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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

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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 Joins with Amazon Studios to Launch Howard Entertainment

Oct 11, 2019 3 minutes

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Donna Brazile Talks Reparations and More at the Howard University Ideas Symposium on Oct. 11 at 9:30 a.m.

Oct 10, 2019 3 minutes

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Howard President Wayne A. I. Frederick to Deliver 2019 State of the University Address During Homecoming on October 11

Oct 10, 2019 2 minutes

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Bison Madness: The Pep Rally Driving Homecoming Forward

Oct 8, 2019 3 minutes

Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranks Howard University School of Business Among the Nation’s Top Programs

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Howard’s Top-Rated Executive Education Program Launches Diversity Coaching Certification

Oct 8, 2019 3 minutes

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Howard University Plans Surprise Line-Up for Yardfest 2019

Oct 8, 2019 3 minutes

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Howard University Receives Grant from Public Interest Technology University Network to Support the Public Interest Tech Case Study Program

Oct 7, 2019 3 minutes

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Day of Service Commences Howard University Homecoming 2019

Oct 7, 2019 2 minutes

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Howard University Cancer Center Kicks Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Oct 7, 2019 3 minutes

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The MACRO X Howard Summit Joins the Homecoming Line-Up on Oct. 8

Oct 4, 2019 5 minutes