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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

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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

*Change Makers

Ben Vinson III PhD, 18th President of Howard University

May 2, 2023 14 minutes

Ben Vinson III, PhD will serve as Howard University's 18th President

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Howard University Appoints Revered Historian and Academic Leader Ben Vinson III, PhD, as 18th President

May 2, 2023 6 minutes

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Twelve Howard University Students Awarded James Patterson Writer Education Scholarship

May 1, 2023 8 minutes

A golden class 50th anniversary graduate looks on during Howard University's commencement

*Community

Celebrating the 50th Class Reunions: A Time-Honored Tradition

May 1, 2023 4 minutes

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Howard Junior Kennedy Chastang Receives Barry Goldwater Scholarship for STEM

Apr 27, 2023 3 minutes

Howard University President Frederick and Students

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Howard University Celebrates Unprecedented Progress Powered by Howard Forward Strategic Plan

Apr 27, 2023 3 minutes

Kamala Harris visits her alma mater, Howard University to address the crowd at Cramton Auditorium for the Fighting for Reproductive Rights event

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Vice President Kamala Harris ‘86 Provides Remarks at Reproductive Rights Event at Howard University

Apr 26, 2023 4 minutes

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Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock Selected as Howard Law Class of 2023 Hooding Ceremony Keynote Address Speaker

Apr 25, 2023 5 minutes

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Howard Works to Meet Operating Expenses In Face of Unprecedented Inflation

Apr 25, 2023 5 minutes

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Howard University Media Town Hall: ‘Reporting While Black: Confronting Systemic Racism’

Apr 21, 2023 3 minutes