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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, Rock Creek Property Group to Develop Mixed-Use Building at Prime Georgia Avenue NW Corner

Mar 3, 2022 5 minutes

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Howard University Celebrates 2022 Charter Day Virtually

Mar 2, 2022 4 minutes

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Howard University Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership Receives Support to Provide More Research for Women of Color

Mar 2, 2022 4 minutes

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Howard Magazine Launches New Website

Mar 1, 2022 2 minutes

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Congressman Gregory W. Meeks to Serve as 2022 Charter Day Convocation Orator on March 4

Mar 1, 2022 4 minutes

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The Quantum Biology Laboratory Is Moving Forward by Reaching Back

Mar 1, 2022 4 minutes

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Dreyfus launches BOLD shares supporting Howard University

Feb 28, 2022 5 minutes

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Howard University Department of Theatre Arts, in Collaboration with the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Presents a Staged Reading of ‘Death and the King’s Horseman’

Feb 25, 2022 10 minutes

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Howard University Announces 2022 Charter Day Award Recipients

Feb 25, 2022 4 minutes

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Fitch/S&P Affirm Howard University’s Ratings; Outlooks Revised to Positive from Stable

Feb 22, 2022 5 minutes