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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

President Vinson discusses education at Ed Equity event in New York.

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How Howard is Boosting Data Analytics Training Coast to Coast

Nov 27, 2024 3 minutes

Robinhood Money Drills Program participants

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Robinhood Markets Partners with Howard University to Empower Student-Athletes

Nov 22, 2024 4 minutes

Stacey Abrams explains the potential of young voters in the upcoming elections in 206 and 2028. (Photo: Simone Boyd)

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Walters Endowed Chair Stacey Abrams Gathers Students for Post-Election Conversation

Nov 21, 2024 6 minutes

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HOWARD UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES “THE YARD AT AFROTECH U,” November 14-15, 2024

Nov 14, 2024 4 minutes

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15th Annual Howard University International Conference on Stigma Convening November 19-21, 2024

Nov 14, 2024 3 minutes

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Howard Prioleau Makes History as First HBCU Student Selected in Google’s Ph.D. Fellowship

Nov 14, 2024 4 minutes

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Howard University Women's Soccer Team Has a Championship Season

Nov 14, 2024 3 minutes

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Three Howard University Students Named Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholars

Nov 13, 2024 4 minutes

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Frederic Davison (’38, ’40): The First Black Man to Command White Soldiers in Combat

Nov 10, 2024 6 minutes

VP Kamala Harris speaks at the Greater Washington Partnership Event where the five-year, multibillion-dollar pledge is unveiled.

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Vice President Kamala Harris: Truth and Service to America

Nov 6, 2024 10 minutes