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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

Photo of Sergei Nekhai and Marina Jerebtsova

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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Keisha N. Blain, Ph.D., and Eugene Scott Join Donna Brazile to Discuss New Book, ‘Four Hundred Souls’

Mar 5, 2021 2 minutes

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President Frederick Delivers Charter Day Address

Mar 5, 2021 16 minutes

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Charter Day Convocation: President Wayne A. I. Frederick Says Howard University Historically Positioned for Social Change, Institutional Renewal

Mar 5, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University Celebrates Bison Authors for Bison Book Day

Mar 4, 2021 6 minutes

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Howard University Announces 2021 Charter Day Award Recipients

Mar 4, 2021 6 minutes

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Cedric the Entertainer to Emcee Howard University’s 2021 Charter Day Virtual Celebration on March 6

Mar 3, 2021 5 minutes

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Howard University Partners with Columbia University Press to Advance Black Studies and Diversify Academic Publishing

Mar 3, 2021 6 minutes

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WHUR Lands New Station to Expand the Quiet Storm

Mar 3, 2021 2 minutes

In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Vernon E. Jordan Jr., Esq.

Mar 2, 2021 6 minutes

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Howard Provides Free, Virtual Tax Help to Community on Evenings and Weekends

Mar 1, 2021 3 minutes