Act Celebration 

N.C. A&T kicks off 125th Anniversary of Second Morrill Act Celebration  by Laurie Gengenbach
One hundred twenty five years ago, educational history was made when the U.S. Congress passed the Second Morrill Act of 1890, authorizing the establishment of land-grant universities to serve African Americans in the then-segregated Southern and border states. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is joining the nation’s other 18 historically black land-grant universities in organizing a slate of events to celebrate 125 years of providing access to all citizens through education, research, and Cooperative Extension outreach. N.C. A&T Celebrates 125th Anniversary of Second Morrill Act. A lecture on the legacy of achievement by these 19 historically black institutions, and North Carolina A&T State University’s place in that pantheon, kicks off a celebration of the 125th anniversary of this legislation. “125 Years! The 1890 Universities Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” a lecture by Dr. M. Ray McKinnie, an associate dean in the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, is scheduled for 6-7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Academic Classroom Building, Room 101, on the N.C. A&T campus. A&T graphic & Photo:  An early biology laboratory at what was then Agricultural and Mechanical College, Greensboro (around 1899). From the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington. Reportedly displayed as part of the American Negro exhibit at the Paris Exposition of 1900.

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The 2013 Triangle Business Journal rankings  ranked North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University fifth overall,  2nd in UNC System, in overall highest starting salaries for graduates of all North Carolina universities.   
  NC A&T is consistently 3rd in Sponsored Research Funding  since 2005 among the 14 Higher Education constituent Institutions in the UNC System.
 

125 Year of Providing Access and Enhancing Opportunities

 

N.C. A& T State University is where a Sharecropper's Son received the foundation to touch the face of  God #

The Completive Edge: North Carolina A&T State University is again expanding its graduate-level cybersecurity program.   David Arneke

"Job opportunities are abundant; the White House cites estimates of the demand for cybersecurity workers growing 12 times faster than the overall job market"

N.C. A&T will work with 12 other historically black colleges and universities and two national laboratories to dramatically grow the workforce of professionals, researchers and academics prepared to lead the nation’s defense against cyber attacks.
The project will be funded by the federal Cybersecurity Workforce Pipeline Consortium, a program to spark interest

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in cybersecurity in students from elementary school to graduate school. The $25 million, five-year program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration. A&T will be involved at the master’s and doctorate levels. Graduates from the other colleges and universities will study and conduct research at A&T. Research will focus on cyber-identity protection and privacy in addition to cybersecurity in general. Link
 
N.C. A&T RESEARCHERS TARGET MORE EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF ADVANCED BIOFUELS
An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has launched a five-year project to make the production of advanced biofuels more efficient and affordable.
The NSF CREST Bioenergy Center’s goal is to make biomass a more viable source of renewable energy by developing the basic science and technology that will make energy conversions more efficient and costs more affordable. The center is conducting fundamental research toward the development of advanced thermochemical biomass conversion technology to produce liquid transportation fuels and hydrogen. The $5 million project is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program. “Biobased industries present tremendous opportunities for agriculture and energy independence, but to be sustainable, they must rely on non-food sources, and therefore, they present major technical and logistical challenges which require coordination between government, private industry and research institutions,” says center director Dr. Abolghasem Shahbazi, an A&T professor of biological engineering in the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
Community Engagement: National Black HIV/Aids Awareness Day
NC A&T participated in National Black HIV/Aids Awareness Day on February 7, 2015, marking the 15th year for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) - a national HIV testing and Treatment community mobilization initiative targeted at Black in the United States and the Diaspora. The NBHAAD founded in 1999 as a national response to the growing HIV and AIDA epidemic in African American Communities leverages a national platform to educate, bring awareness, and mobilize the African American community. 
 
NBHAAD has four key focus areas which encourage people to:   get educated about HIV and AIDS; get involved in community prevention efforts; get tested to know their status; and get treated to receive the continuum of care needed to live with HIV/AIDS. Contact Ms. Brandy Baldwin  besafe1415@gmail.com    Video
FIRST TECH Challenge (FLL) State Championship Tournament
North Carolina A&T State University’s College of Engineering will host the FIRST TECH Challenge FLL)  State Championship ceremony will begin at 10:45 a.m. in Corbett Sports Center.  Over 32 teams of middle and high school students grades 7-12, from across the state will compete using a sports model.  Tournament Saturday, February 14, 2015. The opening   Video
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