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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

*Accolades

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

Legacy and Lineage

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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Howard University Launches Bachelor of Arts to Juris Doctor Joint Degree Program, Announces First Cohort

Nov 17, 2020 3 minutes

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Spring 2021 Status Update

Nov 16, 2020 5 minutes

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Howard University School of Business Announces The Nature’s Bounty Co. Scholarship Fund

Nov 16, 2020 2 minutes

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Howard University and D.C. Department of Behavioral Health to Offer ‘Psychological First Aid’ Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Nov 12, 2020 4 minutes

Philanthropy

Howard University Receives $1 Million Gift from Heather and Jim Murren to Launch the Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership

Nov 12, 2020 5 minutes

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Howard University Recognized in Partnership with Beyoncé and Peloton

Nov 10, 2020 5 minutes

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Howard University President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick Addresses the Election Process

Nov 4, 2020 2 minutes

*Research

Howard University Awarded $570K DURIP Grant to Support Interdisciplinary Research and Education

Nov 4, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard University Journalism Students Cover the 2020 Election Virtually

Nov 3, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard Thank You - Middle States Visit Completed

Oct 29, 2020 2 minutes