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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

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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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Authors and Artists Tell ‘The Story of Us’ at International Black Writers Festival

Oct 7, 2025 7 minutes

Student Athletes

Howard University Moves Nov. 22 Football Game vs. MEAC Foe Norfolk State to Audi Field Due to Popular Demand

Oct 7, 2025 3 minutes

Uplift

Spelhouse Gospel at Howard: Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock and Rev. Neichelle R. Guidry Bring HBCU Love to Rankin Chapel Services

Oct 5, 2025 7 minutes

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Howard University and AfroTech Announce Three-Year Partnership to Present “The Yard @ AfroTech” Through 2027

Oct 3, 2025 3 minutes

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Howard University Men’s Basketball Announces 2025–26 Schedule

Oct 2, 2025 3 minutes

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*Community

Focus on You: Black Women and Breast Cancer

Oct 2, 2025 9 minutes

*Homecoming 2025

Howard University is Ready for a “One of One” Homecoming Celebration

Oct 1, 2025 3 minutes

Media Release

Howard University Announces the 2025 Homecoming Theme, ‘ONE OF ONE,’ and Preliminary Schedule of Events

Sep 30, 2025 3 minutes

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*Homecoming 2025

"One of One" Faculty: Howard Celebrates Former Math Dept. Head Dr. Elbert Cox, the First Black Math Ph.D., and 100 Years of Black Mathematics Academic Excellence

Sep 30, 2025 7 minutes

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*Change Makers

School of Business Fireside Chat Spotlights Howard Alumni Shaping Tomorrow’s Workplace at PwC

Sep 29, 2025 4 minutes