Wayne Frederick, M.D., director of the Howard University Cancer Center and division chief for General Surgery at Howard University Hospital, was selected as one of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education’s standout scholars for 2011. Frederick, who also serves as associate dean for Clinical Strategy and Operations at the College of Medicine, is one of 12 scholars from a variety of institutions and disciplines who will be profiled in the Jan. 6 edition of the magazine....more

The 2010 Food2Feed raised more than $90,000 and 20,000 pounds of food, including a $25,000 donation from SunTrust Bank and a $1,000 donation from Chuck Brown, the godfather of go-go music. Donations from the 12-hour radiothon and food drive—which was sponsored by WHUR 96.3 FM, WHUR-WORLD HD2 and the University, in partnership with the Capital Area Food Bank—were used to purchase $50 Giant Food gift cards to distribute to needy families in the region....more