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Grants | November 16, 2022

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.

Education | November 15, 2022

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

Research & Innovation | November 10, 2022

Two Morgan State Students Accepted to Prestigious NorthStar of GIS Bridge Program

Student Memberships and Cash Grants to Diversify Network and Strengthen Knowledge in GIS

Commentary | May 21, 2021

Look to HBCUs, not just flagship schools, to diversify professional talent pools | COMMENTARY

A recent Hechinger Report highlighted the persistent disparity between coveted admission to select state-supported flagship universities and the perce...

February 26, 2021

Morgan State University Partners with Maryland Public Television for Community-based Opioid Prevention Awareness Campaign

Collaboration Calls for University to Conduct Surveys and Focus Groups, Production of Digital Advertising, and Creating Educational PSAs

September 02, 2020

Morgan Psychology Professor Named President-Elect for the American Psychological Association’s Division 1

Jocelyn Turner-Musa, Ph.D., professor of Psychology and department chair in the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), was voted as President-elect of the Ame...