Research & Innovation News
Here’s How — And Why — Morgan State is Trying to Become the Country’s Only R1 HBCU
What separates the run-of-the-mill research institutions from the world’s top research universities? The answer: R1 status, which can mark a difference of a billion dollars in grants and federal funding. Only 3.7% of the nearly 4,000 US colleges and universities are classified R1. None of these are historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs). Baltimore’s own Morgan State University is one of the many HBCUs seeking to change that.
Morgan State University Vying to Win U.S. Air Force Partnership Potentially Worth Billions
Morgan State University is vying to become the first historically Black college or university to partner with the Department of Defense on a university-affiliated research center, a win that could eventually bring billions of dollars to the Baltimore region.
Microplastic Research Gears up at Morgan State University
Carol Adrianne Smith thinks jellyfish have a lot to teach us about microplastic pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. And, thanks in part to a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to her historically Black university, she’s asking questions and getting some answers. Smith is one of five post-graduate students at Morgan State University in Baltimore who are benefitting from a federal grant.
Maryland Energy Institute Awards Morgan State University $100,000 Energy Innovation Grant to Continue Advanced Cyanobacterial Biomass Research at University’s Satellite Campus on the Chesapeake Bay
Funding will Support Launchpad for Businesses and Startups Using Research Conducted at MSU PEARL Laboratory
Nation’s Largest African-American-Owned Design Firm Selected to Create Vision for Morgan State University’s Proposed New Science Complex
Maryland Board of Public Works Approves Agreement with Moody Nolan to Begin Design Services
Morgan State Could Get $2M in Federal Funding for New Artificial Intelligence Research Center
Morgan State University could receive $2 million to develop a new artificial intelligence research center under legislation advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. The legislation — requested by Maryland congressman, Dutch Ruppersberger — was passed in the Commerce, Justice and Science Related Agencies (CJS) subcommittee and must now go before the House Committee on Appropriations for consideration.
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