Howard University announces center to research health disparities – Washington Post

Howard University and several development partners will begin construction in 2023 on a new center dedicated to researching health disparities, school officials announced Thursday.

The aim of the National Research Center for Health Disparities — which will be next to the school’s college of medicine — is to attract pharmaceutical companies and biomedical research organizations that are focused on treating chronic illnesses, especially those that affect communities of color. The project, which will take up 260,000 square feet, will include a laboratory and an office building.

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