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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 Hosts Historic Social Work Doctoral Education Conference

Apr 18, 2025 5 minutes

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Graduating Mathematics Major Cheyene Henry Uses Game Theory to Change How We See the World

Apr 16, 2025 4 minutes

*Research and Discovery

Howard University's Annenberg Honors Program Hosts Pioneering Panel on the Significance of Research in the Black Community

Apr 12, 2025 3 minutes

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Researchers Emphasize Community and Interdisciplinary Cooperation at Howard’s Extreme Weather Symposium

Apr 9, 2025 7 minutes

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Howard University’s 157th Commencement Returns to The Yard on May 10, Featuring Keynote Address by LeVar Burton

Apr 8, 2025 3 minutes

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Howard University Responds to Students' Demand for Digital Learning Modality

Apr 8, 2025 4 minutes

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Howard University Gospel Choir Shines at Wilmerding Symposium and Elizabeth Catlett Exhibition

Apr 7, 2025 3 minutes

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Engagement is Key to Howard’s Effective Strategic Planning

Apr 3, 2025 5 minutes

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Howard University President Ben Vinson Explores “Artificial Intelligence in An Age After Reason,” During Lecture at MIT

Mar 31, 2025 7 minutes

The Women of Howard University include Robin Gregory, Lucy Diggs Slowe and Jay Jones

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An Exclamation Point on Women's History Month: There She Stands for Truth and Right

Mar 31, 2025 8 minutes