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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

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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Howard School of Business Is Ranked Among Bloomberg Businessweek's Best Business Schools of 2019-20

Nov 14, 2019 2 minutes

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Howard University Students Return from Visiting Fashion Designer Carlos Campos with Renewed Energy to Achieve their Dreams

Nov 14, 2019 3 minutes

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The Howard University Step Team wins first place at Princeton Highsteppers’ Hit ‘Em With the Beats Step Competition

Nov 13, 2019 3 minutes

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Howard University Board of Trustees Elects Four New Members

Nov 13, 2019 8 minutes

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96.3 WHUR to Host 42nd Annual Holiday Food Drive on Nov. 19

Nov 12, 2019 2 minutes

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WHUT to Air DEMOCRACY NOW! Live Special Broadcast From The 2019 Presidential Forum on Environmental Justice Nov. 8 at 6-9 p.m.

Nov 8, 2019 1 minute

Nikole Hannah-Jones and Communications Faculty

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Nikole Hannah-Jones, The 1619 Project, and the Legacy of Slavery

Nov 4, 2019 5 minutes

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#EngStigma: Howard University to Host 2019 International Stigma Conference

Nov 4, 2019 4 minutes

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The "Great Debate" Returned Featuring Howard University and Harvard University

Nov 1, 2019 3 minutes

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Howard University And Washington D.C. Fire And EMS Improve Community Fire Readiness Through Nationwide Town/Gown Project

Oct 31, 2019 5 minutes