(EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. – June 8, 2026) — North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has received approval to launch a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in bioengineering, becoming the first historically Black college or university (HBCU) in the nation to offer a standalone doctoral degree in the field. The new program, housed within the university’s Department of Chemical, Biological and Bioengineering (CBBE) in the College of Engineering, represents a major step forward in N.C. A&T’s growing research enterprise and commitment to advanced STEM education. The doctoral program builds upon the university’s pioneering undergraduate and master’s degree programs in bioengineering,…