# @hbcubuzz on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DchWwalmz_3
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69686787-hbcubuzz-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-26T23:07:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** HBCU Buzz (@hbcubuzz) — https://gondola.cc/hbcubuzz

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💰️ $16.9 million. That's the largest single NIH award NC A&T's Hairston College ncatsuaggies has ever received — and it's starting with brain health. 🧠⁠
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The five-year grant creates a brand-new Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) focused on closing the gap in Alzheimer's research for Black communities, who face higher rates of the disease but remain underrepresented in the studies meant to treat it. ⁠
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The center pulls in faculty from kinesiology, psychology, sociology, and even nanoengineering — real interdisciplinary firepower behind the work.⁠
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This builds directly on A&T's existing Alzheimer's and aging research programs, and it's part of a bigger year: $113.3M in total research funding for FY26 alone. Full breakdown of what the grant funds and why it matters — link in bio. 🔗⁠
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#NCAT #AggiePride #HBCUBUZZ #BrainHealth #HBCU

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