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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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Hannah-Jones Opens Journalism & Democracy Center: ‘A Big Day For Me, A Big Day For Howard’

Nov 22, 2022 3 minutes

Jerry from Ben & Jerry's on the Yard with students

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Ben & Jerry’s Announces Inaugural Cohort of Howard University Fellows

Nov 22, 2022 3 minutes

Nikole Hannah-Jones gives the welcome during “The Democracy Summit”, hosted by The Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University. It is the first-of-its-kind academic center committed to strengthening historically-informed, pro-democracy journalism. The Center is led by founder Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Knight Chair in Race and Journalism. -Imagine Photography

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Photo of the Week November 15, 2022

Nov 18, 2022 1 minute

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Howard University Law School to Host 1619 project Read-along with Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nov 17, 2022 2 minutes

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Highlight: Urban Superintendents Academy at the Howard University School of Education

Nov 17, 2022 7 minutes

Public relations faculty teaching in front of a class

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Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University Named to PRNEWS 2023 Education A-List

Nov 16, 2022 3 minutes

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Darion Akins Appointed As New DC Metro Diplomat-in-Residence At Howard University

Nov 16, 2022 3 minutes

U.S. Representatives Bonnie Watson-Coleman, Ayanna Presley, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, Gwen Moore and Barbara Lee with actress Michelle Hurd and Howard University students Morgan Rameau and Shaletta Norwood

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Howard University Hosts Congress Members for Glory: Conversations on the CROWN Act

Nov 16, 2022 3 minutes

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Statue Of Lorraine Hansberry Installed At Howard University As Part Of The Lorraine Hansberry Initiative

Nov 16, 2022 5 minutes

Photo of the Week: Photo of the Week: November 15, 2022

Nov 15, 2022 1 minute