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Kentucky State University Awarded $380,000 in Grants for Controlled Environment Agriculture Research
Kentucky State University (KSU) was awarded $250,000 and $130,000 in grants for a total of $380,000 by the US Department for Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service to conduct urban agriculture research with a focus on controlled environment agriculture. The projects titled, “Screening Tomatoes and Swiss Chard Varieties that are Suitable for Controlled Environment Agriculture” and “Effect of Light and Nutrients Applicati...
KSU Graduate Student, Savion Briggs, Announced as an AT&T 2024 Rising Future Makers Showcase Winner
Savion Briggs, a Kentucky State University (KSU) graduate student, was recently announced as an AT&T 2024 Rising Future Makers Showcase Winner. This initiative by AT&T annually recognizes and supports cohorts of 25 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) who are making an impact in their communities and on their campus. Each winner receives $5,000, a 5G-enabled tablet with one year of AT&T service, and a...
Kentucky State University Graduate Student Awarded for their Research in Soil Health
Kentucky State University (KSU) graduate student, Prashant Bhatt, was awarded third place in the Graduate Student Oral Presentation, Soil Health Session, at the 2024 ASA, CSSA, SSSA, International Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX. Bhatt, who will graduate in May 2025 with a Master’s of Science in Environmental Science, presented his research titled, “Integration of Industrial Hemp in Conventional Crop Rotation System and its Effec...
Kentucky State University’s 4-H Youth Development Program Hosted the Annual Summer Transportation Institute
Celebrating 21 years and counting, the Annual Summer Transportation Institute (STI 2024) took flight on Kentucky State University (KSU) campus. STI, facilitated by 4-H Youth Development, is a signature urban summer camp that stands out for its innovative approach in fostering interest and expertise in transportation-related fields among youth. STI goes beyond the traditional classroom learning by immersing participants in dynamic,...