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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
Faculty and staff gathered at Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library for AI workshop session
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Howard University Launches Its First AI Certificate Program for Undergraduate Students

Aug 20, 2026 4 minutes
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Office of Research: Closure of All Research Labs Effective Immediately

Mar 26, 2020 2 minutes
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Office of Research: COVID-19 Update

Mar 13, 2020 4 minutes
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Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to Lead Nationwide Transcribe-a-thon of Anna Julia Cooper Artifacts on Frederick “Douglass Day”

Feb 14, 2020 5 minutes
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U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Teams with Howard University for Initiative to Diversity STEM Disciplines

Jan 10, 2020 2 minutes
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Howard University Pharmacy Researcher Takes ‘Stealth Bomber’ Approach to Fighting Prostate Cancer

Sep 24, 2019 3 minutes
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Howard University Simulation & Clinical Skills Center Gets Spotlight During Global Simulation Week

Sep 12, 2019 2 minutes
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Moorland-Spingarn Research Center Awarded $140,000 Grant from the Institute of Museums and Library Services

Jun 13, 2019 4 minutes
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Howard University Researchers Release Manuscript on Breakthrough for Anti-Viral Drugs

May 14, 2019 3 minutes
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Howard University Launches Innovative Research Partnership with NIH

May 2, 2019 3 minutes
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Vice President for Research Bruce Jones Sits Down with The Honorable Shirley Jackson, Ph.D. for Fireside Chat

Apr 26, 2019 5 minutes