Defense

Air Force sponsors first research center at HBCU

By Misty Severi
Published January 24, 2023 1:30am ET
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Air Force sponsors first research center at HBCU
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks at an event with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick, and ROTC cadet Bria White to announce Howard University as the first Air Force HBCU University Affiliated Research Center, at Howard University, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2023. | Lisa Ferdinando/DOD


Howard University will be the first historically black university to feature a governmental research center. It will be sponsored by the Air Force, the Department of Defense announced Monday.

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