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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 School of Law Kicks Off its 150th Anniversary Celebration with Convocation Scheduled January 7

Dec 27, 2018 3 minutes

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Howard University Statement on the East End Bill Passage

Dec 21, 2018 2 minutes

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

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Howard University School of Business Ranked Among Best in the World by Bloomberg Businessweek

Dec 14, 2018 2 minutes

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Howard University Awarded Fulbright-Hays Grant To Fund Yoruba Group Project Abroad for Student Study in Nigeria

Dec 12, 2018 4 minutes

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Ron Prince Named Head Football Coach at Howard University

Dec 10, 2018 3 minutes

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Howard University Senior Sabrina Newton Named Prestigious 2019 Rangel Fellow

Dec 7, 2018 5 minutes

Farion Cooper, Trey Hawkins, Ayush Giri, Anupam Roy

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Four Howard University Students Reach Finalist Stage in Prestigious Rhodes Scholarship Competition

Dec 7, 2018 7 minutes

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Fine Arts Professor Making Strides in Increasing Awareness on Importance of African Dance Through New Book

Dec 6, 2018 4 minutes

Cheriss May, Sydne Barard and Kiara Hardy

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Howard University to be Present at Adobe Worldwide Sales Conference December 15-20

Dec 6, 2018 2 minutes

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Howard University Alumnus Anthony Browder Shares Insights As First To Direct Egyptian Archeological Excavation Funded by African Americans

Dec 5, 2018 5 minutes