{"id":282,"date":"2023-02-22T14:01:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T19:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/prem\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2025-05-14T08:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:46:00","slug":"elementor-282","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/prem\/elementor-282\/","title":{"rendered":"Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"282\" class=\"elementor elementor-282\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2159f769 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2159f769\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ae0bf9d\" data-id=\"6ae0bf9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c08eef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c08eef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Press\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c054b7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"13c054b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cce5ae7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cce5ae7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e074b63\" data-id=\"3e074b63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7597c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b7597c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>CHROME FRIDAYS Outreach<\/h3><h4>03\/18\/2019<\/h4><p>Every third Friday of the month, Hampton University\u2019s PREM students participate in a CHROME (Cooperating Hampton Roads Organizations for Minorities in Engineering) outreach program at READY Christian Academy. READY which stands for Reaching Educationally Aspiring Dynamic Youth (READY) has an academic emphasis on science, technology, engineering, mathematics and the arts (STEMA), which makes them a great fit for PREM outreach.<\/p><h4>CHROME FRIDAYS Gallery \u00bb<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e38401 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"72e38401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b747b2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b747b2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68204c4d\" data-id=\"68204c4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8f6158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b8f6158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>PREM &#8220;Path-to-Professorship&#8221; Fellow, Dr. Stefan Cooper, Jr., Discusses His Transition to a Career in Academia as an Assistant Professor<\/h3>\n<h4>05\/03\/2018<\/h4>\n<p><em>&#8220;Transitioning from a postdoctoral researcher, where my responsibilities were solely on research and mentoring a small group of undergraduates, to a career in academia as an assistant professor, where I now teach large groups of students and multiple classes has been a unique, challenging, yet a gratifying experience.&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Dr. Stefan Cooper, Jr.<\/p>\n<p>The seminar served to provide a synopsis of Dr. Cooper&#8217;s first year as an assistant professor in rural Mississippi at Alcorn State University, outlining his major challenges and accomplishments and ending with future goals. Dr. Cooper previously worked for the Hampton-Brandeis Universities\u2019 PREM as a Path-to-Professorship (PTP) fellow and focused on developing photosensitive micelles for drug delivery applications along with being integrated into the program\u2019s future faculty initiative.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17nHbb8bTYA7GCuoKyMEjFbaVxv4CIgUj\/view?ts=5aea18ba\">Listen to Dr. Cooper as he discusses his recent transition \u00bb<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f6a30a4\" data-id=\"2f6a30a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38693d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38693d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/prem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2023\/02\/20180503_113932175_Stefan-Cooper-2n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-284\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/prem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2023\/02\/20180503_113932175_Stefan-Cooper-2n.jpg 250w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/prem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2023\/02\/20180503_113932175_Stefan-Cooper-2n-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-940c4b8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"940c4b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-784d0016 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"784d0016\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-572c5c9b\" data-id=\"572c5c9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386ed2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"386ed2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Hampton University hosts PREM Research Symposium<\/h3><h4>10\/10\/2017<\/h4><p>The PREM Research Symposium was held on October 6, 2017 in the HU Student Center. This year&#8217;s program included keynote speech by Dr. Demetris Geddis, Assistant Dean of the HU School of Engineering and Technology, as well as the afternoon poster session where PREM undergraduate students presented their research work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f1e6124\" data-id=\"2f1e6124\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130582ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"130582ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/prem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2023\/02\/20180226_191942622_research-symposium-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-285\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50016a90 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50016a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68c4a427 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68c4a427\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f49353f\" data-id=\"3f49353f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10846c09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10846c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>HU Researchers, Virginia Aquarium work together to help non-scientists understand complex science<\/h3><h4>06\/21\/2016<\/h4><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>Hampton University researchers and the Virginia Aquarium &amp; Marine Science Center are working together to develop best practices to help non-scientists understand highly technical scientific techniques. The researches recently presented demonstrations to visitors at the Virginia Aquarium &amp; Marine Science Center in Virginia Beach, VA.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d29ec6\" data-id=\"7d29ec6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec1b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ec1b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/prem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2023\/02\/2016062110407648.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-286\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e9da21 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"77e9da21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f2a15b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f2a15b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2099b0ed\" data-id=\"2099b0ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15106e98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15106e98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>HU PREM Scientists reach 1,100 students, parents at STEM &amp; Health Fair at Boo Williams Sportsplex<\/h3><h4>3\/30\/2016<\/h4><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>Scientists from Hampton University reached over 1,100 middle and high school students and their parents in their quest to increase the number of underrepresented people in the STEM professions. The event was co-sponsored with the Technique Track Club and held during the AAU track meet at the Boo Williams Sportsplex on Sunday, Feb. 28. The students had a chance to do hands-on science experiments with PREM researches Dr. Stefan Cooper and Dr. Marcos Guerrero Munoz, the first scientists hired under the PREM grant and who are being trained to become college science professors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53636fa2\" data-id=\"53636fa2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4f73f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e4f73f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/prem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2023\/02\/20160330103016709.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-287\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e911c48 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1e911c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-75b0a2cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75b0a2cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-454caf9d\" data-id=\"454caf9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517ccb2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"517ccb2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>HU PREM Scientists Partner with the Technique Track Club to Host STEM and Health Information Fair<\/h3>\n<h4>2\/22\/2016<\/h4>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Scientists from Hampton University are working to increase the number of African-American and female scientists from Hampton Roads by talking with students about careers in STEM.&nbsp; On Feb. 28, HU scientists will hold information sessions at the STEM and Health Information Fair at the Boo Williams Sportsplex during the AAU track meet from 7 am &#8211; 4 pm.&nbsp; The event is being held in conjunction with Hampton Roads Virginia AAU Track and Field and the Technique Track Club; and includes hand-on demonstrations for kids.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b6f5fdb\" data-id=\"4b6f5fdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abce5ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abce5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/prem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2023\/02\/20160222103728934.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-288\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/prem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2023\/02\/20160222103728934.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/prem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2023\/02\/20160222103728934-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c065e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"60c065e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5387739a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5387739a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12fb38e8\" data-id=\"12fb38e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8ab9c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b8ab9c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Hampton University Partners with Brandeis to Promote Diversity in Material Science Research<\/h3>\n<h4>11\/10\/2015<\/h4>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Hampton University has been awarded $3 million from the National Science Foundation to bolster HU faculty materials science research activities. 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