HBCUs land millions for cancer research, STEM and campus upgrades
Tuskegee's $10 million NIH award leads a strong month of grants for historically Black colleges.
Tuskegee University received $10 million from the National Institutes of Health for the second phase of its Carver Genomic Research Center. The work focuses on bladder cancer, triple-negative breast cancer and the use of AI to study pathology slides.
Jackson State University won $7.5 million over five years for research on protecting ports, roads and bridges. Alabama State University received $3 million from the National Science Foundation for its DREAM-STEM program, which pays students for research experience year-round.
Morehouse College received $1 million from the National Science Foundation to help build a national network of remote cloud laboratories. Central State, Prairie View A&M and Southern University also announced new grants and gifts for classrooms, career credentials and scholarships.