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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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Google Stops by The Yard for an Immersive Google Lens Experience

Aug 27, 2024 4 minutes

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Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., M.D., Named President of Howard University Hospital

Aug 26, 2024 3 minutes

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Howard University Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony, Celebrates $1.3 Million Microchip Partnership

Aug 22, 2024 6 minutes

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Howard University Medical Physics Program Receives Accreditation, Celebrates First Graduate

Aug 7, 2024 2 minutes

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Howard University Receives Transformative $175 Million Gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies to Bolster College of Medicine Endowment

Aug 6, 2024 5 minutes

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Howard’s College of Medicine Receives Historic $175 Million Endowment from Bloomberg Philanthropies

Aug 5, 2024 3 minutes

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From Philly to Paris: Jessika Gbai’s Olympic Sprint to Success

Aug 1, 2024 4 minutes

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Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University Launches Investigative Reporting Course Across 7 HBCU Campuses

Aug 1, 2024 4 minutes

Showtime Band Members direct the 2023 Howard University Homecoming Parade

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Howard University Celebrates 100th Homecoming Anniversary October 13-20

Jul 30, 2024 4 minutes

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Howard University Alumnus D. Orlando Ledbetter to Receive Highest Honor from the Pro Football Writers of America

Jul 26, 2024 5 minutes