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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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Class of 1969 Returns To Howard 50 Years Later With $1M Class Gift

Jun 18, 2019 5 minutes

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Howard University Physicians to Men: ‘Take control of your health’

Jun 18, 2019 5 minutes

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School of Business Hosts Conference with Nonprofit Fundraising Experts

Jun 14, 2019 2 minutes

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Two 2019 Howard Graduates Earn Chance of a Lifetime with FOX Sports in Los Angeles

Jun 14, 2019 3 minutes

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Howard University Scores Big at 2019 NAFSA: Association of International Educators Conference, Wins $5K and Two Awards

Jun 13, 2019 3 minutes

Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Reading Room

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Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Awarded $140,000 Grant from the Institute of Museums and Library Services

Jun 13, 2019 4 minutes

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President Wayne A. I. Frederick Appointed to U.S. Chamber Board of Directors

Jun 13, 2019 3 minutes

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For The Culture: Howard University Graduate Student Dedicates Her Career to Bringing Untold and Understated African American Stories to The Forefront of U.S. History

Jun 11, 2019 5 minutes

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Howard University Professor Appointed to Commission on the Value of Postsecondary Education

Jun 11, 2019 3 minutes

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Howard University Cancer Center Honors Union Temple’s Rev. Willie F. Wilson

Jun 11, 2019 4 minutes