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Howard chapter of Engineers Without Borders

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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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Water pump in Kenya

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

Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III and Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall

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Howard University Awarded $90 Million Contract by Air Force, DOD to Establish First-Ever University Affiliated Research Center Led by an HBCU

Jan 24, 2023 5 minutes

Reporting While Black - protests at the capitol

*Community

Howard University Cathy Hughes School of Communications Hosts 'Reporting While Black: The January 6th Attack on Democracy’

Jan 23, 2023 3 minutes

MLK Day Classic 2023

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Howard Men’s Basketball Dominates in Annual MLK Day Classic

Jan 20, 2023 3 minutes

image of Dean Dana Williams - Howard University

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Howard and Georgetown Universities To Launch Joint Medical Humanities Center Funded by Mellon Foundation Grant

Jan 19, 2023 4 minutes

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Howard University Names Misha G. Cornelius Director of Public Relations

Jan 18, 2023 4 minutes

Dr. Frederick and Karen Knudsen from ACS

*Advocacy

At Howard University: American Cancer Society, Congressmen Issue Call of Arms on Prostate Cancer Danger to Black Men

Jan 13, 2023 4 minutes

Cameryn Burnette

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Howard University Graduate and Karsh STEM Scholar Named in Eighth Cohort of Schwarzman Scholars

Jan 11, 2023 3 minutes

*Research

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Awards Quantum Biology Laboratory at Howard University $1M for Matter-to-Life Research

Jan 6, 2023 4 minutes

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Howard University Alumni Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Finance, Retail & E-Commerce, Hollywood & Entertainment

Dec 15, 2022 3 minutes

Dean Richardson with students over lunch

*Community

“Chat & Chew” Gathering Inspires Understanding

Dec 14, 2022 5 minutes