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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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Howard University Doctoral Student Receives Competitive Dissertation Fellowship, Examines Faith in Educational Experiences of Black Students

Sep 4, 2026 5 minutes
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Howard University Chemical Engineering Professors Secure Nearly $1M DoD Award to Expand Bioindustrial Manufacturing Research and Student Training

Sep 1, 2026 4 minutes
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Howard University Launches Its First AI Certificate Program for Undergraduate Students

Aug 20, 2026 4 minutes
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Howard University Theatre Arts Professor Receives Prestigious Awards to Fund Book Project on African Dance History

Apr 1, 2021 3 minutes
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Howard University Strengthens Academic and Community Efforts in Colombia with HU-COL Avanza

Mar 26, 2021 4 minutes
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LMI and Howard University Expand Partnership to Include Research and Development

Mar 22, 2021 2 minutes
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Howard University and Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy Sign a Memorandum of Understanding

Feb 1, 2021 3 minutes
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Howard University Receives $5 Million for Just Futures Initiative from Mellon Foundation Grant

Jan 21, 2021 4 minutes
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Howard University Historian Lopez Matthews Jr. to Advise U.S. Racial Healing Leadership Group

Dec 15, 2020 3 minutes
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Howard University Awarded $570K DURIP Grant to Support Interdisciplinary Research and Education

Nov 4, 2020 3 minutes
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Knight Foundation Announces $250,000 Grant for Howard University to Research the Impact of Digital Manipulation in Black Communities

Oct 26, 2020 3 minutes
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Howard University School of Divinity Awarded $1 Million Grant to Launch the Ethical Leadership and Racial Justice Initiative

Oct 20, 2020 3 minutes
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U.S. Department of Defense Awards $7.5M to Launch Howard University Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Oct 19, 2020 3 minutes