When J D Harris (1833–84) began studying medicine in 1863, there were few African American doctors whose paths he could follow. The first university-trained African American physician, James McCune ...

The answer to this college basketball season’s most surprising trivia question plays at Howard University inside a gym that holds less than 3,000 but, over the past several months, has hosted scouts ...

D.C.'s Howard University is the only historically Black university to receive one of the nation's highest research ...

Research highlights include: Howard University was chartered by Congress in 1867 to provide leadership in medicine, science ... D.C. Howard’s 14 schools and colleges offer 140 undergraduate, graduate, ...

On Feb. 11, Jonathan Epstein was appointed executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System ...

Jewel Plummer Cobb was a cancer researcher who investigated how hormones, ultraviolet light and chemotherapeutic drugs can ...

The School of Medicine is a major international centre for teaching and research, and committed to the pursuit of improved human health. We combine progressive healthcare education and patient care ...

For example, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Tennessee offers a 13-month preclinical curriculum that brings clerkships – which typically start in third year – forward to second year.

The program, which integrates hands-on research into the undergraduate curriculum, provides students with the opportunity to ...

A cell phone policy from the Howard County Public School System won't allow students to use their cell phones from bell to bell. Superintendent Bill Barnes hopes for a positive outcome.

Libanan authored one of the nine bills seeking to establish new medical schools in SUCs, including the Eastern Samar State University in Borongan City; the Polytechnic University of the ...