Grants

• North Carolina Central University, the historically black educational institution in Durham, received a $902,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The university will develop courses relating to homeland security, terrorist threats, and first-response emergency services.

• Tennessee State University received a $1 million donation from Edith McGuire Duvall and her husband. The gift, the largest in the university’s history, will be used to establish a scholarship program to support women’s athletics. Ms. Duvall, a graduate of Tennessee State, won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 200-meter dash.

• Tuskegee University, the historically black educational institution in Alabama, was awarded a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will be used to increase opportunities in nursing for black students.

• Washington University in St. Louis received a five-year, $8.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute. The research will develop communication and education strategies aimed at reducing racial health disparities.

• North Carolina A&T State University, the historically black educational institution in Greensboro, received two grants totaling $1,250,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for a program to increase the number of students training to be rehabilitation counselors.

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