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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

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Howard University Names Dean Phylicia Rashad Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities

Feb 15, 2023 4 minutes

Tiffany Simmons an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences discusses her research on racial disparities in pain management.

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Photo of the Week February 13, 2023

Feb 14, 2023 2 minutes

Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Reading Room

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Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Receives $2 Million Mellon Grant to Support Its Historic Archival Collections

Feb 13, 2023 3 minutes

Student wearing traditional African attire in lecture hall

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Cameron Schrier Foundation Donates $2.5 Million for Endowed Chair for Africana Studies

Feb 13, 2023 4 minutes

A photo of Miner Building Facing the Georgia Ave.

*Change Makers

The Story of Myrtilla Miner and her role in uplifting the Black scholars of the nation's capital

Feb 9, 2023 4 minutes

College of Engineering and Architecture Howard H. Mackey Building - Georgia Ave. View

*Research

Amazon and Howard University Announce Academic Collaboration

Feb 9, 2023 4 minutes

Picture is a graphic and shot of Alice H. Parker with crimson text that says "We Are Black History '23"

*Change Makers

Brought to You by Howard: Alice H. Parker’s historic patent of the gas heater warms the world

Feb 8, 2023 2 minutes

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CNN Anchors Wolf Blitzer, Victor Blackwell Bring Seasoned Journalists, Media Professionals to Howard’s Campus

Feb 8, 2023 4 minutes

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Howard University School of Business Kicks off 20th Anniversary of Executive Lecture Series and Fireside Chat with CEO of Dreyfus, Mellon and Exchange-Traded Funds at BNY Mellon Investment Management Stephanie Pierce

Feb 8, 2023 4 minutes

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The Real HU Debate is Back!

Feb 7, 2023 3 minutes