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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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"The Yard" Makes History, Again

Nov 4, 2024 8 minutes

Ambassador Andrew Young at the UN, Howard Alumnus

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Howard's Extraordinary Legacy of Civic Leadership

Nov 1, 2024 14 minutes

Ketanji Brown Jackson and Dean Roger A. Fairfax

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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson Discusses Life and the Law at Howard Law School

Nov 1, 2024 4 minutes

Students of the Warner Misic/Bavatnik Center for Music Business

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Billboard Names Howard University A Top Music Business School

Oct 29, 2024 5 minutes

Secretary Todman speaks to student researchers at Howard.

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Acting U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Reviews Howard Research on Housing Affordability, Access, Resident Leadership, and the Effects of Climate Change

Oct 28, 2024 5 minutes

President Vinson poses with the 86th Miss Howard Damaris Moore and the 48th Mr. Howard Gregory Allen Jr., and Jay Jones, president of the Howard University Student Association (HUSA).

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100 Years of Bison Pride: Inside The 2024 Homecoming Experience

Oct 25, 2024 12 minutes

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Howard Alum Chequan Lewis to Deliver Executive Lecture at Howard University School of Business

Oct 21, 2024 5 minutes

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Top 100 Songs of Howard Homecoming (Ranked)

Oct 19, 2024 20 minutes

The Dickersons Enjoy the Love and Light of Homecoming Festivities at the annual Homecoming game.

*Community

The Multi-Generational Legacy of Howard Homecoming

Oct 17, 2024 5 minutes

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Lavender Reception, IKEA Renovation Celebrates the 100-Year Impact of Howard’s Queer Community

Oct 17, 2024 8 minutes