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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

*Accolades

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

Legacy and Lineage

2,000 Years of Service: Howard University Retirees Honored at Celebration

Sep 24, 2026 7 minutes

Photo of Sergei Nekhai and Marina Jerebtsova

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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Bison Draw Penn State in the NCAA Tournament

Nov 27, 2017 1 minute

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HU Biologist’s Participation in Study Leads to Genetic Discovery Challenging Skin Color as Characteristic of “Race”

Nov 22, 2017 6 minutes

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OWN’s New Reality Series “Checked Inn” Stars Howard University Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship Monique Greenwood

Nov 21, 2017 3 minutes

*Student Athletes

Bison Seek Win at Rival Hampton and Possible At-Large FCS Playoff Spot

Nov 17, 2017 3 minutes

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Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick to Receive the Fritz Kaufmann Champion Award

Nov 15, 2017 3 minutes

Phil Robinson of the Black AIDS Institute

*Community

Global Experts to Discuss Stigma of HIV and other Conditions at Howard University

Nov 14, 2017 4 minutes

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Dr. Leslie Jones to Participate in HUH Eye Alumni Association Event in New Orleans

Nov 9, 2017 3 minutes

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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Addresses Howard University Community

Nov 7, 2017 2 minutes

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Epsilon Boulé Education Foundation Launches Scholarship For Howard University Senior Students

Nov 7, 2017 2 minutes

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Howard University Partners with Google to Launch ‘Howard West’

Mar 23, 2017 3 minutes