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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

*Accolades

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

Legacy and Lineage

2,000 Years of Service: Howard University Retirees Honored at Celebration

Sep 24, 2026 7 minutes

Photo of Sergei Nekhai and Marina Jerebtsova

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 Hosts Earth Day Town Hall and Screening of 'Underwater Projects'

Apr 17, 2024 3 minutes

Black Maternal Health at Howard University

*Community

Dear Mama: Highlighting Environmental Pollutants on Black Maternal Health

Apr 12, 2024 5 minutes

Anthony Burrell rehearses with Howard University dance students

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Howard University Dancers “Take Flight” with Complexions Contemporary Ballet in Dance Concert on April 12 and 13

Apr 10, 2024 4 minutes

Culture Creators: Arts and Entertainment

Howard University Celebrates 'A Different World' for Popularizing HBCU Culture on Television

Apr 10, 2024 4 minutes

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Howard University Announces 2024 Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inductees

Apr 10, 2024 6 minutes

PNC Center Entrepreneurship Week Fireside Chat 2024

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Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship Close Entrepreneurship Week with Pitch Competition and Fireside Chat

Apr 8, 2024 4 minutes

The Solar Eclipse that will take place on April 8

*Research

Astronomy Professor Talks Eclipses and Their Role in Our Solar System

Apr 3, 2024 5 minutes

Howard University communications dean Gracie Lawson Borders

Artificial Intelligence

Expert Panel to Explore Generative AI Impact in Media, Politics, and Education

Apr 3, 2024 3 minutes

Marcia Chatelain and Gene Demby sit down for a chat about health narratives

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Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice Hosts Inaugural Fireside Chat

Apr 2, 2024 4 minutes

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Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Launches Exhibit Showcasing Work of Ghanian Photographer Gerald Annan-Forson

Apr 2, 2024 4 minutes