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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

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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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Legacy and Lineage

Howard University Honors Retirees, Inaugurates Academic Year at 159th Opening Convocation

Sep 25, 2026 6 minutes

Howard University Retirees at the Retirement Celebration posed for a photo at the Retirement Celebration, in between Anthony Wutoh and Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick at the Blackburn Center Ballroom

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2,000 Years of Service: Howard University Retirees Honored at Celebration

Sep 24, 2026 7 minutes

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Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Researchers Advance Decade-Long Study of HIV and Sickle Cell Disease

Sep 23, 2026 4 minutes

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#BlackFamCan: Howard University Cancer Center Marks National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week

Jun 28, 2021 2 minutes

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Howard University Engineering Professor Hessam Yazdani Receives NSF CAREER Award for Advanced Materials Research

Jun 28, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Named as Partner in $90 Million Initiative to Create Diverse Pipeline to Alternative Finance Industry

Jun 25, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University Signs Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport

Jun 23, 2021 3 minutes

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Olga Osaghae Named Howard University Interim Chief Information Officer

Jun 22, 2021 2 minutes

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Howard University Receives $3 Million to Establish the Dr. Abraham Pishevar Endowed Chair in Finance and Entrepreneurship

Jun 20, 2021 3 minutes

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Audi Field to Host the Truth and Service Classic Inaugural Football Game on Sept 18

Jun 18, 2021 5 minutes

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Howard University Pennant is Among HBCU Flags Joining Starliner Cargo Flying to Space

Jun 17, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University Receives $5 Million Grant from Google

Jun 17, 2021 2 minutes

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Howard University Receives Apple Innovation Grant to Expand Silicon and Hardware Engineering

Jun 16, 2021 3 minutes