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Sonya Smith Appointed to Lead Howard University’s Research Institute on Tactical Autonomy Washington, D.C. - Howard University announced that Sonya Smith, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve as executive director of the University’s Research Institute Autonomy (RITA). Also referred to as the University Affiliated Research Center, or UARC, the University’s RITA is only one of 15 centers in the United States. Smith is no stranger to the University, joining as faculty in 1995 after becoming the fi
*Accolades

Howard University CEA Professor Sonya Smith Elected to AIAA Class of 2026 Fellows

Howard University professor Sonya T. Smith, Ph.D., has been elected to the AIAA Class of 2026 Fellows, recognizing her contributions to computational fluid dynamics, thermal engineering and aerospace research.

Sep 28, 2026 3 minutes
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Howard associate professor Christine McWhorter wearing a purple suit seated in a chair talking to an audience.
*Change Makers

Howard University Professor Explores Race and Media Literacy in Popular New Book

Sep 8, 2026 5 minutes
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News

Howard University’s International Affairs Center Announces Launch of New Global Futures Collaborative Community Network

Aug 7, 2026 2 minutes
Anita Plummer
Legacy and Lineage

Women’s History Month: Meet the Executive Director of Howard’s Center for Women, Gender, and Global Leadership

Mar 26, 2026 5 minutes
Sonya Smith Appointed to Lead Howard University’s Research Institute on Tactical Autonomy Washington, D.C. - Howard University announced that Sonya Smith, Ph.D., has been appointed to serve as executive director of the University’s Research Institute Autonomy (RITA). Also referred to as the University Affiliated Research Center, or UARC, the University’s RITA is only one of 15 centers in the United States. Smith is no stranger to the University, joining as faculty in 1995 after becoming the fi
*Accolades

Howard University CEA Professor Sonya Smith Elected to AIAA Class of 2026 Fellows

Sep 28, 2026 3 minutes
Howard associate professor Christine McWhorter wearing a purple suit seated in a chair talking to an audience.
*Change Makers

Howard University Professor Explores Race and Media Literacy in Popular New Book

Sep 8, 2026 5 minutes
Ralph Bunche Center Logo
News

Howard University’s International Affairs Center Announces Launch of New Global Futures Collaborative Community Network

Aug 7, 2026 2 minutes
Anita Plummer
Legacy and Lineage

Women’s History Month: Meet the Executive Director of Howard’s Center for Women, Gender, and Global Leadership

Mar 26, 2026 5 minutes
A group of seven howard students outside. Many of them are holding rakes. They are all wearing Howard-embossed sweatshirts and t-shirts.
*Advocacy

WHUR Hosts Radiothon Fundraiser for Howard University’s 2026 Alternative Spring Break Program

Feb 27, 2026 2 minutes
Dr. Frederick
*Research and Discovery

On World Cancer Day, Interim President Frederick Talks Research, Leadership, and Mission

Feb 4, 2026 5 minutes
MLK at Charter Day
*Evolve

The Dream at The Mecca: Howard’s MLK Legacy in Practice

Jan 20, 2026 6 minutes
Professor Fadel Lashhab
*Community

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

Dec 15, 2025 2 minutes
AI panelists and student moderator
Artificial Intelligence

Congressmen Kweisi Mfume and Ro Khanna join Howard University to Discuss AI Workforce and Tech Innovation

Dec 2, 2025 4 minutes
HUASB volunteers and WHUR staff outside for the Food2Feed Donation drive
News

47th Annual Food2Feed Delivers Hope, Raising Over $60,000 for DMV Families in Need

Nov 18, 2025 3 minutes