International Space Innovation Team Advances to NASA Finals
A student team representing all three campuses of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, as well as the Politecnico di Milano, a prestigious university in Italy, has designed a system…
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Embry-Riddle to Develop Camera System for Upcoming Polaris Dawn Space Mission
Entrepreneur, Polaris Dawn Commander and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumnus Jared Isaacman ('11), who last year led the first-ever all-civilian space mission, visited Embry-Riddle’s…
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Eagle Undergrad’s Research on ‘Space Mice’ Tops National Conference
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University senior Olivia Siu won first place in the undergraduate Brain and Behavior category of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s…
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Eyes in the Sky: Eagles Use Drones to Improve Tactical Response Against Active Shooters
Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are investigating the use of drones in active shooter scenarios, to help law enforcement more quickly identify assailants and their…
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How Does Air Travel Affect Your Emotions? Eagle Researcher Seeks Answers
Engaged in research that monitors the emotional reactions of airline passengers to their travel experience, Dr. Stathis Kefallonitis, associate professor in the College of Business,…
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Eagle Undergraduates To Showcase Space Debris Research on National Stage
A three-student team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been selected to participate in a national undergraduate research showcase known as Posters on the Hill, in April.…
Eagle Entrepreneur Takes Top Prize — Again
Sensatek Propulsion Technologies founder and CEO Reamonn Soto, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduate and Research Park success story, recently claimed the top $25,000 prize…
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NSF-Funded Research Sheds Light on Yarnell Hill Fire Tragedy
Nineteen firefighters who lost their lives in Arizona’s 2013 Yarnell Hill fire were likely victims of the same meteorological event that caused a deadly 1985 airplane crash, Embry-Riddle…
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Eagles Use Drones to Track Invasive Pythons in the Everglades
An unknown number of invasive Burmese pythons, some measuring up to 18 feet long, slither throughout Florida’s Everglades, eluding wildlife workers who seek to manage their population.…
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Engineers Week: Students Focus on Sustainability Innovations in Design Challenge
For the third year, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students participated in the Invent for the Planet 48-Hour Engineering Design Contest, bringing four teams to compete with students…
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Chasing Air Taxis: Eagles Simulate Drone Routes to Advance NASA Research
Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University helped bring the goal of widespread drone delivery service and air taxis closer to fruition recently, by flying small un-crewed aircraft…
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Embry-Riddle Heart Defect Research Reaches $700,000 in Funding
Researchers from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will advance testing and development of a device designed to help patients born with only one functioning heart ventricle, thanks…
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How Do Pilots Think? New Presidential Research Fellow Seeks Answers
Dr. Barbara Holder, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s most recent Presidential Fellow, studies how pilots think in order to develop aviation systems and procedures that are…
Student Research Symposium Teaches Real-World Skills
While preparing for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s 2021 Student Research Symposium, Aerospace Physiology senior Erik Larsen learned that bacteria grow better in microgravity.…
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How Has the Pandemic Impacted Pilot Skill? New Research Finds ‘Rust’
When it comes to flying airplanes, the “use it or lose it” rule applies to keeping pilot skills sharp. There has been no greater time in recent history, however, when pilots…