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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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“Fit Check!” A Century of Fashion at Howard’s Homecoming

Oct 16, 2024 3 minutes

Howard University Basketball Team at Bison Madness

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Howard Opens 100th Homecoming Anniversary Festivities with High-Spirited Bison Madness Spirit Rally

Oct 16, 2024 2 minutes

Mister and Miss Howard Wave During Coronation 2024

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The “Joy, Pageantry, and Pride” of Howard University’s Royal Coronation

Oct 14, 2024 12 minutes

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Nikole Hannah-Jones, Center for Journalism and Democracy Host Third Annual Democracy Summit

Oct 14, 2024 5 minutes

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Meet Howard’s Highnesses: The Royal Court Who Will Carry the Legacy Forward

Oct 11, 2024 11 minutes

Media Release

Schwartz Family Foundation Donates to Howard University’s GRACE Grant Fund for Pre-Med Students

Oct 11, 2024 3 minutes

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The First Howard University Homecoming

Oct 9, 2024 6 minutes

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Cedric Mobley, Kweli Zukeri Named Assistant Vice Presidents in Office of University Communications

Oct 8, 2024 3 minutes

President Ben Vinson III at induction ceremony

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Howard University President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., Inducted In 2024 Class of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Oct 8, 2024 3 minutes

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Alumnus, Sterling Brown Chair Ta-Nehisi Coates Brings Book Tour to Howard University

Oct 8, 2024 5 minutes