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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

Legacy and Lineage

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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Alumna Taylor Rainey Becomes Howard University’s First Foreign Affairs IT Fellow

Apr 15, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University - UCLA Fielding School Team Awarded $1.7 Million for Research on Racism and COVID-19 Crisis Communication

Apr 15, 2021 6 minutes

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Howard University Student David Edgerton III Named 2021 Truman Scholar

Apr 14, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University SVP Debbi Jarvis Joins Goodwill of Greater Washington Board of Directors

Apr 14, 2021 2 minutes

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Howard University Announces Timothy Millner as Executive Director of Physical Facilities

Apr 14, 2021 4 minutes

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Visit the 31st Annual James A. Porter Colloquium on African-American Art and Art of the African Diaspora on Friday, April 16

Apr 13, 2021 5 minutes

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2020-2021 King Lecture Series Culminates with Two-Part Discussion Featuring the Honorable Hakeem Jeffries and Deborah N. Archer on April 14, April 22

Apr 13, 2021 3 minutes

Philanthropy

Howard University College of Medicine Receives $1.59 Million Grant From Bloomberg Philanthropies To Increase Mobile Unit COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

Apr 13, 2021 6 minutes

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Student Quentin Byrd Selected as 2021 Howard Scholar at McCourt

Apr 12, 2021 2 minutes

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Office of the President: Commencement Update

Apr 9, 2021 3 minutes