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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

*Homecoming 2025

Parade Marshal is Howard Alumna and Fashion Expert Kahlana Barfield Brown

Oct 23, 2025 2 minutes

Eryk Marsh, men's football equipment manager, stands on football field in front of Bison banner

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The Man Behind the Miles: Erik Marsh Keeps Howard Football Rolling

Oct 23, 2025 5 minutes

*Homecoming 2025

101 Reasons Howard is “One of One”

Oct 22, 2025 13 minutes

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Howard University’s Dr. Jorge Burmicky Receives 2025 ASHE Public Scholarship Award

Oct 22, 2025 4 minutes

Michael Eric Dyson - Call to Chapel Oct 25 -1

*Homecoming 2025

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson Kicks off Howard University’s ‘One of One’ Homecoming Week at Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel

Oct 21, 2025 5 minutes

*Homecoming 2025

HUSA President Naesoj Ware and Vice President Payton Garcia on Leadership, Service, and Celebrating Howard’s ‘One of One’ Legacy this Homecoming Season

Oct 21, 2025 11 minutes

Media Release

Howard University College of Medicine Dean Andrea Hayes Dixon, M.D., Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Oct 21, 2025 4 minutes

*Homecoming 2025

Behind the Coronation: A Look Inside Howard’s 2025 ‘One of One’ Royal Court

Oct 20, 2025 13 minutes

Artificial Intelligence

Howard Students Prove They're ‘One of One’ With Win at Inaugural Microsoft AI Policython

Oct 16, 2025 6 minutes

Women's Basketball Team at MEAC on Oct 8

Student Athletes

Howard Basketball Programs Featured at 2025 MEAC Basketball Media Day in Norfolk

Oct 9, 2025 3 minutes