Maryland may soon delve into a new way of sustainable biofuel production, thanks to the research of Morgan State Assistant Biology Professor Dr. Viji Sitther. Last month, Dr. Sitther received a $100,000 Maryland Innovation Initiative grant to begin development of a method to produce biofuel from cyanobacteria in naturally available salt water. Dr. Sitther will lead a team of bioengineers in developing a sal ...

The Department of Psychology is the recipient of the American Psychological Association (APA) Departmental Award for Culture of Service in the Psychological Sciences. The award was initiated by the APA Board of Scientific Affairs to recognize graduate and undergraduate departments that demonstrate a commitment to service in the psychological sciences. The APA Board of Scientific Affairs recognizes that the ...

Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) breaks new ground this month with the publication of Morgan Global Journalism Review (MGJR), a quarterly e-magazine that examines media, communication and information technology on the international stage. Available online at MGJR, this electronic magazine provides reporting and analysis on media and communications trends, issues ...

Morgan Chemistry Professor Kadir Aslan recently added another accolade to his growing list of recognitions, as he was last week named one of Maryland's top innovators by the Daily Record Newspaper. Dr. Aslan, who received a $100,000 grant from Maryland's Innovation Initiative in April, was among 25 individuals, organizations and companies to be named to the 11th annual listing of scientists, community serva ...

Dr. Alice M. Jackson, professor in Morgan State University’s Department of Political Science, has been accepted to participate in the 2013 Translational Health Disparities Course offered by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). The admission process was competitive and was open to a target audience of health care/public health professionals; public policy professionals; a ...

President David Wilson welcomed more than 250 new and returning faculty members to the university for the 2013 annual fall faculty institute. In keeping with the institute's theme of teaching excellence, Dr. Wilson described several of the university's recent successes, and charged faculty members to keep excellence as their top priority in teaching and learning outcomes. "When you look at our mission state ...

Natasha C. Pratt-Harris is an assistant professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Dr. Pratt-Harris is a graduate of the University of Maryland at College Park. She holds a master’s degree in criminal justice administration from the University of Baltimore and a Ph.D. in sociology from Howard University. Her research and teaching interests include juve ...

The Morgan State University is pleased to announce two significant changes in its annual graduation schedule: Certification of Graduates:  The University will certify students for completion of graduation requirements at the end of each grading period:  mini-mester (January), spring semester (May), summer school (August) and fall semester (December). Commencement Exercises:  The University will hold two com ...

Dr. Mark M. Bundy, director of environmental programs at the Morgan State University Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL), has been awarded $184,947 for his study, “Economic Impact of the Proposed Wind Turbines on Offshore Marine Recreational Fishing Industry.” The goal of the project is to develop a bio-economic model for assessing the impact of wind farms on the local recreationa ...

"Sanity. I find solace in writing. When I'm working on curriculum, student issues, I find that writing is how I retreat, to get lost in an alternate universe." The communications professor, known in the fiction world as debut author 'T. Richard,' smiles broadly as she sits at her office desk in the University Communications Center, describing the balance between serving as a mentor, coach and instructor at ...