News and Events

Department Newsletter

The Department of Mathematics has been sending out a weekly newsletter since 2007. Most of the past newsletters are stored in the department newsletter archive maintained by its editor, Prof. Sankar Sitaraman.

Department of Mathematics newsletter archive
Math Department Building

Departmental News and Events

Math majors and NEON students

Howard Math Department to Offer Data Science Program Leading to Bachelor of Science in Data Science

Howard Math Department is to set to begin offering a data science program in 2026 leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Data Science. The data science curriculum spans foundational Mathematics and Statistics, applied computation, data management, curation and visualization, communication and ethics. Students will engage in experiential learning through internships, capstone projects and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Category: Data Science Program, Undergraduate Program

AMS logo

Howard to Host Spring 2024 AMS Sectional Meeting

The Howard mathematics department is very excited to host the Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) on April 6-7, 2024. Highlights of the Howard AMS meeting include over 40 Special Sessions, three Invited Addresses, and the Einstein Public Lecture in Mathematics. The Invited Addresses will be delivered by Ryan Hynd (University of Maryland), Jinyoung Park (New York University), and Jian Song (Rutgers University). The Einstein Public Lecture will be delivered by Talitha Washington (Clark Atlanta University), formerly a Howard math faculty member.

Category: Conferences, Research

SIAM logo

Howard University SIAM Student Chapter

We are excited to announce the renewal of Howard University SIAM Student Chapter, dedicated to promoting industrial and applied mathematics on our campus. It will provide a platform for Howard students to engage with each other, with faculty, and with the larger mathematical community. Our SIAM chapter brings together students from various disciplines, encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration that reaches beyond mathematics.

Category: Scholarship

Poster for HU Math-Bio Workshop April 23 2022

Howard University Math-Bio Workshop: April 23, 2022

Howard University will host a Math-Bio workshop on Mitigation of Future Epidemics co-sponsored by the Department of Defense and organized by Professors Katharine Gurski, Joon Ha, Yeona Kang, and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu of the Howard math department.

Category: Conferences

Math Bio Wound Healing Poster

Howard University Math-Bio Workshop: December 4, 2021

Howard University will host a Math-Bio workshop on Wound Healing co-sponsored by the Department of Defense and organized by Professors Katharine Gurski, Joon Ha, Yeona Kang, and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu of the Howard math department.

Category: Conferences

Dr. Talitha Washington

Dr. Talitha Washington receives the NSF 2020 Director’s Award for Superior Accomplishment

Dr. Talitha Washington, Howard associate professor of mathematics and NSF program director, received the National Science Foundation 2020 Director’s Award for Superior Accomplishment.

Category: Awards

Dr. Katharine Gurski

Dr. Katharine Gurski receives NSF and CURM grants

Dr. Katharine Gurski is the recent recipient of two grants: one from NSF to develop models of the spread of HIV, and the other from CURM (Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics) that sponsors undergraduate research on that subject.

Category: Grants, Research

Diversity in Data Science Workshop

Diversity in Data Science workshop to be held at Howard

Howard University will host a workshop on Diversity in Data Science co-sponsored by the Statistics and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) and co-organized by Professor Abdul-Aziz Yakubu of the Howard math department.

Category: Conferences

James Donaldson

James Donaldson Receives Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement

Professor Emeritus James Donaldson, a former Chair of the Department of Mathematics and former Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard, received the 2019 Mathematics Alumni Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement from the University of Illinois.

Category: Awards

A photo portrait of David Blackwell

David Harold Blackwell (1919 – 2010)

David Harold Blackwell (1919 – 2010) was an American statistician and mathematician who made significant contributions to game theory, probability theory, information theory, and Bayesian statistics.

Category: Research

News

View More News
Professor Fadel Lashhab
Dec 15, 2025

Howard University Engineering Professor Fadel Lashhab to Lead $500K NSF Project To Train K-12 Educators in Robotics and Automation

2025 HBCU Symposium on Internationalization
Nov 14, 2025

Howard University Hosts Fourth HBCU Internationalization Symposium, Centered on 'Black Internationalization'
chromatic_truths event poster
Nov 12, 2025

Howard University Fine Arts Presents 'Chromatic Truths,' Junior Dance BFA Showcase