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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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Howard University Hosts Bison Roundtable on Women’s Empowerment Featuring The Estée Lauder Companies’ Nicole Monson, Executive Sponsor of She’s Howard: Own Your Power

Feb 22, 2021 3 minutes

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Bill Gates Discusses New Book ‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster’ with Howard Students, CBS News’ Michelle Miller, Other Universities

Feb 19, 2021 3 minutes

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Forty Howard Students Selected for Goldman Sachs’ Inaugural Market Madness: HBCU Possibilities Program

Feb 17, 2021 3 minutes

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$100,000 Gift Establishes the Steven and Sybil Wolin Scholars Completion Scholarship

Feb 17, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Announces Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Treasurer

Feb 16, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University and NYU Nursing Schools Partner to Further Nursing Research and Education

Feb 12, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University School of Business Receives $100,000 Gift from Top-Ranked Minority-Owned Finance Firm

Feb 11, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Senior Receives Inaugural Rising Black Scientist Award

Feb 11, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Announces 20-Year Energy Partnership with ENGIE North America

Feb 11, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University Faculty Practice Plan Opens COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic

Feb 11, 2021 2 minutes