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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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Charles D. King at Howard University Charter Day: ‘The fight continues to have our stories told authentically’

Mar 1, 2019 3 minutes

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Office of University Communications Unveils New Howard Homepage During Charter Day Celebration

Mar 1, 2019 3 minutes

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Walters Center To Feature Congresswoman Jahana Hayes For Inaugural Edgar Kemler Lecture Series

Mar 1, 2019 3 minutes

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Howard University Alumnus Charles D. King Will Serve as the 2019 Charter Day Convocation Speaker on March 1

Mar 1, 2019 3 minutes

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U. S. House Speaker Pelosi Addresses Range of Topics at King Lecture

Feb 28, 2019 4 minutes

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Howard University Professor Announced as President-elect of Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society

Feb 28, 2019 2 minutes

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"Power of the Pen" Panel Event with Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones and Jelani Cobb on March 5

Feb 28, 2019 2 minutes

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Google Earth Partners with Moorland-Spingarn Center for Black History Month Collection

Feb 28, 2019 3 minutes

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CNN Anchor Victor Blackwell to Emcee 2019 Charter Day Dinner with a Performance by Award-winning Singer Regina Belle

Feb 28, 2019 4 minutes

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Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie to Serve as Chapel Speaker on Sunday, March 3

Feb 27, 2019 2 minutes