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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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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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SPECIAL EVENT: Howard University, August Wilson Society and Netflix Present Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Virtual Jam Session with Phylicia Rashad, George C. Wolfe, Colman Domingo and more

Dec 11, 2020 2 minutes

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Howard University Announces 2021 Patricia Roberts Harris Fellows

Dec 10, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard University School of Education Endorsed by College Board to Host Advanced Placement Summer Institute in 2021

Dec 10, 2020 4 minutes

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Howard University School of Social Work Dean Sandra Edmonds Crewe, Ph.D., MSW, Receives Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award

Dec 10, 2020 4 minutes

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Howard University Completes Self-Study Process and Middle States Visit

Dec 8, 2020 4 minutes

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Howard Alumna Isabel Wilkerson Receives Inaugural NYU/Axinn Foundation Prize

Dec 8, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard University Student Named Winner in the Sodexo’s “Spread the Joy” National Sweepstakes

Dec 7, 2020 2 minutes

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Bleed Blue, Donate Red: Howard University Blood Drive

Dec 7, 2020 2 minutes

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Award-Winning MSNBC News Anchor Joy Reid Joins Howard University as 2021 Hearst Visiting Professor

Dec 4, 2020 3 minutes

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Ambassador Swanee Hunt Gifts ‘Witness’ Photo Collection to Howard University

Dec 3, 2020 4 minutes