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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

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Howard University Hospital Expands Women’s Health Services with New Gynecologic Surgeon

Dec 11, 2017 3 minutes

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Howard University's School of Business EMBA ranked one of the best by College Choice

Dec 8, 2017 2 minutes

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Two Howard Seniors Advanced as 2018 Marshall Scholarship Finalists

Dec 7, 2017 6 minutes

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Howard University Alumna Chaniqua Nelson Named Rangel Fellow

Dec 6, 2017 4 minutes

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Howard Hosts Second Annual Full Court Press on ALS Contest

Dec 4, 2017 3 minutes

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Howard University President, Wayne A. I. Frederick, to Receive The 2017 Dr. Jesse B. Barber, Jr. Community Health Care Award

Nov 30, 2017 2 minutes

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Three Howard University Seniors Interviewed for 2018 Rhodes Scholarship

Nov 30, 2017 7 minutes

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Howard University School of Education is Recognized for National Excellence in Educator Prep

Nov 30, 2017 5 minutes

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Howard University Wins Grand Prize at 2017 D.C. Public Health Case Challenge

Nov 29, 2017 3 minutes

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First Howard University Student Selected for National Leadership Program to Build Health Equity

Nov 27, 2017 4 minutes