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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

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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Office of the President: Remembering September 11th

Sep 11, 2020 2 minutes

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The Howard University Choir is Tapped to Perform the Black National Anthem at the Washington Football Team Home Opener Sept. 13

Sep 11, 2020 2 minutes

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Howard and Sidwell Friends Forge Forward-Looking Partnership

Sep 10, 2020 4 minutes

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Professor Kehbuma Langmia, Ph.D. Receives the Orlando L. Taylor Distinguished Scholarship Award in Africana Communication

Sep 9, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard University School of Business Announces Three New Faculty Dean Appointments

Sep 8, 2020 4 minutes

President Frederick and Medical Students

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Proves #HowardMedicineMatters Through $31.7 Million Grant

Sep 3, 2020 6 minutes

*Research

Quantum Biology Laboratory at Howard University Receives $550,000 Grant from Guy Foundation

Sep 1, 2020 4 minutes

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Howard University partners with The Wall Street Journal

Sep 1, 2020 2 minutes

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Howard University Chooses Watermark to Support the Use of Student Feedback Data for Institutional Improvement Efforts

Sep 1, 2020 4 minutes

In Memoriam

In Memoriam of Alumnus Chadwick Boseman

Aug 29, 2020 4 minutes