North Carolina Central University and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke have announced an inaugural bioprocessing training to help students and residents prepare for entry-level positions in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
Read More
North Carolina A&T has landed a $5.8 million from the National Institutes of Health to create a genomics educational hub that will provide new educational and research opportunities for undergraduate and master’s students who are historically underrepresented in biomedical sciences. Shaw University, N.C. Central and Winston-Salem State also will participate.
Read More
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has partnered with Momentum, a Durham-based tech to offer a job training program in software engineering as a part of NCCU’s Digital Equity Leadership Program. This program aims to provide residents from eligible anchor communities in Durham with opportunities to bridge the digital divide. Participants in the program can gain coding skills for software engineering and software quality assurance and information systems development. This program is funded by the National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program.
Read More
North Carolina Central University student entrepreneur Jahmir Hamilton won $2,500 in cash and first place at a pitch contest sponsored by PNC on Friday.
Read More
Editor’s note: LimeLight is a regular feature from WRAL TechWire offering another means of publishing noteworthy news. Be sure to check out more LimeLight worthy news at this link. +++ DURHAM – Davidson College, Duke University and North Carolina Central University, in collaboration with MCNC, on Wednesday announced that the newly-created North...
Read More
Two North Carolina Central University English professors have been awarded a two-year, $98,420 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities that will enable the duo to digitize the university’s history.
Read More
North Carolina Central University will receive $3.3 million and will partner with Penn State to conduct advanced materials science research, as a part of a program funded by the National Science Foundation that aims to boost minority representation in STEM research.
Read More
The textile and apparel program at NCCU received a $100,000 grant that will be invested in infrastructure, technology and materials for the textile lab, and provide two $10,000 scholarships for students.
Read More
An economist and former official for the North Carolina Department of Commerce, now a professor at North Carolina Central, goes deep into what the Apple and Google deals mean for the Triangle and its residents. Are they worth it? Probably, but…
Read More
