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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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Howard University to Offer its Undergraduate and Graduate Students Free Comprehensive Prep for Admissions and Licensure Exams Through New Partnership with Kaplan

Dec 13, 2022 4 minutes

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Ranti Akiyode, PharmD., Appointed Dean of the Howard University’s College of Pharmacy

Dec 12, 2022 3 minutes

Children posing with books at Family Reading Night

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Giving the Gift of Reading: Howard University Hosts Virtual Family Reading Night

Dec 12, 2022 3 minutes

Howard University students at Douglass Hall

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Howard University Receives Second $10 Million Gift from the Karsh Family Foundation to Support GRACE Grant Program

Dec 12, 2022 3 minutes

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Howard University Dean Named One of Next Avenue’s 10 “Influencers in Aging” in Honor of 10th Anniversary

Dec 8, 2022 4 minutes

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Howard University Alumna, Wendy Raquel Robinson to Host Inaugural HBCU Honors

Dec 8, 2022 2 minutes

2022 Architectural Record Award Recipients and Editor

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Howard University Architecture Professor Hazel R. Edwards Receives 2022 Architectural Record Award

Dec 1, 2022 4 minutes

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5 For The Fight Pairs Howard University Students with Leading Cancer Research Institutions

Dec 1, 2022 4 minutes

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Looking Back on the “Howard Forever” Rally Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Chadwick A. Boseman and the Release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Nov 29, 2022 3 minutes

Panelists at Finding Tamika at Howard University Law School

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Howard University Law School Hosts “Finding Tamika: A Conversation on Missing Black Women”

Nov 29, 2022 2 minutes