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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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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

Artificial Intelligence

Howard University is Collaborating with Amazon Web Services to Advance AI Learning Across Higher Education

Aug 6, 2025 3 minutes

Lineage: Howard Students and Alumni

New Bison Embrace Tested Traditions

Aug 6, 2025 2 minutes

Howard University in South Africa 2025 cohort

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Howard University Zulu In South Africa Completes 2025 Expedition

Aug 5, 2025 4 minutes

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Incoming H3SP Scholar Nia Sydnor Explores a Philosophical Approach to Public Health

Aug 5, 2025 4 minutes

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Incoming Karsh STEM Scholar Ja Kobi Cockerham Found a Community to Explore the ‘Why’ of Everything

Aug 1, 2025 5 minutes

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The Power of Inspiration: How Miss Black United States Ilahi Creary’s Journey From Howard to Harvard Led to a Crown

Jul 31, 2025 9 minutes

EWB project team on site in Nyanza, Kenya

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Howard University Engineers Without Borders Adopt Water Insecurity Project in Kenya

Jul 29, 2025 2 minutes

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Howard University Architecture Professor Nea Maloo Receives 2025 DOE Faculty Recognition

Jul 29, 2025 3 minutes

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Howard Students Make the Local Global at The U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Jul 24, 2025 6 minutes

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The Quantum Biology Lab’s Quantum Math Camp Inspires the Next Generation of STEM Changemakers

Jul 24, 2025 5 minutes