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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

President Ben Vinson III with President Emeritus Wayne A.I. Frederick, Ph.D.

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Five Years of Howard Forward: A Retrospective Look at Strategic Achievements and Future Directions

May 16, 2024 4 minutes

Brown v Board of Education 70 year anniversary event celebration taking place on May 17, 2024 at the Howard University School of Law campus in Van Ness NW

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Howard University to Host Event Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Landmark Brown v. Board of Education Decision

May 15, 2024 3 minutes

A graduate Facetimes family and friends to celebrate his newly marked status as an alumnus of Howard University.

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Class of 2024: The Longest Walk

May 14, 2024 5 minutes

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Graduating Senior Stephon Otchere Lands Prestigious Internship Through the Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership

May 9, 2024 3 minutes

seniors celebrate their lavender graduation

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2024 Lavender Graduation Celebrates 25 Bison Departing The Yard

May 9, 2024 4 minutes

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Center for Journalism & Democracy Awards Nearly $200,000 to 10 HBCU Student Newsrooms

May 9, 2024 5 minutes

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Graduating Senior Synia Taitt Credits Howard Experience for Scholastic Successes

May 8, 2024 5 minutes

Two Howard University students – Jada Ingleton and Jasper Smith – have been named as fellows of the 2024 HBCU Media Collective

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Howard University Students Awarded 2024 Dow Jones Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism HBCU Media Collective Fellowship

May 6, 2024 3 minutes

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Howard University’s New Online Degree Program Provides New Opportunities for Continuing Education

May 3, 2024 3 minutes

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

May 3, 2024 3 minutes