HBCU alum is first Black woman to earn PhD in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University
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Jackson State University alumna Carcia Carson has become the first Black woman to receive her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University, JSU News reported this month. “I am honored to become the first to accomplish this feat. I look forward to diversifying my industry and continuing the discussion of representation in high-level research environments,”...