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=Overview – Making the Commitment=
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, co-educational and historically black university located in Washington, D.C. It has a Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education status of RU/H: Research Universities, which signifies high research activity.
<li>All students are able to gain a certificate in entrepreneurship.</li>
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<br />In addition to current students, ELI Institute contributes to the entrepreneurial success of many Howard University alums including Ike C. Nwaneri, one of the two co-founders of '''KEADWORKS LLC''' and '''KOJAMI Inc'''.
Keadworks is a creative marketing and technology agency in the Washington DC Metro Area which has launched successful campaigns for various industry clients.
*Scheduled events can then be easily propagated through mobile phones as a mobile application—recipients of the mobile event can also interact and SHOVE (share) the mobile event; and
*Recipients can also complete a one-touch GPS navigation search, view and join conversations of each event in real-time, purchase and receive mobile tickets and most importantly stay connected to the category of events desired.
<br />Kojami in many ways is re-inventing the way people use mobile devices to create, manage, interact or share (SHOVE) events.
= Faculty Entrepreneurship =
Notable inventions from research conducted at Howard University include:
*'''Nanotechnology - Industrial Lubricants''': Metal Forming Fluids with Dispersed Nanoparticles for Improved Lubrication, by Mosleh, Mohsen, Ph.D. ''et al.'';*'''Electrical Engineering, Lighting Systems, LED Array Control''': Localized Distributed Control Method of LED Lighting Array and its Fixture, by Kim, Charles, Ph.D.; NS
*'''Chemical Engineering, Clean Coal, Coal''': Process for Removal of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal, by Aluko, Mobolaji, Ph.D., ''et. al.''
*More than 40 faculty members from multiple institutions with diverse backgrounds and disciplines work together in teams on the Center’s research programs.
*Constant contact with industrial and scientific advisory boards ensures projects are relevant, and work output is benchmarked to insure they are cutting edge.
<br />Howard University has also partnered with '''''the Center for Applied High Performance Computing''''' (CAHPC) on a project that applies data fusion to make supercomputing applications easy to use.
Howard University is also a participating member of '''the Power Systems Engineering Research Center''' '''(PSERC), '''a university-industry collaboration focusing on research and education needs in the electric power industry.
*The Industrial Advisory Board (IAB), composed of PSERC industry members, meets twice per year with PSERC researchers and students to conduct Center business, and engage in discussions about the Center’s research and education activities.
<br />'''The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science''' (GHUCCTS) is a private industry-backed cooperative between the two universities. '''''Bridgeline Digital, Inc'''''., developer of the award-winning iAPPS web experience management (WEM) platform and interactive technology solutions, launched a new comprehensive website developed to support medical research collaboration between Georgetown and Howard Universities: . GHUCCTS seeks to advance public health by performing research that has positive impact on human health and well-being.
<br/>Source: "The Innovative and Entrepreneurial University: Higher Education, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Focus", Department of Commerce, October 2013.
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