IPH Assistant Professor, Donald M. Axelrad Ph.D., speaking on lead in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. As many as 500,000 children ages 1-5 in the U.S. are currently facing risks of lead exposure, according to medical experts. Common risks associated with lead exposure include IQ deficits, attention […]
Author: Thaddaeus Watkins | Staff Reporter
Johnson maintains a championship pace at FAMU
Discipline, accountability and self-determination are qualities that distinguish Destiny L. Johnson, a member of FAMU’s championship cross-country and track teams. She displays each characteristic as she flourishes in the classroom and on the track. Johnson, a fourth-year animal science pre-veterinary medicine student, believes you must push yourself athletically and […]
Mayor Gillum targets millennials: A rising force in Florida
The millennial generation is the largest age group to emerge since the baby boomer generation, and as studies shows in Florida, 18-to-34 year-olds are the largest population group. Millennials have very different expectations through government. Bridge to Success Academy teacher, Victor Chrispin, aims to inform his students on the importance […]
FAMU Relays canceled due to construction
Florida A&M University parking lots closed for building of Center for Access and Student Success. Photo credit: Thaddaeus Watkins The annual FAMU Relays, one of FAMU Athletics’ signature springtime events, has been canceled this year. Construction on the Center for Access and Student Success (CASS,) is a major factor in […]
FAMU’s viticulture center has grape expectations
Center for Viticulture and Small Fruit Research wine processing and grape research room. | Photo credit: Thaddaeus Watkins To uphold a legacy and increase knowledge of grapes, researchers at Florida A&M are being put to the test. Expectations are required to continue the capabilities and future of grapes and wines produced at […]