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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

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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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Elizabeth Catlett: The Artist Who Gave Voice to the People

Mar 17, 2025 6 minutes

Howard art students preparing to be guides at National Gallery of Art

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Howard Art Students Lead the Way at Elizabeth Catlett Exhibition at the National Gallery of Art

Mar 17, 2025 3 minutes

Media Release

Howard University Robotics & AI Community Outreach Program Provides Cutting-Edge Experience to Local High School Students

Mar 14, 2025 2 minutes

Howard students performing community service inside a map of the United States

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Howard Students Perform 150,000 Hours of Service Nationwide in One Week

Mar 13, 2025 16 minutes

*Student Athletes

Howard Basketball Teams Earn Impressive Honors as They Head into Mid-Eastern Athletic Basketball Tournament

Mar 12, 2025 4 minutes

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Howard University Appoints Dr. Kimberly R. Moffitt as Dean of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications

Mar 11, 2025 4 minutes

*Student Athletes

Howard University Releases Its 2025 Football Schedule

Mar 10, 2025 4 minutes

Howard University students at the annual bucket brigade on Georgia Ave, NW, DC

Media Release

Thirteen Hundred Howard University Students Depart for Simultaneous Service Projects in 22 Cities Nationwide

Feb 28, 2025 5 minutes

Howard University chess team pose with awards.

*Accolades

Howard University Chess Team Breaks Through with Pan-Am Win and Mayoral Proclamation

Feb 28, 2025 4 minutes

*Community

Howard Alumni Donald A. Thigpen, Jr, Esq. Champions Community Through Mentorship, Activism, and the Law

Feb 27, 2025 6 minutes