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Jaradat at work in his Geomaterials Research Lab with Ph.D. student Mohammad Almasaeid

Epiphanies, Discovery, and Research

Howard University Engineering Professor Advances Soil Thermal Behavior Research with $780K DOD Grant

Jaradat will investigate how temperature fluctuations influence soil stability at the microscopic level. This area of research remains largely understudied due to limitations in current experiential methods.

May 22, 2026 3 minutes

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Artificial Intelligence

Howard University Launches Howard AI Network powered by AWS to Accelerate AI Research, Infrastructure, and Workforce Readiness

May 21, 2026 3 minutes

Malcolm X, Bayard Rustin and Michael Winston sit on stage at Howard University

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The Hilltop Archives: 1961 – Malcolm X At The Mecca

May 19, 2026

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Howard University Alum Jayson Johnson Named to 2026 Cohort of Knight-Hennessy Scholars

May 19, 2026 2 minutes

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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Sonya Smith Appointed to Lead Howard University’s Research Institute for Tactical Autonomy

Jun 12, 2024 3 minutes

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Howard University School of Law Professor John Woods Appointed to World Bank-ICSID Panel

Jun 11, 2024 2 minutes

Stephen Graham, the Chief Financial Officer of Howard University

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Chief Financial Officer Stephen Graham Concludes Service at Howard University

Jun 7, 2024 2 minutes

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Center for Journalism & Democracy Launches Du Bois Data Lab for HBCU Journalism Students

Jun 6, 2024 4 minutes

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Howard University College of Engineering and Architecture Receives $5M Record-Setting Gift from Autodesk

Jun 5, 2024 5 minutes

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Sheara Jennings, Ph.D., MSW Named Dean of Howard University School of Social Work

Jun 4, 2024 2 minutes

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Howard University Professor Returns from Tanzania Tour Focused on Press Freedom

May 30, 2024 2 minutes

*Change Makers

Howard University School of Law’s Lisa Crooms-Robinson Named Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow

May 28, 2024 3 minutes

*Research

Howard University Welcomes Gholston as Assistant Vice President for Post-Award and UARC Operations

May 28, 2024 2 minutes

*Accolades

Howard University Students Awarded White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarships

May 28, 2024 2 minutes