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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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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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Coming Full Circle: Anthony Anderson’s Journey to Howard University, Hollywood, and Back Again

Feb 24, 2025 5 minutes

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Mathematics Professor Cheikh Ndiaye Named Claytor-Gilmer Fellow by American Mathematical Society

Feb 21, 2025 2 minutes

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Breaking Barriers in Maternal Health: Dr. Nelson L. Adams III’s Fight for Equitable Care

Feb 21, 2025 3 minutes

The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center collects, preserves, and makes a wide range of resources available for research chronicling the Black experience throughout the African Diaspora.

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Howard University's Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Presents: "Forever, Always: The Black Love Exhibit"

Feb 19, 2025 2 minutes

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Howard University Promotes Derrek Niec-Williams to Assistant Vice President for Planning and Architecture

Feb 19, 2025 3 minutes

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Actor Anthony Anderson and Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Headline Howard University 2025 Charter Day Events

Feb 19, 2025 4 minutes

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Howard University Receives “Research One” Carnegie Classification Indicating Highest Level of Research Production

Feb 13, 2025 3 minutes

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Responding to Today’s Need for Equity-Minded Presidential Searches Through Research

Feb 12, 2025 8 minutes

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Shifting the Narrative: Research Shows that Children of Incarcerated Parents Can Be Highly Successful

Feb 12, 2025 4 minutes

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Dr. Charles Kim: The Innovator Behind Howard’s First Commercialized Patent, the "Brownout Detector"

Feb 12, 2025 5 minutes