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Exterior of new Panera Bread location at the reopened the PunchOut at Blackburn University Center

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PunchOut Opens at Howard's Blackburn University Center with New Tastes, Fresh Look

PunchOut is open for business again at Blackburn University Center with Panera Bread, The Drop, and The Halal Shack. Panera Bread and The Drop are new to Punchout.

Oct 19, 2026 4 minutes

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Group photos of Backpack Project Participants

*Community

A Backpack, a Fresh Start: Howard University Supports D.C. Students

Sep 29, 2026 3 minutes

Howard University students pose at Marriott International headquarters with Anthony Capuano

*Partnerships

Marriott Leaders Bring Knowledge, Experience, and Advice During Howard University Student Visit

Sep 28, 2026 8 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

*Research

It's Not CSI: Howard Professor Explains the Real Work of Forensic Psychiatry

Sep 18, 2025 4 minutes

HURO Team Members Holding Drones at AI Event

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High Schoolers, Industry Partners, and Howard Students Open the Door to Tech at the Robotics and AI Outreach Event

Sep 16, 2025 5 minutes

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Howard University Architecture Lecturer Yiselle Santos Rivera Elected to AIA Board of Directors

Sep 15, 2025 3 minutes

Woman being crowned at the Miss Texas USA 2025 competition. She is holding her face and smiling. She is wearing a sash and is being crowned

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From Miss Howard to Miss Texas USA: Alum Taylor Davis is Boldly Walking in Faith as Miss USA 2025 Contestant

Sep 12, 2025 7 minutes

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SAVE THE CULTURE: The Essential Television Shows of the Black Experience (Part One)

Sep 11, 2025 18 minutes

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Howard Bison Inspire the Next Generation of Readers and Writers at the 2025 National Book Festival

Sep 10, 2025 6 minutes

Stock photo representing Suicide Prevention Awareness

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Howard Community Provides Mental Health and Wellness Resources for Suicide Prevention Month

Sep 9, 2025 6 minutes

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Student Athletes

Howard University Women’s Basketball Unveils 2025–26 Schedule

Sep 9, 2025 3 minutes

*Change Makers

Lift as You Climb: Alumnus and Baltimore State Attorney Ivan Bates on the Importance of Student Leaders and the Impact of HBCUs

Sep 8, 2025 8 minutes

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Save the Culture “Slang”: An Exploration of Black Language Expressions

Sep 5, 2025 11 minutes