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The
College of Pharmacy received
two research grant awards from the National Institutes
of Health to study ways to design HIV/AIDS-fighting
drugs. The awards total approximately $750,000.
Emmanuel O. Akala, Ph.D., (pictured
left) and Simon Wang, Ph.D.,
received verification of NIH funding for separate
HIV supplemental grants in collaboration with
the DC-Developmental Center for AIDS Research,
a consortium of Washington-area medical and educational
institutions that support HIV/AIDS research activities. |
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Robin
C. Newton, M.D., associate senior vice
president for clinical affairs and quality, received
the Parker J. Palmer Courage to Lead Award by
the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education. Newton, who oversees all graduate medical
education, is being recognized for her leadership
and commitment to creating an excellent environment
for medical resident education at Howard University
Hospital, through the College of Medicine and
Health Sciences. |
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Lisa
K. Fitzpatrick, M.D., professor, College
of Medicine, and infectious disease specialist,
Howard University Hospital, received the District
of Columbia Hospital Association’s Grass
Roots Award. Fitzpatrick is being honored for
her work to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS and her
commitment to educate the area’s medically
underserved residents on how to better protect
their health. |
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Ahmed
Rubaai, Ph.D., professor of Electrical
Engineering, was elected the publications chair
of the IEEE Industry Applications Society. He
is the first African American to hold this position
and will serve for four years. Rubaai also won
a seat on the executive board in recognition of
his leadership, service and commitment to the
profession. |
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More
than 20 doctors from Howard University
Hospital and the Howard University
Faculty Practice Plan were named by their
peers as outstanding practicing physicians in
the Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia area.
The results were published in the Washington
Post. Last spring, Super Doctors®, a
listing of top doctors in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore
area, sent surveys to thousands of doctors in
the area seeking nominees in 30 categories. Each
nominee was then evaluated by the Super Doctors®
research staff using a set of 10 established indicators,
including peer recognition and professional achievement.
Visit http://huhealthcare.com/community/news-and-media/2011-10-27-HUH-Super-Doctors to read more about Howard's “super doctors”
and their specialties. (Pictured left, Babafemi
Adenuga, M.D.; Pictured right, Gail Nunlee-Bland, M.D.) |
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Leslie
T. Fenwick, Ph.D., dean of the
School of Education, is the recipient of
the 2011 WEB DuBois Higher Education Award.
The award is bestowed annually by the National
Alliance of Black School Educators—a
10,000 member professional organization
of superintendents, principals and other
education professionals devoted to improving
the academic achievement and success of
the nation's schoolchildren, particularly
African Americans. |
Aaron B. Stills, Ph.D., chair and associate
professor of counseling psychology, Department of Human
Development and Psychoeducational Studies, was selected
as the “Counselor Educator of the Year” by
the D.C. Counseling Association. Stills is also the founding
president of the National Association for Multicultural
Counseling and Development, a division of the American
Counseling Association. |
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Andrea Bonnick, D.D.S., chair, Department
of Dentistry, and director of the Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery Program at Howard University Hospital, was inducted
into the International College of Dentists, the world’s
preeminent dentist organization. |
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Edward
D. Dunson Jr., chair, Department of Architecture,
was named “Professor of Architecture of
the Year,” by the District of Columbia National
Organization of Minority Architects. The NOMA
awards ceremony recognizes minority architects,
professors, developers, students and community
leaders in the field of architecture. |
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