KSU Math Faculty participates in workshop on innovative strategies in the classroom

KSU Math Faculty participates in workshop on innovative strategies in the classroom

August 10, 2023

Dr. Fariba Kashan, assistant professor of Mathematics and STEM mentor, attended the On Course workshop on Innovative Strategies for Empowering and Engaging Students in California from May 30-June 2, 2023. The purpose of the workshop was to provide educators with learner-centered structures and strategies for helping students learn more deeply, as well as empowerment strategies for helping students become active, responsible, and su...

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Kentucky State University professor secures 1.5 million Dollars for stipends and International experiential Learning for Minority Students!

Kentucky State University professor secures 1.5 million Dollars for stipends and International experiential Learning for Minority Students!

August 10, 2023

Dr. Buddhi Raj Gyawali, Professor of Geospatial Applications and Environment, recently obtained 1.5 million dollars as a share of his collaboration with other 4 HBCUs on the recently funded grant "Generating And Sustaining The Next Generation Of The Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources, And Human Sciences (FANH)  Workforce Through International Experiential Learning, Outreach, And Engagement" for four years funded by USDA-NIFA's ne...

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Kentucky State University receives funding to study soybean production

Kentucky State University receives funding to study soybean production

August 10, 2023

Kentucky State University received nearly $600,000 in funding to study nitrogen management in soybean production to improve seed quality for producers in Kentucky and beyond. The research, titled “Optimizing nitrogen management in soybean, integrating manual and high throughput aerial phenotyping,” is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture for 2023-2026. “I’m very excited about this research project because of the ur...

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Kentucky State University's 4-H Youth Development hosted five successful summer camps for students

Kentucky State University's 4-H Youth Development hosted five successful summer camps for students

August 8, 2023

Kentucky State University 4-H Youth Development hosted five camps for children ages 5 to high school this summer. At the first S.T.E.A.M Camp, students ages 8-11 learned about all things S.T.E.A.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). For four days, students were engaged in activities such as bridge design, robotics, 3-D printing, and more.  “The youth that were able to attend really had a great time this year and look...

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