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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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POD Bank Accounts Key to Transferring Families’ Wealth

May 20, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University Student Awarded Prestigious Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship to Study Abroad in Dublin

May 20, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University and Amazon Web Services Announce Initiative to Prepare Students for In-demand Cloud Careers

May 19, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University Architecture Professor Farhana Ferdous Co-Edits Book on Social Change

May 18, 2021 2 minutes

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Office of the President: Update on Student COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

May 17, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Announces Three White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarship Winners

May 13, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University Announces the U.S. Fulbright 2021-2022 Honorees

May 13, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University Announces Legendary Actress, Alumna Phylicia Rashad as Dean of the Newly Reestablished College of Fine Arts

May 12, 2021 5 minutes

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Reading Partners DC and Howard University Center for Career and Professional Success Announce Tutoring Partnership

May 11, 2021 3 minutes

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Senior Sunday 2021: A Journey of Resilience

May 11, 2021 3 minutes