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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

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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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A Night to Celebrate Chadwick Boseman and His Play ‘Deep Azure’

Mar 31, 2025 3 minutes

Media Release

Howard University Launches 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy

Mar 27, 2025 4 minutes

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Singer and Songwriter Ne-Yo Reminds Howard Students to Be Authentically Themselves

Mar 26, 2025 4 minutes

Dr. Chandran receiving award from Heart of Tabitha foundation

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Howard University Engineering Professor Preethi Chandran Receives 2024 President’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Mar 26, 2025 2 minutes

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Howard University Engineering Professor Nadir Yilmaz Elected to ASEE Board of Directors

Mar 26, 2025 2 minutes

*Community

Dr. Jonathan Lee Walton's Call to Greatness

Mar 24, 2025 5 minutes

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Howard University School of Education Celebrates a Decade of Excellence in Urban Education Leadership

Mar 24, 2025 3 minutes

Artificial Intelligence

Howard University Expands Pathways to Robotics and Artificial Intelligence to 500 DMV High School Students

Mar 21, 2025 3 minutes

Media Release

Rebecca Vazquez-Skillings Named Howard University Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mar 21, 2025 2 minutes

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Chadwick Boseman’s “Deep Azure” Takes Center Stage at the Howard Theatre

Mar 18, 2025 6 minutes