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For Howard Students and Faculty, International Women in Engineering Day Is Everyday

Howard engineers and architects include students who are making a global difference.

Jun 23, 2026 4 minutes

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Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

College of Engineering and Architecture Students Supply Water to a Kenyan Community and Earn National Recognition

Jun 23, 2026 5 minutes

Validation Lab

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

New Programs in AI, Microchip Design, and Construction Engineering Management Aggressively Prepare Howard Students for Fields Driven By Evolving Technologies

Jun 22, 2026 4 minutes

Professor Nadir Yilmaz

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Fundamentals of Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Howard Engineering Professor Nadir Yilmaz Takes Readers on a Transformative Journey of Environmental Responsibility

Jun 22, 2026 2 minutes

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Word and Witness: The Preaching Podcast

May 15, 2025 4 minutes

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Howard University Softball Looks to Make History in the NCAA Tournament

May 15, 2025 3 minutes

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Dr. Tonija Hope and Justin Hansford Among Howard Employees and Alumni Named in Washingtonian Magazine’s ‘Most Influential’ of 2025

May 15, 2025 6 minutes

JD Hilltop Editor

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Howard University’s The Hilltop Editor Jacky "JD" Jean-Jacques Receives NABJ Student Journalist of the Year Award

May 15, 2025 2 minutes

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LeVar Burton Celebrates Howard’s Class of 2025 as Heirs to History

May 10, 2025 4 minutes

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How the Howard University Showtime Band Shaped One Music Grad’s Journey

May 9, 2025 4 minutes

Howard's Goldman Case Competition Team

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Howard Team Wins $1M in Goldman Sachs’ Market Madness Competition

May 8, 2025 7 minutes

2025 Honorary Degree Recipients at Howard

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2025 Honorary Degree Recipients Represent the Best in Global Truth and Service

May 7, 2025 2 minutes

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Go Where the Need is the Greatest: Honorary Degree Designee Barbara Lee Has Spent a Lifetime Uplifting People Through Leadership in Public Service

May 7, 2025 7 minutes

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Honorary Degree Designee Natasha Trethewey: A Message of ‘Carrying On’ Through Loss and Letters

May 7, 2025 4 minutes