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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 Chess Club Wins 2020 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship

Jan 15, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard Leaders Discuss Historic Election of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris as Inauguration Approaches

Jan 12, 2021 5 minutes

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Walker’s Legacy Establishes $25,000 Scholarship for Howard University Female Student Entrepreneurs

Jan 12, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Joins Novavax Phase 3 Clinical Trial of NVX-CoV2373 Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19

Jan 11, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University Names Rin-rin Yu Editor-in-Chief

Jan 11, 2021 2 minutes

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Wichita Library to be Named After Ronald W. Walters, Ph.D.

Jan 8, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Condemns Violent Events at the U.S. Capitol

Jan 8, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University President Issues a Vaccine Public Service Announcement: When The Time Comes, Get Vaccinated!

Jan 6, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Director of Public Relations Alonda Thomas Receives PRNEWS’ Top Women in PR Award

Dec 18, 2020 4 minutes

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Howard University Historian Lopez Matthews Jr. to Advise U.S. Racial Healing Leadership Group

Dec 15, 2020 3 minutes