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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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Celebrate Howard Women on the Frontlines on March 3 at 12 p.m. EST

Mar 1, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University Architecture Professor Bradford Grant Receives 2021 ACSA Distinguished Professor Award

Mar 1, 2021 3 minutes

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Apply for 2021 Junior Faculty Writing & Creative Works Summer Academy, Deadline is March 19

Mar 1, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University School of Business Announces $4.9 Million Gift from Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund

Mar 1, 2021 4 minutes

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Lt. Govs. Garlin Gilchrist II and Mandela Barnes Join Donna Brazile to Discuss Voting Rights and Rebuilding Democracy

Feb 26, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University President Wayne Frederick to Serve as 2021 Charter Day Convocation Speaker on March 5

Feb 26, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Receives Grant to Launch Online Gallery of African and African-American Art on March 1 featuring Exhibit Honoring David Driskell

Feb 25, 2021 3 minutes

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The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation Announces $20 Million Endowment at Howard University to Establish the Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership

Feb 24, 2021 7 minutes

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Lt. Govs. Garlin Gilchrist II and Mandela Barnes Join Donna Brazile for Howard University King Lecture Series

Feb 23, 2021 2 minutes

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Statement from President Frederick on the 500,000 COVID-19 Deaths

Feb 22, 2021 2 minutes