In 2001, she was appointed U.S. ambassador to the Central African Republic by then-president George W. Bush.
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Sivaraman has researched how different substances impact people’s lungs. One area of research is about particulate matter (air pollution) of 2.5 micrometers.
The N.C. Supreme Court unveiled the portrait of retired Associate Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson, the first African American woman on the state’s highest court and current dean of the School of Law.
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NCCU Office of e-Learning Coordinator Racheal Brooks, Ph.D., was awarded the 2019 Directors’ Award for Exceptional Service Representing Higher Education during the virtual Quality Matters Conference.
NCCU's School of Business will launch a lab to expand the pipeline of minority entrepreneurs thanks to a four-year, $400,000 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
NCCU professor Xiaoxin Luke Chen, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded $2.7 million by the National Institutes of Health to investigate new treatment options for a type of esophageal cancer.
NCCU alumna Taylor-Grace White,’13, has been named 2020 Teacher of the Year by Durham Public Schools.
The Beta Gama Sigma academic honor society at NCCU School of Business has received the Highest Honors chapter award for 2019-2020 from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International.
NCCU School of Business has appointed Po-Ju Chen, Ph.D., as the Michael P. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Business and chair of the Hospitality and Tourism Administration program.
NCCU School of Law students issue a statement in response to the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
NCCU School of Business hosted a virtual business academy July 27-31 that introduced 25 high-performing high school students to the complexities and challenges of entrepreneurship.
NCCU’s Career and Professional Development Center has received $50,000 from the State Employee’s Credit Union that will allow up to 10 students to participate in internships for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Alumnus Andrew Winters, ’13, ‘18 has made history after being named the first African American acquisitions associate editor for the University of North Carolina Press.
NCCU continues to showcase its distinction as a top university in the United States in the 2021 rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.
NCCU is now working with IBM to create equitable, unique experiences for African American students to acquire the necessary skills to unlock economic opportunity and prosperity.