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Quicker COVID-19 test: $200K grant could help identify killer virus fast with optical detection

June 25, 2020

The National Science Foundation has awarded JSU’s Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences a $200,000 Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant to develop a fast, sensitive and simple “optical technique” to[...]

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JSU’s Shahbazi: Blacks hit hardest than others by COVID-19 can blame ‘structural racism’

June 17, 2020

Although numbers have risen significantly now, it was reported on May 19 that more than 1.5 million Americans were confirmed to have been infected by COVID-19, and more than 93,000[...]

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Hicks receives Dynamic Leadership 1 honor from Toastmasters International

May 25, 2020

JSU alumnus Derrick Hicks has earned the status of Dynamic Leadership 1 from Toastmasters International. Toastmasters International is the U.S. headquartered non-profit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the[...]

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W.K. Kellogg Foundation awards $390K grant to encourage African American breastfeeding

May 13, 2020

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) has awarded JSU a $390,000 grant to increase breastfeeding among African American women, who lag behind others despite evidence that breast milk shields newborns from[...]

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Jackson State temporarily waives GRE, GMAT and PRAXIS testing requirements

May 11, 2020

In light of recent developments with the COVID-19 pandemic, Jackson State University has temporarily suspended its GRE, GMAT and PRAXIS requirements for graduate programs with these testing requirements. This suspension[...]

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JSU ranks in the top ten among 50 HBCUs

May 8, 2020

Jackson State University is a top-ten HBCU, according to a recent report by Collegeconsensus.com. The cite describes itself as an essential tool for students in search of a college or university[...]

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Anderson elected to Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors board

April 24, 2020

Dr. Brian Anderson, professor for the School of Social Work, has been elected to serve a three-year term as a ‘Non-Program Director-At-Large Member for The Association of Baccalaureate Social[...]

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JSU’s AAC will host testing for pre-screened individuals seen as high risk for COVID-19

April 16, 2020

Jackson State University’s Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center, 1400 John R. Lynch Street, is among two locations that will host a one-day, drive-through collection site 9 a.m.-4 p.m.[...]

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JSU’s early childhood center hosts ‘Spread Love, Not Germs’ car parade for preschoolers

April 9, 2020

The Lottie W. Thornton Early Childhood Center at Jackson State University is making the best of staying safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, the center hosted a “Spread Love,[...]

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Mays-Jackson selected for AASCU’s Millennium Leadership Initiative

April 9, 2020

Dr. Debra Mays-Jackson, vice president for Student Success and chief of staff at Jackson State University, has been selected by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) as[...]

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