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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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Howard University Researchers Advance Decade-Long Study of HIV and Sickle Cell Disease

Sep 23, 2026 4 minutes

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Forbes Names Howard University as the Top HBCU in the Nation

Sep 11, 2024 2 minutes

President Ben Vinson and Greater Washington Partnership CEO Kathy Hollinger

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Anchors and Sails: Howard University and Other HBCUs Energize the DC Region’s Economy

Sep 10, 2024 5 minutes

Moderator Christina Greer, Ibram X. Kendi, Mikki Kendall, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Ta-Nehisi Coates at the "Banned Books: Countering the White Right's Movement against Truth" panel at the 2023 International Black Writers Festival.

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Howard University Presents Third Annual International Black Writers Festival September 24-26

Sep 9, 2024 4 minutes

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Howard University Marks Milestones Which Have Moved “Howard Forward”

Sep 6, 2024 4 minutes

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ESPN’s First Take to Broadcast Live from Howard University as part of the Network’s Spotlight on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Sep 5, 2024 2 minutes

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Camille Warner Receives 2024-2025 Dr. Winslow Sargeant Doctoral Award

Sep 4, 2024 3 minutes

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Her Truth and Service: A New Book Reimagines Lucy Diggs Slowe

Sep 3, 2024 4 minutes

Ashley Anderson and Christian Miles Headshots

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Two Howard University Students Named 2024 HBCU Scholars by White House Initiative

Sep 3, 2024 2 minutes

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Howard University Promotes Roxanne Caesar to Assistant Vice President of Corporate Relations

Aug 30, 2024 2 minutes

Representatives from UNCF, Adage Capital, Howard University and Morehouse College pose for a photo

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Howard University School of Business to Collaborate with United Negro College Fund Project ACCLAIM

Aug 29, 2024 4 minutes