Facing Record Enrollments, Embry-Riddle Enhances Flight Training through Virtual Reality
With 2,500 students currently enrolled in Aeronautical Science programs between Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s two residential campuses — marking the highest figure…
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Former NTSB Chair to Spearhead New Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety at Embry-Riddle
The Honorable Robert L. Sumwalt III, a highly distinguished aviator and former chair of the world’s premier transportation safety board, is teaming up with his alma mater, Embry-Riddle…
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Boeing Exec: For a Dream Career, Follow These Tips
The Presidential Speaker Series at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University hosted its first event of the season last week, with alumnus Tom Conard (’85), the vice president for missile…
Gaming Students Develop Augmented-Reality Flight Training Tool
A team of Simulation Science, Games and Animation (SSGA) students got to work this summer developing augmented-reality (AR) holograms that will eventually play a part in training the…
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Student Researcher Works Toward Greater Retention of Women in Aviation
Despite the growing prevalence of diversity and inclusion movements nationwide, the population of minority women in aviation remains underrepresented. Recent Aeronautical Science graduate…
Changing Demographics in Aviation Maintenance
The face of aviation maintenance is changing as more and more women move into the field. Reflecting that change, and with the aim of helping further diversify the talent pipeline in…
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FAA Awards Nearly $2 Million to Embry-Riddle Drone Safety Project
As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) develops policies to safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, into the National Airspace System (NAS), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical…
Eagles Build Drone, Win Third Overall at International Competition
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students scored big at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) Design, Build, Fly competition, which pits university…
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Aspiring Drone Pilots Can Now Train Remotely at Embry-Riddle
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus recently received a first-of-its-kind waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will allow students to…
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Prescott’s Golden Eagles Flight Team Wins 13th National Championship
The first thing you see when driving into Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott Campus is a series of 12 prominent signs, one for every year the campus’ Golden…
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Eagle Combines Passions, Uses Visual Art to Enhance Flight Training
Bella Memeo, an Aeronautical Science freshman at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott Campus, kicked off her college career by being named to the 2020 cohort of Boeing…
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Extended Reality Can Improve Safety and Workforce Training, Embry-Riddle President Writes in Aviation Week
In his latest Aviation Week essay, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler describes the value of extended reality technologies for workforce training and aviation…
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Eagle Researchers Work to Improve Drone Awareness for Airspace and Aircraft Security
With more and more drones in flight each year and more and more sightings of drones intruding into airspace occupied by manned aircraft, a team of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University…
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Eagles Simulate Life in Space, on Earth
Two students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University recently joined the ranks of NASA trainees to experience long-duration space habitation — without leaving Earth. These “analog…
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Aviation Executive: Air Taxis Will Drive Workforce Demand
Bonny Simi, the head of air operations and people at Joby Aviation, had a clear message for students hoping to succeed in aviation: If it’s your passion, go for it, because the…
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