WASHINGTON, DC —In celebration of Research Month, Howard University will host its annual Research Symposium on April 24-25. The symposium provides students with a dynamic platform to present their research across a wide range of disciplines, fostering meaningful engagement with faculty, peers, and industry professionals. The event offers a vibrant environment of intellectual exchange and will highlight innovative research work in the areas of digital humanities, quantum information science and engineering, microelectronics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, social justice, environmental science, and health disparities. 

“Howard University’s Research Symposium is a celebration of our enduring commitment to discovery, innovation, and impact. It showcases the brilliance of our faculty, students and partners across disciplines, and reinforces our role as a leader in research excellence that addresses the world’s most pressing challenges,” says Bruce Jones, Ph.D., Howard University Senior Vice President for Research. “We are proud to uplift the work of our faculty and students whose research advances knowledge and drives meaningful change.”

WHEN

April 24-25, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

WHERE

Armour J. Blackburn Center

WHO

Bruce Jones, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Research, Howard University

Pamela Clarke, Senior Director of Research Development, Howard University 

More than 550 students, faculty, and research staff will present their research findings. 

Themed “Where Research Meets Possibility,” this year’s symposium follows Howard University’s recent designation as a Research One (R1) institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education—signifying “very high research activity” in terms of spending and doctorate production. Howard is the only historically Black college or university (HBCU) to achieve this status, marking a historic milestone for the institution and its research community. The university has been home to some of the world's most preeminent researchers, including Charles Drew, Carter G. Woodson, Roland Scott, Cecile Hoover Edwards, Ruth Ella Moore, Ralph Bunche, and Lasalle Leffall, Jr.

The students will present research on biological and biomedical sciences, business, creative arts design, education, environmental science, humanities, physical sciences, engineering, social sciences, and translational and clinical sciences.

More information about research month at Howard University can be found at:   https://researchmonth.howard.edu. Find Howard University research b-roll here.

Advance RSVP to Carol Wilkerson (carol.wilkerson@howard.edu) is required.

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