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Bison who are changing the world to make it a better place right now and for future generations

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Legacy and Lineage

The Howard University Student-Led Bus Protest that Challenged Virginia’s Jim Crow Laws

Sonja Woods is featured in the documentary “The Student Bus Protest That Challenged Jim Crow" sharing the story of eight Howard students who challenged Virginia's Jim Crow laws in the 1940s.

Jun 25, 2026 5 minutes

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Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Engineering Professors Recognized as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the World’s Largest Scientific Society

May 29, 2026 5 minutes

Jaradat at work in his Geomaterials Research Lab with Ph.D. student Mohammad Almasaeid

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Engineering Professor Advances Soil Thermal Behavior Research with $780K DOD Grant

May 22, 2026 3 minutes

Lineage: Howard Students and Alumni

Keeping Bison Home: Student Payton Garcia Leads Housing Affordability Relief for Howard Students

May 21, 2026 3 minutes

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Video: Howard is Women's History (Toni Morrison)

Mar 4, 2022 1 minute

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Video: Howard is Women's History (Eva Beatrice Dykes)

Mar 3, 2022 1 minute

Sheila Ruffin standing on yacht in white suit

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Woman of the Seas: Bringing Luxury Travel to People of Color

Mar 1, 2022 3 minutes

News

Howard University Announces 2022 Charter Day Award Recipients

Feb 25, 2022 4 minutes

Alonzo Robinson - Trailblazing Howard University Architect

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Architecture Alumnus Alonzo Robinson Honored with Renaming of Milwaukee Fire Department Administration Building

Feb 24, 2022 3 minutes

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Video: Howard is Black History

Feb 23, 2022 1 minute

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Howard University Salutes Black History Legend: Dr. Roland B. Scott, Pioneering Sickle Cell Researcher

Feb 18, 2022 3 minutes

Doctor, inventor, and advocate Patricia Bath with a microscope.

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Patricia Bath: Helping Others ‘See’ Disparities in Eye Care

Feb 10, 2022 3 minutes

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*Community

If These Walls Could Talk: A Black History Month Tour of Howard’s Famous Places (Part 1: Residences)

Feb 10, 2022 8 minutes

Webb telescope at launch with rocket taking off

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From the Mecca to the Milky Way: Solving the Mysteries of Space

Jan 31, 2022 3 minutes