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Cassandra Gribbins Embry-Riddle Student Cassandra Gribbins Named NSEA's National Student Employee of the Year

She is the first-ever student employee to achieve lead CGI developer status in the Advanced Flight Simulation Center at the Daytona Beach campus. She is pursuing an M.S. in Human Factors and recently earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering.

Prescott PBL Student Business Club Embry-Riddle's PBL Student Business Club Wins Arizona Leadership Competition for Sixth Straight Year

Sponsored by the Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda, the annual event helps students develop business and leadership skills to gain a competitive edge in their future careers.

Michael Hickey Embry-Riddle Selects Dr. Michael Hickey as Assistant Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies

Some of his initial duties will be to create an Office of Graduate Studies and to lead the efforts to enhance faculty research. He is known for his work in developing and promoting Florida's aerospace resources.

Johnson Embry-Riddle President John P. Johnson Joins Council on Competitiveness

The Council on Competitiveness is an organization of CEOs, university presidents and labor leaders who set an action agenda to drive U.S. productivity and leadership in world markets and to raise the standard of living for all Americans.

ERAU jet-engine dragster. Embry-Riddle Students to Unleash Another Jet-Engine Dragster

Students at the Prescott Campus have nearly completed a new jet dragster; students at the Daytona Beach Campus are involved in the new High-Performance Vehicles Research & Development Center.

Michelle Rodio Student's Idea Fuels Innovative Biodiesel Production Facility at Embry-Riddle

The student’s alternative energy project originated in an Embry-Riddle course on clean energy systems. Her project ties in with an Embry-Riddle program called IGNITE! that seeks to enhance education by encouraging students to get involved in research.

Boeing 747 in Delta's fleet. Embry-Riddle Partners with Atlantic Southeast Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Pilot Employment

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has established a partnership with Atlantic Southeast Airlines and Delta Air Lines that will give a hiring advantage to Embry-Riddle students interested in flying for the two airlines.

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Science & Technology. Embry-Riddle's Global Reach Expands with Joint-Degree Pact with Two Chinese Universities

Collaborative degree programs are being established with the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics-Jincheng College.

Embry-Riddle Joins Oak Ridge Consortium of Top Research Universities

The Oak Ridge Associated Universities consortium links major Ph.D.-granting research institutions like Embry-Riddle with national laboratories, government agencies, and private industry.

Embry-Riddle Faculty Expert Videos Now on YouTube

These new videos showcase Embry-Riddle faculty experts and their education, industry, and research experience, giving the media a glimpse of the on-camera skills, knowledge, and current research projects that our faculty offer as a valuable resource.

The Predator UAV is used by NASA, the U.S. military, and many other agencies. Embry-Riddle Introduces Bachelor's Degree in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science

The new degree at the Daytona Beach campus will focus on the operations aspect of UAS, preparing students for such roles as pilot, observer, sensor operator, or operations administrator.

New Surveys Rate Embry-Riddle a Great Investment for Students

A new report reveals that Embry-Riddle alumni get a better payback from their tuition dollars than 84 percent of other college graduates in the United States.

Students work on a robotics project. Embry-Riddle's Aerospace Engineering Program Named Best in Nation for 12th Straight Year

Embry-Riddle’s undergraduate aerospace engineering program #1 in the nation and has named Embry-Riddle to the top tier of universities granting mainly bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

Cutting the ribbon are (left to right): Dr. Tim Brady, Embry-Riddle Trustee Emeritus Jay Adams, Jim Hagedorn, Dr. John Johnson, Mori Hosseini, Jim Henderson, and Glenn Ritchey. Embry-Riddle Launches Three New Buildings in James Hagedorn Aviation Complex with Grand Opening

The Emil Buehler Aviation Maintenance Science Building, Samuel M. Goldman Fleet Maintenance Hangar, and Flight Operations Building support more than 2,000 degree-seeking students.

Chronicle of Higher Education Names Embry-Riddle a 2011 "Great College to Work For"

Only 111 institutions nationwide won this year's "Great Colleges to Work For" designation from The Chronicle of Higher Education. Additionally, Embry-Riddle won placement in the special category of Work/Life Balance.

Members of Embry-Riddle’s winning rocket team pose with their 10-foot Pathfinder III rocket in the Utah desert after the competition. From left to right: Dustin Koehler, Anthony Astrologo, Alex Manasseh, Ben Wallace, faculty adviser Eric Perrell, Kaysha White, and Matthew Ellengold. Embry-Riddle Rocket Engineers Win International Competition for Second Year

A student team from the Daytona Beach campus won first place at the sixth annual Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition with the launch of their rocket Pathfinder III, which flew to 10,310 feet.

Prescott student engineers (L-R) Nick Leslie, Jacob Pratt, Aaron Wilson, and Tyler Chang fine-tune their lunar robot, LAR-E, for NASA's Lunabotics Competition. NASA Digs Embry-Riddle's Moon Mining Robotics

A team of students from the Prescott campus won the Judges Innovation Design Award at NASA's Lunabotics Competition, and a team from the Daytona Beach campus won the Slide Presentation Award.

The Golden Eagles flight team came in third overall in a field of 27 collegiate teams. The team won national championships in 1993, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2008. Embry-Riddle's Golden Eagles Soar at SAFECON

The Golden Eagles flight team from the Prescott campus took third place in the NIFA SAFECON national competition for the second year in a row and the Eagles flight team from the Daytona Beach campus took sixth place.

Posing with the awards are (L-R) Michele Berg, executive director of ERAU alumni relations; David McKay; Jeffrey Knittel; and Dan Montplaisir. Embry-Riddle Honors Alumni Jeffrey Knittel and David McKay with Eagle of Excellence Awards

In the ceremony at the Wings Club in New York City, the two men were honored for the commitment they have shown to Embry-Riddle and the future of aviation.

Posing in the Gas Turbine Lab at Embry-Riddle are (L-R) students Jeffrey Vizcaino and Francisco Romo with aerospace engineering professor Magdy Attia. Embry-Riddle Student Engineers Honored by AIAA for Research on Unique Pulsed Detonation Engine

Two student engineers from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University were honored recently by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for a paper reporting their research on a unique pulsed detonation turbine engine.