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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

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 Appoints Stacey Abrams, Esq. As Inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics

Apr 5, 2023 5 minutes

Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick, Erin Horne McKinney and Bishop T.D. Jakes

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Inaugural HU Entrepreneurship Week Launches Howard University and PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship

Apr 4, 2023 4 minutes

photo on campus of Howard University architecture professor Nea Maloo

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Howard University Architecture Lecturer Nea Maloo Elevated to the 2023 College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects

Apr 4, 2023 2 minutes

Founders Library and The Yard at Howard University

*Research

A National School to Meet a National Need

Apr 3, 2023 4 minutes

Howard University graduate at commencement ceremony

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Howard University’s 155th Commencement Ceremony Slated for May 13

Apr 3, 2023 2 minutes

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Howard University Partners with Massive Data Institute and Morgan State University for Environmental Data Initiative

Apr 2, 2023 4 minutes

The sophomore from Chicago is advocates for gun safety and her patent has taken the nation by storm

*Community

Kayla Austin, the Bison behind My Gun's Been Moved at Howard University

Mar 31, 2023 3 minutes

*Research

Innovation Unscripted with Dr. Cato T. Laurencin at Howard University

Mar 30, 2023 2 minutes

Mary Ann Shad Cary in a portrait in the 1800s

*Change Makers

Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Howard University’s First Black Female Law Student

Mar 30, 2023 4 minutes

*Research

Howard University Receives $10 Million Grant for Tier-1 Transportation Center

Mar 30, 2023 2 minutes