bioengineer https://www.wfdd.org/tags/bioengineer bioengineer en-US Copyright Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:02:27 GMT N.C. A&T to launch bioengineering doctoral program https://www.wfdd.org/education/2026-06-08/n-c-a-t-to-launch-bioengineering-doctoral-program North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will become the first HBCU to offer a standalone Ph.D. in bioengineering. Yeoheung Yun, Ph.D., professor and graduate program coordinator for bioengineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, works in a lab
Yeoheung Yun, Ph.D., professor and graduate program coordinator for bioengineering at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, leads the National Institutes of Health-funded Center for Neurovascular Engineering Research and adVanced Education, or NERVE Center.(Courtesy N.C. A&T)

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is launching a Ph.D. in bioengineering.

The new doctoral program builds on N.C. A&T’s undergraduate and master’s bioengineering offerings, which were established about 15 years ago.

A&T was the first historically Black college or university to offer standalone programs like those. The same is true now for the bioengineering Ph.D.

According to a press release, it will offer two concentrations: one in neurotechnology and neural engineering, and another in molecular, cellular and systems engineering.

Officials say the launch of the Ph.D. will help the university produce highly skilled researchers in the fields of biotechnology and medicine.

It’s also a step on the university’s path to earning a Research 1 Carnegie Classification — meaning on average in a year, the school spends more than $50 million on research and awards at least 70 research doctorates.

A&T is expected to become the first public HBCU to receive that top designation in 2028.

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:02:27 GMT https://www.wfdd.org/education/2026-06-08/n-c-a-t-to-launch-bioengineering-doctoral-program Amy Diaz