Hayya Shah

*Research

Howard Professor Danda B. Rawat Receives $700,000 NSF Award for AI Research

The project will focus on developing technologies that can continuously learn from new experiences while providing transparent and verifiable explanations for their actions.

Nov 9, 2026 4 minutes

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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

Sep 28, 2026 3 minutes

Reis pictured with co-PIs Ymele-Leki, Ji and Tharakan

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Chemical Engineering Professors Secure Nearly $1M DoD Award to Expand Bioindustrial Manufacturing Research and Student Training

Sep 1, 2026 4 minutes

Local educators during RAOP week at the CEA

Artificial Intelligence

Howard University College of Engineering and Architecture Expands STEM Pathways with Transformative Summer AI and Robotics Programs

Aug 14, 2026 4 minutes

Artificial Intelligence

Howard University Launches Howard AI Network powered by AWS to Accelerate AI Research, Infrastructure, and Workforce Readiness

May 21, 2026 3 minutes

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Engineering Professors Form Advanced Manufacturing Consortium with $1.4M DOE Grant

May 11, 2026 3 minutes

Commencement 2026

With a Perfect 4.0 GPA, Graduating Engineering Major Jaydn Decuir Merges Science and Dance

May 4, 2026 4 minutes

Dean Kimberly Jones standing at a table with a male student as they look at a 3D printed mechanical skateboard made in the Howard University Makerspace

Media Release

Autodesk Donates $1.95 Million to Howard University and Celebrates the Opening of a New Makerspace 

Apr 16, 2026 5 minutes

Artificial Intelligence

Howard University Civil Engineering Research Team Uses AI to Help Address Climate Change Crises

Dec 16, 2025 3 minutes

*Research

Howard University Engineering Professor Solmaz Tabtabaei Receives $613K NSF Award for Biotechnology Research

Dec 15, 2025 2 minutes

*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

Artificial Intelligence

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

Dec 2, 2025 4 minutes

*Accolades

Howard University Architecture Assistant Professor Nea Maloo Receives AIA|DC 2025 Architect Educator Award

Dec 2, 2025 2 minutes

News

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

Sep 15, 2025 3 minutes