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=NC A&T=

Gateway Research Park
The Gateway University Research Park is a collaboration between North Carolina A&T and fellow UNC school, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The research park is divided into two 75 acre campuses. The newly established Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering anchors the south campus, which is developed from land originally belonging to the university farm.

Currently, the south campus is the site of the two-story, 150,000 square foot Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering and an existing 63,000 square foot building. The campus also features the Nanobio Launchpad, which is incubator space where nano and biotech startups can utilize short-term leases and expensive equipment to complete research. One such piece of equipment is the Carl Zeiss Orion Plus Helium Ion microscope, which is one of just six such microscopes in North America.

The south campus serves as the location for Government entities such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service and East National Technical Support Center, Advaero Technologies, a spinoff company of the university and Gateway’s administrative offices.

Gateway’s 75-acre north campus is eight existing buildings totaling 140,000 square located in the neighboring town of Browns Summit Current tenants of the Gateway Research Park north campus include businesses and university owned building such as: UNC-Greensboro's Fibromyalgia Service / Research Program, Prevention Strategies, Inc. a spinout company of UNC-G, and UNC-Greensboro's SERVE, Inc. and Speech & Hearing Program.

A&T Farm
The A&T Farm, located approximately three miles from the main campus,

the 492 acre working farm features active livestock and horticulture production. Facilities include the Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Horse, Horticulture, Poultry, Small Ruminant, and Swine Research Farms. 

Built in 2006, the Dairy Cattle Unit demonstrate the pasture-based system of dairy farming. In 2007, The NC General Assembly appropriated $500,000 to conduct an economic impact study of the horse industry

Recent years
In 1971, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation bringing all 16 public institutions that confer bachelor degrees into the University of North Carolina System. As a result of the consolidation, N.C. A&T became a constituent institution and Lewis Carnegie Dowdy, the College's sixth president, was reappointed as the college's first chancellor in July of the following year. The 1988 school year saw NC A&T set an enrollment record with 6,200 students. The following year, the college bested its record with a total of 6,500 students.

In 2003, the university announced the creation of a Joint Millennial Campus, with neighboring UNC-Greensboro, with the intent to focus on regional economic development. The following year, the university was classified as a doctoral/research intensive university by the Carnegie Foundation, in addition to forming a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). On May 1, 2006, Lloyd V. Hackley was named Interim Deputy Chancellor of the university. Hackley served in the position until his successor. Stanley F. Battle was installed as the 11th Chancellor on April 25, 2008. Under the Battle administration, the university was awarded an $18 million grant from the National Science Foundation for an Engineering Research Center, the first time an HBCU has been a lead institution for such a center.

On May 22, 2009, Dr. Harold L. Martin, Sr. was elected as the twelfth Chancellor of the University. The following year, N.C. A&T received approval to establish a Ph.D. program in Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) beginning in the fall of 2010. That same year, the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) opened with 17 students in the doctoral program in nanoscience and 1 student in the professional master's program in nanoscience. According to the National Nanotechnology Initiative, The JSNN became one of fewer than 10 schools nationally to offer degree programs in nanotechnology, and is the only program created and operated collaboratively by two universities. In 2011, North Carolina A&T received approval from the University of North Carolina Board of Governors for its Master of Science in Nanoengineering program, Offered through the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN). In addition to the M.S. degree the university was approved to offer a doctoral program in Nanoengineering.

The 2015-2016 Academic year marked the 125th anniversary of the of the Morrill Acts that which set the foundation for A&T, in addition to 18 other Land Grant Universities. In keeping with the university's theme for the celebration: "Our Pride Our Future," a series of events and community service projects have been scheduled to mark the occasion.

=Athletics= -- The current athletic director for the university is Earl M. Hilton III. Hilton was announced as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics on Feb. 3, 2011 after serving as the interim for three months. Hilton received his B.S. degree in Political Science in 1992 from Lamar University. He also has a Master's degree in Public Administration and a Juris Doctorate from Texas Tech University.

In 2011, the Athletic Department brought in over $9 million in total revenue from a combination of sources such as Ticket sales, student fees, school funding, contributions, rights and licensing and other revenue.

Cy Alexander
The Head Coach of the Aggies is Cy Alexander. On April 20, 2012, Alexander became the ninth head coach in the program's history. Alexander was hired to lead the program after former coach Jerry Eaves was relieved of his duties following a 51–50 loss to Howard University in the first round of the 2012 MEAC basketball tournament. . Alexander's previous coaching positions include six seasons at Tennessee State University and sixteen seasons at fellow MEAC Conference member South Carolina State University; where he led the program to five MEAC tournament titles.

During his time at South Carolina State, Alexander maintained a 277-202 overall record and a 191-79 MEAC Conference record. By his second season with the program, Alexander lead the Bulldogs to a record-breaking 25-8 regular season and advancement to the NCAA tournament. During the same season, the Bulldogs gained national prominence by winning the San Juan Shootout. One of the victories in the shootout included a win over No. 11 Villanova. By the end of his time at SC State, Alexander earned three MEAC Coach of the Year honors and three American Sports Wire Black College National Championships.

The interim head coach of the Aggies is Scott Bollwage. Bollwage assumes leadership of the Aggie Basketball Program after Head

Eaves served as head coach of the Aggies for nine seasons. His most notable victory was during the 2008 Season, in which Eaves coached the aggies from a 16 point deficit to upset the DePaul Blue Demons 96–93. The Blue Demons go down in North Carolina A&T Basketball history as the Highest Ranked RPI Team that the Aggies have ever defeated.

North Carolina Central
This game marks the 88th meeting between North Carolina A&T and arch rival North Carolina Central. Going into the game, the Aggies hold a 49–33–5 all-time record against the Eagles. In their last meeting, the Eagles upset the favored Aggies 21-16 in A&T's sole conference loss of the season. The Eagle victory took away sole possession of the MEAC championship from A&T, resulting in a 3 way tie for first place. The MEAC tiebreaker formula would then eliminate the Eagles and name A&T the conference's representative for the inaguarl Celebration Bowl against Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Alcorn State.

FCS Playoffs
This game marks the 1st meeting between North Carolina A&T and the University of Richmond.

Women's basketball
The North Carolina A&T women's basketball team is coached by T, who assumed the coaching position in 2005. The Lady Aggies are one of the top teams in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, staking claim to six MEAC regular season, and 2 MEAC tournament championships.

Bibbs most notable accomplishments include her Victories over Wake Forest University and UNC-Charlotte in the 2010 WNIT Tournament, making the Lady Aggies the first Division-I HBCU program to win two postseason games in an NCAA Division I tournament.

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According to Jibreel Khazan, "Frank [McCain] would say we didn't want to set the world on fire, we just wanted to sit down and eat like everybody else. We wanted to be included in the round table of humanity."

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