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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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The Center for Journalism & Democracy Opens at Howard University

Nov 15, 2022 4 minutes

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Howard University: Nikole Hannah-Jones Hosts Democracy Summit for Journalists

Nov 10, 2022 2 minutes

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Fulbright Scholar Lyndsie Whitehead Studies Internationalization in HBCUs

Nov 9, 2022 3 minutes

Deborah Thomas Felix and a guest at Howard University

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The Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership Hosts Book Launch and Signing with Honorable Deborah Thomas-Felix of Trinidad and Tobago

Nov 9, 2022 3 minutes

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Howard University Office of Student Affairs Launches Esports Lab

Nov 8, 2022 3 minutes

Vice President Kamala Harris, actress DeWanda Wise and Erin Haynes in Cramton Auditorium

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Vice President Kamala Harris Visits Howard University for Fireside Chat on Reproductive Rights

Nov 8, 2022 3 minutes

*Community

Ronald W. Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center Hosts Election Command Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8

Nov 7, 2022 2 minutes

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Annual Fashion Show Includes Merchandise Sold in Bookstore

Nov 7, 2022 2 minutes

Student journalist conducting an interview

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Howard University Election Project Kicks Off as Journalism Students Prepare for Midterm Elections

Nov 7, 2022 4 minutes

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Two Howard University Centers to Host Conversation on Missing Black Women

Nov 7, 2022 3 minutes