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July 12, 2017 • Press Release

Howard University to Host Third TEDXHowardUniversity

The Howard University Office of the Provost for Research and Graduate Studies is sponsoring its third TEDxHowardUniversity event on September 14, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. in Cramton Auditorium, 2455 6th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20059.

The theme of the event is "All Things Glorious." Topics will include innovative ways to address the worldwide dilemma of mass incarceration, especially among African American males; exciting new NASA discoveries, the intellectual impact of technology, and reimagining the revolution of advertising. 

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July 11, 2017 • Bison Beat

Howard Bison Beat June 2017

Class of 2017: Forging A Way Forward

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July 11, 2017 • Article

Howard University Doctoral Student Named American Political Science Association Fellow

Gabrielle L. Gray, a second-year Ph.D. student, recently was named a fellow for the 2017-18 American Political Science Association Minority Fellowship Program’s spring cycle.

The ASPA established the program in 1969 to increase the number of underrepresented minority students in political science doctoral programs.

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July 6, 2017 • Press Release

AMA Foundation Names College of Medicine's Mark Lorthe Winner of Excellence Award

Lorthe was honored by the association during the AMA Annual meeting in Chicago in June.

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July 5, 2017 • Press Release

Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy Named Executive Vice President and COO of Howard University

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy Named Executive Vice President and COO of Howard University

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July 3, 2017 • Press Release

Stress, Sleep and Health Symposium to Consider African-American, Urban Health Disparities

In April, the National Institutes of Health awarded psychiatry professor Dr. Thomas Mellman a new $2 million, five-year grant to continue to study sleep, stress, and cardiovascular health.

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June 24, 2017 • Press Release

Howard University to Host 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

Howard University is proud to announce that it has been selected as a partner with the “Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders” for the fourth consecutive year. Howard University is currently hosting 25 of Africa’s brightest emerging Public Management leaders for a six-week academic and leadership institute sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.  The Fellows arrived in early this week..

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June 23, 2017 • Article

Mrs. Cecilia Marshall, widow of The Honorable Thurgood Marshall Visits Howard University

"In accordance with Howard's original commitment to provide education for all, the vision for the programs is to expose a diverse pool of HBCU students to the professional programs that Howard has to offer and to provide them with the skills needed to be successful in their respective fields." said, President Frederick.

The Pre-PhD program (PPSEP) was created to increase the level of interest in careers available to Ph.D. holders in the humanities and social sciences among undergraduate African American and minority students.

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