Tag: University of California Davis
New Administrative Duties for Five Black Scholars at Major Universities
Hired to new posts are Carl E. Brown Sr. at Howard University, Clement Stokes at the University of California, Davis, Hope Murphy Tyehimba at North Carolina Central University, Eric Sexton at Wichita State University, and Sebastian Awondo at the University of Alabama.
Center for African Diaspora Student Success Opens at the University of California, Davis
The new center will offer on-site tutoring services, academic advising, and mental health counseling. It also will serve as a community gathering place for Black students.
The Next President of Meharry Medical College
James E.K. Hildreth is dean of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis. From 2005 to 2011, Dr. Hildreth was director of the Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research at Meharry.
University of California, Davis Scientists Seek to Boost Safe Milk Production in Rwanda
In Rwanda, cows produce on average 5 liters of milk per day. A healthy and efficient milk production system should result in between 25 to 40 liters of milk per day. Scientists at UC Davis are educating veterinarians and small farmers on ways to increase production of safe milk.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
University of California at Davis to Hold a New Plant Breeding Academy in Kenya
Since 2006 the University of California at Davis Plant Breeding Academy has trained 114 crop breeders from 26 countries. Now the university has announced plans for a new African Plant Breeding Academy to be held in Nairobi, Kenya.
University of California Davis Seeks to Increase Diversity in Wine and Food Sciences
The University of California at Davis is holding an international wine tasting event to raise money for scholarships for minority students at its Ronald Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science.
Five African Americans Appointed to New Posts in Academia
Michael Leo Owens, Karissa A. Moore, Terrance J. Tumey, Maurice Cox, and Kennard Brown are taking on new duties.
Two African-American Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions
The University of California Davis hires Karen Denise Howard and Muriel Hawkins is a new VP at Virginia State.
Appointments, Promotions, and Resignations
Here is this week's personnel news on African Americans in higher education.
