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Angel Byrd, Howard Researcher

Howard University Medical Scientist Angel Byrd Tackles Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), a Stigmatizing Skin Disease Affecting Black Women

June 1-7 is Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Awareness Week.

May 28, 2025 5 minutes

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From Passion to Policy: School of Social Work Graduate Adachi Selas Confronts Inequities in Child Welfare Through Research

Apr 30, 2025 5 minutes

Earth Day Group Photo

Celebrating Earth Day: Howard Students Create Ingenious Ways to Protect the Planet

Apr 22, 2025 4 minutes

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Researchers Emphasize Community and Interdisciplinary Cooperation at Howard’s Extreme Weather Symposium

Apr 9, 2025 7 minutes

Gracie on the Yard

Gracie on the Yard: University Ed Tech Researchers and Gracie’s Corner Creators Talk Black Edutainment

Nov 13, 2023 10 minutes

Guyana President Mohamed Ifraan Ali addresses Howard University's community

Guyana President Mohamad Ifraan Ali meets with President Vinson and Howard University Community

Sep 20, 2023 5 minutes

Photo of Dr. Roger Mitchell

Renowned Howard University Pathologist Roger A. Mitchell Jr. to Promote ‘Death in Custody’ Book

Sep 1, 2023 3 minutes

Pictures from the March on Washington held in Washington DC. Howard University community members speak to the rally

The Relevance of the March on Washington

Aug 24, 2023 4 minutes

50 years of the Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Disease

“It’s Not Just the Blood:" Howard’s Sickle Cell Disease Center of Excellence Discusses their Commitment to D.C.-Area Patients

Jun 20, 2023 4 minutes

Murphy Jones, Vice President-elect of the HU Student Association, details their journey of self-acceptance

Jun 2, 2023 3 minutes

Legacy Giving Spans Generations between a Grandmother and Granddaughter

May 5, 2023 3 minutes

Student working at Howard University Symposium

Investigative Journalism for Health Equity at the Center for Journalism & Democracy  

May 3, 2023 3 minutes

Alternative Spring Break 2023 Departure Day

How Alternative Spring Break 2023 Became the Largest in Program History

May 2, 2023 3 minutes

reporting while black panel participants

Howard University Media Town Hall: ‘Reporting While Black: Confronting Systemic Racism’

Apr 21, 2023 3 minutes