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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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Justice Sotomayor Issues Dissent in Reaction to the Denial of a Cert Petition Filed by Howard Law Civil Rights Clinic

Jul 10, 2023 2 minutes

Black In Astro members with panelists Dr. Sian Proctor and Celia Rose Gooding

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Black in Astro Celebrates Black Space Week with the White House

Jul 6, 2023 2 minutes

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Howard University to Use Community Centers to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

Jun 29, 2023 4 minutes

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Howard University Appoints New Associate Vice President for Finance and Bursar

Jun 28, 2023 2 minutes

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Howard University Professor Named a Carnegie Corporation of New York Great Immigrant

Jun 28, 2023 2 minutes

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Lisa Crooms-Robinson Named Interim Dean of Howard University School of Law

Jun 26, 2023 3 minutes

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Recent Howard Graduate Kamryn Nelson Awarded Scholarship from Henry Luce Foundation

Jun 23, 2023 3 minutes

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Civil Rights Lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill Appointed Inaugural Vernon Jordan Endowed Chair in Civil Rights

Jun 21, 2023 6 minutes

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Alumna Monica Lewis Returns to Howard University as Strategic Communications AVP

Jun 21, 2023 4 minutes

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Howard University Center for Journalism & Democracy Announces Visiting Professorship Program

Jun 20, 2023 3 minutes