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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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Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Hosts Acclaimed Musician and Film Producers for “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield” Screening

Sep 25, 2025 4 minutes

Uplift

It's Not the Boat; It's the Direction: Dr. Leslie Callahan Uses Jonah Story to Confront Sharks in Our Time During A Call to Chapel

Sep 21, 2025 2 minutes

Five Howard University leadership standing side by side, locking hands while looking out into a crowd for the university's convocation. They are all wearing university regalia robes of different colors such as red, black, and blue

*Milestones

Howard University Opens 2025-26 Academic Year with Reflections on Change and Calls to Action

Sep 19, 2025 4 minutes

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What Screens are Actually Doing to Your Kid’s Brain — Spoiler: It’s Not Good

Sep 18, 2025 8 minutes

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Artificial Intelligence

Howard University Researcher Investigates the Future of AI Jobs with NSF-Funded Project

Sep 17, 2025 3 minutes

HURO Team Members Holding Drones at AI Event

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High Schoolers, Industry Partners, and Howard Students Open the Door to Tech at the Robotics and AI Outreach Event

Sep 16, 2025 5 minutes

Uplift

Rev. Dr. Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes Speaks to “Call to Chapel” Attendees During a Sunday Service Celebrating New Student Leaders Commissioning

Sep 16, 2025 6 minutes

News

Howard University Architecture Lecturer Yiselle Santos Rivera Elected to AIA Board of Directors

Sep 15, 2025 3 minutes

Media Release

Marie Johns Appointed Chair of the Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King Endowed Chair in Public Policy at Howard University

Sep 15, 2025 4 minutes

*Legacy and History

Reimagining "The New Negro" One Hundred Years Later: Alain Locke's Seminal Anthology Still Influences Black Culture in America

Sep 13, 2025 18 minutes