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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 School of Social Work Hosts Workshop, Equips Community with Resources to Address Human Trafficking

Apr 25, 2019 2 minutes

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Howard University Economics Faculty Member Selected for Poverty Studies Residency Program

Apr 22, 2019 3 minutes

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U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings Concludes 2018-2019 King Lecture Series

Apr 22, 2019 4 minutes

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Fresh Excitement Ignites Campus as Howard University Welcomes Accepted Students

Apr 20, 2019 4 minutes

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Update on Howard University Upper Quadrangle

Apr 19, 2019 2 minutes

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EVENT & WEBCAST: An Evening With Shirley Ann Jackson

Apr 18, 2019 5 minutes

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John M.M. Anderson, Ph.D. Appointed as Interim Dean of College of Engineering and Architecture

Apr 18, 2019 2 minutes

Beyonce Promotional Screen for Homecoming

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Howard University Hosts Advance Screening of “Homecoming: A film by Beyoncé”

Apr 18, 2019 3 minutes

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Howard Alumnus Elected President of American Library Association

Apr 17, 2019 2 minutes

Amber Davis; Ashley Lewis; Dean Sylvia McDonald-Kaufman; DeAnna Nara; Morgan Smalls

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Five Howard University Ph.D. Candidates Inducted into the Edward Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at Yale University

Apr 17, 2019 4 minutes