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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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Howard University Mourns the Passing of Student Zaniyah Griffin

Aug 29, 2020 1 minute

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Howard University Makes Strides Toward Financial Sustainability with University’s Five-Year Strategic Plan

Aug 28, 2020 7 minutes

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Workday to Transform Howard University’s Business Efficiency and Effectiveness as a Component of the University Strategic Plan

Aug 27, 2020 3 minutes

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Gina Brown, Ph.D., MSA, RN to be Inducted as a 2020 American Academy of Nursing Fellow

Aug 27, 2020 4 minutes

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Howard University Appoints Robert T. Muhammad Director of Financial Aid

Aug 27, 2020 3 minutes

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Tiffany Wright and Ed Williams Join Howard Law School as Adjunct Faculty and Supervising Attorneys for the Howard University Civil Rights Clinic

Aug 27, 2020 3 minutes

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Dark & Lovely Hosts “Brukwine for Bison,” A Virtual Dance Event to Support Howard University Students Affected By COVID-19 Crisis

Aug 26, 2020 4 minutes

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Howard University College of Medicine Partners with DCHA for Covid Testing

Aug 26, 2020 3 minutes

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Howard University Appoints Frank Tramble as VP of Communications

Aug 25, 2020 3 minutes

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Six Community Service Programs Selected As Key Initiatives for Howard Forward Strategic Pillar

Aug 25, 2020 4 minutes