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Space, Soccer, Word-Processing Startups Stand Out at Annual Business Competition
Six startups recently earned seed funding at the 2020 TREP Expo, held virtually for the very first time this year across all three Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campuses. The…
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MicaPlex Firm Wins Grand Prize in Florida Startup Competition
Operating out of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s John Mica Engineering and Aerospace Innovation Complex (MicaPlex), surgical implant company Techfit Digital Surgery took…
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Business Students Collaborate Across Country on Real-World Consulting Projects
As they prepare to enter an increasingly virtual workplace, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Business students are consulting on real-life marketing analysis projects with clients…
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Virtual Interns at Boeing Adapt to a New Reality
Working remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic presents unique challenges, especially to students embarking on their first internships. Those who can rise above those challenges to become…
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Airline Executive: Smartest Carriers Will Emerge from Pandemic Stronger
Longtime airline executive Ben Baldanza isn’t afraid of adversity.
Former CEO of Spirit Airlines, Baldanza is credited for bringing the “ultra-low-cost carrier” model…
Business Students Partner with Space Florida to Boost Spaceport Revenues
Graduate students in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s David B. O’Maley College of Business are taking a hands-on role in the exciting but complicated process of transforming…
Partnership with Airbus Subsidiary Opening New Doors for Worldwide Business Students
A recent partnership forged between Embry-Riddle Worldwide’s College of Business and the Airbus subsidiary Skytra will enable the school to develop a strong niche in the key area…
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Atlanta International Named World’s Most Efficient Airport
For the 17th year in a row, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was named the most efficient airport in the world as announced by the Air Transport Research Society…
Students Learn Success Secrets from Former Alaska Airlines CEO
“Students are really well set up, coming out of this university,” former Alaska Airlines CEO William (Bill) Ayer said during a recent visit to Embry-Riddle’s Daytona…
Professor's New Book Celebrates the Successes of Former Slaves After the Civil War
While researching his new book, “Overcoming: The Inspiring Story of America’s Freed Slaves, Our Other Greatest Generation,” Embry-Riddle Professor of Economics Tom…
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Space Tourism Course Challenges Future Business Leaders to Innovate, Collaborate
Dr. Robert Goehlich, an expert on Space Tourism and a faculty member with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus, remembers hearing predictions that commercial…
Embry-Riddle, Stetson University Partner to Offer Business Students Graduate Degree Fast Track
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students seeking a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration can now fast-track their acceptance into one of the nation’s premiere Master…
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Management Expert Dr. Shanan Gwaltney Gibson Joins Embry-Riddle as Dean of the Renowned David B. O’Maley College of Business
Dr. Shanan Gwaltney Gibson, a highly regarded scholar with deep expertise related to job analysis, entrepreneurship and small business development, has been named dean of the David…
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U.S. News & World Report Ranks Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University among the Nation’s Top Five Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs
For the seventh consecutive year, aviation and aerospace powerhouse Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ranked among the nation’s top five online bachelor’s degree providers,…
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Stuffed Wellness Bear, ‘Uber for Pets’ Earn Funding at Innovation Competition
Winners of Embry-Riddle’s annual entrepreneurship competition prove that necessity — and sometimes traumatic life experience — truly can be the mother of invention.
Deanna…
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