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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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Cohort of 50 Howard Students Selected for 2021 Clinton Global Initiative University

Mar 25, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University in Partnership With the National Gallery of Art Launch New Multiyear Undergraduate Internship Program for Careers in Museums, Supported By The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Mar 25, 2021 5 minutes

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LMI and Howard University Expand Partnership to Include Research and Development

Mar 22, 2021 2 minutes

Howard University Pharmacy Students to Participate in Innovative Exchange Program with University of Wyoming

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Howard University College of Pharmacy, AstraZeneca Tackle Cancer With New Post-Graduate Fellowships

Mar 22, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Hosts Discussion with Keisha N. Blain, Ph.D. and Eugene Scott, Authors of ‘Four Hundred Souls’

Mar 19, 2021 3 minutes

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Commencement 2021 Update

Mar 19, 2021 1 minute

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Reflections on the Atlanta Shooting

Mar 19, 2021 3 minutes

In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Ted Roberts

Mar 19, 2021 2 minutes

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Alumni Relations Hosts She’s Howard: Own Your Power Welcome Event on March 25

Mar 18, 2021 2 minutes

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Ian Schrager Gives $1M Donation to the Arne M. Sorenson Hospitality Fund

Mar 18, 2021 4 minutes