Dr. Matthewos Eshete, an associate professor of chemistry at Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) has received an award from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which would allow the professor to conduct a research project.  

Earlier this month Eshete was informed of the award in the amount of $35,000. His proposal is titled, “Interaction of Modified and Unmodified Biodegradable Nanoparticles with Innate Immune System Collectin Proteins.”

Mississippi Valley State University has qualified to compete at the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament, a prestigious competition that showcases the academic prowess of the brightest students from America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). 48 student teams have qualified for this year’s National Championship Tournament, which will run from Saturday, April 8^th through Tuesday, April 11^th in Torrance, CA.