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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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Verizon Innovative Learning Returns to Howard for Summer STEM Camp Targeting Minority Middle School Boys

Apr 8, 2019 4 minutes

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Doctoral Student Selected for National Nuclear Security Administration Fellowship

Apr 5, 2019 2 minutes

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New York’s First Woman Attorney General Letitia James Discusses Voter Suppression and Women’s Rights During King Lecture Series

Apr 5, 2019 5 minutes

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The Toni Morrison Society Presents Howard University with the 25th ‘Bench by the Road’ in Honor of Leadership in Black Excellence

Apr 5, 2019 3 minutes

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Survey of Earned Doctorates Report Reveals Howard University’s Graduate School Out Performs Peers in Key Areas

Apr 5, 2019 5 minutes

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Howard University’s COO Tashni-Ann Dubroy, Ph.D., and Trustee Leslie D. Hale Honored by Washington Business Journal for Business Leadership

Apr 5, 2019 4 minutes

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Howard University Hosts Sixth Annual Research Week, April 8-12

Apr 4, 2019 3 minutes

President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick in the Seminar

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Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick Leads Ph.D. Course on College and University Presidency

Apr 4, 2019 4 minutes

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King Lecture Series to Feature Letitia James, Howard Alumna and New York’s First Woman Attorney General, On April 4

Apr 3, 2019 4 minutes

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Students, Faculty, and Alumni Join the Washington Nationals on April 16, Honor Jackie Robinson’s 100th Birthday

Apr 2, 2019 2 minutes