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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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Howard University Names Karol Kain Gray as Interim Chief Financial Officer

Jul 26, 2024 2 minutes

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Howard University Releases Guidance on Political Activity during the Presidential Elections

Jul 25, 2024 4 minutes

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Howard University’s Black Congregations Resource Center Names Harold Dean Trulear, Ph.D. as Director

Jul 25, 2024 3 minutes

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Two Howard University Bison Named to Fourth Cohort of Marshall-Motley Scholarship Program

Jul 22, 2024 6 minutes

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Howard University Commemorates Nelson Mandela Day

Jul 18, 2024 3 minutes

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Howard University Student Hope Bryant Named 2024 Beinecke Scholarship Recipient

Jul 18, 2024 3 minutes

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Alumnus Virgil Parker (B.A. ’21), Ph.D. Candidate Lyndsie Whitehead Named 2024 Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors

Jul 16, 2024 5 minutes

Sydney Satchell of the U.S. Sitting Volleyball Team

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Howard University Alumna Sydney Satchell to Go for Gold with Team USA’s Sitting Volleyball Team

Jul 15, 2024 5 minutes

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International Human Rights Commission to Hold Public Hearing on Michael Brown’s Case

Jul 8, 2024 4 minutes

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Howard University Appoints Mary-Ann Ibeziako AVP of Environmental Health, Sustainability, and Safety

Jun 28, 2024 2 minutes