Research & Innovation News
Morgan State Push for R1 Research Status Gets Boost From Gov.-Elect Moore
Morgan State University’s drive to achieve R1 status as a research institution has kicked into high gear with the creation of five new critical research centers, state funding of $11 million annually and now a pledge from Gov.-elect Wes Moore to help it become the nation’s first historically Black college or university to earn the designation.
State Allocates 11 Million Annually Fund New Research Centers at Morgan State University
With help of funding from the State of Maryland, Morgan State University has set up five new research institutes to solve societal problems, the university announced in a statement Monday. The Centers for Cybersecurity Assurance and Policy (CAP), Center Urban Health Equity (CUHE), Center for Equitable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems (CEAMLS), Center for Data Analytics and Sports Gaming Research, and Center for Urban Violence and Crime Reduction address a variety of societal challenges and help Morgan achieve its goal of becoming a prestigious research doctoral university.
State Funding of Morgan Research Centers Supports R1 Aspirations While Addressing Societal Challenges
More Than $11 Million in Annual State Appropriations Committed to the Launch and/or Continuation of Five Critical, Interdisciplinary Research Centers and Hiring of Nearly 50 Faculty
Grant to Fund Virtual Fire Simulations and Fire-Safety Research at Morgan State
Do people react differently to a fire in a kitchen versus one in a bedroom? That's the kind of question a Morgan State professor hopes to answer, with the goal of improving home fire safety. With the help of a $596,383 grant from the National Science Foundation - the first of its kind for an HBCU - Morgan State University will recruit participants to react and make decisions based on software-simulated building fires.
National Science Foundation Awards Morgan State University Nearly $600K Grant to Study Human Behaviors Related to the Threat of Fire
Grant is First-of-its-Kind Funding Supporting Behavioral Fire Research at an HBCU and Will Aid in the Improvement of Home Fire Safety
Morgan State Postdoctoral Researcher Awarded American Association of University Women Fellowship
$30K Fellowship to Support Morgan State Chemist in Anti-Cancer Research
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