NSU Drone Team Receives Tenacity Award

Norfolk State University participated in the 2017 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) Competition held June 14–17 at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland. A total of 59 international teams participated. The NSU Tara team ranked 44 out of 59 international teams. Ranking below the NSU Tara team, were Purdue University, the U.S. Naval […]

News and Notes . . .

Employee Service Awards Make your plans now to join the NSU family Friday, April 28, 2017, in the Student Center, Room 149, as we acknowledge the faithful and dedicated service of 113 of our colleagues who will be recognized for their service to the Commonwealth of Virginia. The program will begin at 10 a.m. and end […]

NASA Engineer, A ‘Hidden Figure,’ Visits NSU

Former NASA aerospace engineer Dr. Christine Darden told a packed room at the NSU Student Center that the book and the movie “Hidden Figures” provides lessons that today’s students can learn from. She came to the University, Feb.2, as part of the Black History Month signature events. The scientist urged the audience of faculty, staff, […]

Robotics Competition Quarterfinals Held at NSU

More than 600 middle and high school students converged on Norfolk State University as part of the FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Competition quarterfinals Feb. 4 at Joseph G. Echols Hall. Fifty teams used their problem-solving skills, creative thinking and team work to score points as their robots were challenged by rotating and stationary goals. The event was the last […]

Bite of Science Dinner held at NSU

  Norfolk State University was the host site for the October Bite of Science professional enrichment session. Dr. Ashley Haines, associate professor in the biology department, served as one of the invited guest speakers for the event. The speakers discussed their research and related it back to the classroom in an effort to inspire teachers. […]

National Science Foundation Awards Norfolk State $5M Grant

Norfolk State University has been awarded a $5 million grant by the National Science Foundation to research renewable energy. An NSU team of interdisciplinary researchers led by Dr. Aswini Pradhan, professor of engineering and the Center for Materials Research, will work to find solutions to the global energy challenge. The grant funding is for five […]

Researchers Engage Community at Children’s Museum of Virginia

Norfolk State University professors will once again team up with officials at the Children’s Museum of Virginia for the Building with Biology event taking place July 16. The event, part of a nationwide festival, will have fun, hands-on activities designed to encourage interest in the emerging field of  synthetic biology and other related science fields. Events are […]

NSU Technology Professors Present at ATMAE Conference

Charles R. Hunt, associate professor, Department of Technology; Dr. Jeenson Sheen, associate professor and chair, Department of Technology; and Munir Sulaiman, instructor, Department of Technology made two co-presentations at the Association of Technology, Management  and Applied Engineering  (ATMAE) Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in November.  The presentations included the focus areas of Employing Hazard Recognition and Control: Effective Techniques […]