Soaring Eagles

NCCU alumnus Nelson Cooper has channeled his passion for baseball to establish an organization that introduces underserved youth to the sport. The result: Non-profit organization Pittsburgh Hardball Academy.

Members of the NCCU faculty have been honored with awards for excellence in teaching.

Professor Achamyeleh Debela, of the NCCU Department of Art, was recently honored for contributions to the arts and patriotism in his native country of Ethiopia.

Studies conducted by Rob Onyenwoke and Vijay Sivaraman at NCCU have shown that coronavirus lung infections tend to be worse in mice who have been exposed to nicotine vapers.

Eugenia Floyd has been named 2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year.

NCCU student Tyler Fisher donated 650 copies of his children’s book “Fried Chicken and Yams” to Durham area elementary schools to share his memories of with a younger generation.

Tressie McMillian Cottom, Ph.D., ’09 was announced today, Oct. 6, 2020, as one of 21 MacArthur Foundation ‘Genius Fellows.’ She earned a bachelor’s degree in English and political science from NCCU.