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Rendering of the Health Professions Education Building, a 60,000 GSF state-of-the art academic building that will house the University’s newly accredited medical degree program.
April 24, 2024
W.M. Keck Foundation Awards CDU $3 Million Grant for Health Professions Education Building  
The W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU)...
CDU students were also present and gave presentations around reproductive justice, postpartum depression, prenatal yoga, and breastfeeding.
April 19, 2024
Empowering Knowledge: CDU Unveils New Black Maternal Health Library Collection
The Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence (BMHCE) hosted a special event to unveil the...
CDU Partners with The Dana Foundation For a Multi-Million Dollar Initiative to Align Neuroscience to Societal Needs
April 10, 2024
CDU Partners with The Dana Foundation for a Multi-Million Dollar Initiative to Align Neuroscience to Societal Needs
The Dana Foundation today announced the launch of the Dana Center Initiative for Neuroscience &...
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health hosted the LA County Health Survey launch event on campus.
March 28, 2024
CDU Hosts Los Angeles County Health Survey Results Event
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health hosted the LA County Health Survey launch...
CDU President Dr. David Carlisle moderates President's Breakfast panel with Nana Gyamfi, Efrain Talamantes, Sonja Diaz, plus Pulitzer Prize and Peabody award-winning keynote speaker Caitlin Dickerson.
March 01, 2024
CDU’s 9th Annual President’s Breakfast Tackles Immigration Reform as a Moral Imperative
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) held its 9th Annual CDU President’s...
Annual Dr. Erik Fleming Annual Lecture Discusses Colorectal Care in the Keck Auditorium.
February 28, 2024
Annual Dr. Erik Fleming Annual Lecture Discusses Colorectal Care
The Office of the President and The Urban Health Institute hosted the Dr. Erik Fleming...
Panel during the University Forum that Addressesed Health Disparities facing Black Californians in the CDU Cobb lobby.
February 27, 2024
University Forum Addresses Health Disparities facing Black Californians
In a special event to celebrate Black History Month, CDU hosted a special in-person University...
CDU Alumna Dr. Etsemaye P. Agonafer,Appointed as LA's First Deputy Mayor of Homelessness & Community Health
February 26, 2024
CDU Alumna Appointed as LA’s First Deputy Mayor of Homelessness & Community Health
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has appointed CDU alumna Dr. Etsemaye P. Agonafer, as the...
February 16, 2024
Black History Month University Forum to Address Health of Black Californians
In a special event to celebrate Black History Month, CDU is set to host an...
Elementary school students wear their white coats during the Junior White Coat Ceremony.
February 05, 2024
Pipeline Program Hosts 24th Annual Junior White Coat Ceremony
The CDU Pipeline Program hosted the 24th Annual Junior White Coat Ceremony for the next...