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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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Rising Junior Tyler Smith Awarded the 2022 Boren Scholarship

May 13, 2022 2 minutes

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Howard University Graduate Donovan Thomas Among The New York Times 2022 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Team

May 12, 2022 2 minutes

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Howard University Receives $1 million from the New York Life Foundation to Support New York Life Scholars

May 11, 2022 3 minutes

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Alumna Taraji P. Henson Shines at Howard University Commencement

May 7, 2022 4 minutes

Young Black Howard grad Colin Joseph stands dressed in purple graduation regalia

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Meet Colin Joseph, Recipient of the 2022 Reginald F. Lewis Prize

May 7, 2022 3 minutes

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Howard University 2022 Graduate Receives the Ronald Walters Scholarship

May 7, 2022 2 minutes

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2022 Howard Law Graduate Adisa Omido Finds her Place in the Legal Profession

May 6, 2022 5 minutes

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Howard University Joins Princeton-HBCU Alliance Designed to Boost Research Partnerships

May 4, 2022 3 minutes

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Howard University Alumni Club of Baltimore to Host Centennial at Pimlico Race Course

May 3, 2022 3 minutes

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Howard University College of Dentistry Announces Stanley M. Bergman as 2022 Graduation Speaker

May 3, 2022 3 minutes