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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

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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

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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

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

Sep 28, 2026 3 minutes

Artificial Intelligence

Howard Researcher Lucretia Williams and Industry Partners Explore Artificial Intelligence’s Bias and Behavior

Apr 22, 2025 3 minutes

Howard researchers Kofi Deh and Dominique Pritchett

Artificial Intelligence

AI Boosts Brain Research of Howard’s Dr. Kofi Deh and Dominique Pritchett

Apr 22, 2025 3 minutes

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Howard University Hosts Historic Social Work Doctoral Education Conference

Apr 18, 2025 5 minutes

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Howard University’s Youngest Students Lead Effort to Combat Food Insecurity

Apr 14, 2025 2 minutes

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Social Media and Entrepreneurship: Howard Business Owners Are Using Their Platforms to Promote Themselves and Their Products

Apr 11, 2025 9 minutes

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Dr. Lonnie Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Reflects on Preserving History and Culture

Apr 10, 2025 5 minutes

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Howard University Gospel Choir Shines at Wilmerding Symposium and Elizabeth Catlett Exhibition

Apr 7, 2025 3 minutes

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BisonHacks & MeccaTech 2025 Illustrate Howard University’s Ingenuity

Apr 3, 2025 5 minutes

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Engagement is Key to Howard’s Effective Strategic Planning

Apr 3, 2025 5 minutes

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Reverend Lawrence E. Aker III Reminds Us That Inevitably Things Will Work Out

Apr 1, 2025 4 minutes