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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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Pilot Begins for Faster 5G Broadband Wireless Internet at Howard

Mar 17, 2022 2 minutes

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Howard University Women’s Basketball Heads to First NCAA Tournament in 21 Years

Mar 16, 2022 4 minutes

Alternative Spring Break advisor Erica Middleton and freshman Reiana Richmond fold shirts for One 80 Place – the largest provider of homelessness services in Charleston, South Carolina. Kyree Pope/Howard University

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Photo of the Week March 11, 2022

Mar 14, 2022 1 minute

Senior Dejuan Williams and junior James Rampersad man the "bucket brigade." Alternative Spring Break (ASB) participants stood along Georgia Avenue to collect donations during the ASB Helping Hands Radiothon hosted by WHUR. -Justin D. Knight/Howard University

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Photo of the Week March 3, 2022

Mar 8, 2022 1 minute

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Howard University Alternative Spring Break Returns with 15 Service Initiatives Across the Country

Mar 6, 2022 3 minutes

Congressman Meeks speaks at Charter Day Convocation - Howard University

*Change Makers

U.S. Congressman Meeks Affirms Howard's Legacy in Charter Day Address

Mar 4, 2022 4 minutes

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Howard University’s Ava J. Sullivan to Receive the 2022 LaRue V. Barkwell Capstone Distinguished Service Award

Mar 4, 2022 2 minutes

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Kiwibots Take Over Howard - With Food Deliveries

Mar 4, 2022 2 minutes

unveiling of photo of Vernon E Jordan at Howard Law library

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Howard University School of Law Hosts Library Dedication Ceremony for the late Vernon E. Jordan Jr.

Mar 4, 2022 4 minutes

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Morris Chestnut to Emcee Howard University’s 2022 Charter Day Celebration

Mar 3, 2022 2 minutes