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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 Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Announces the Capri Holdings Fashion and Merchandising Scholars Fund

Dec 13, 2021 4 minutes

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Howard University Partners with JPMorgan Chase To Offer Four Full-Tuition Scholarships to Young Men in District of Columbia Public Schools

Dec 10, 2021 5 minutes

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WHUR Unveils Mural Marking 50th Anniversary

Dec 9, 2021 2 minutes

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Howard University Association of Black Journalists Wins Award at 2021 Salute to Excellence Awards

Dec 9, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University, Abbott Establish Scholarships to Drive Medical Research Diversity

Dec 8, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Names Benjamin Talton, Ph.D., Director of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center

Dec 7, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Featured on the Premiere of Black News Channel’s ‘Road Trip,’ Airing this Saturday at Noon

Dec 3, 2021 2 minutes

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Howard University Names Debra Bright, Ed.D., Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

Dec 2, 2021 3 minutes

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Howard University Student Tamia Thompson Awarded White House Presidential Service Award

Dec 2, 2021 3 minutes

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Assistant Professor Farhana Ferdous Awarded HistoryMakers 2021 Faculty Innovation in Pedagogy and Teaching Fellowship

Dec 2, 2021 3 minutes