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A student participates in Eta Iota’s annual 5K color run

Sigma Chi Fraternity Sets Embry-Riddle Student Organization Fundraising Record
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University students learn in the university’s newly upgraded Tower Lab. (Photo: Embry Riddle/Bill Fredette-Huffman)

Aviation Week Op-Ed: The Importance of Modernizing and Maintaining the Nation’s Air Traffic Control Systems
A group of women pilots on the flightline.

Three Eagle Teams Land Top 10 Finishes in All-Women Air Race Classic

ASHRAE President M. Dennis Knight, P.E. (left) presents Dr. Sandra Boetcher with the E.K. Campbell Award of Merit.

Embry-Riddle Professor Helps Students Engineer a Path to Success

Drones, or uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), are flying above the 400-foot ceiling established by the FAA, according to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University research.

FAA Study Led by Embry-Riddle Warns of Drone Risks to Aircraft

Embry-Riddle students traveled to the Dominican Republic for a week this summer to install a solar-powered water purification system, which they designed and built as part of the Pure Water Project.

Transforming Lives: Eagles Bring Solar-Powered Water Purification System to Dominican Republic Community

Dr. Robert Thomas, Dr. Krishna Sampigethaya, Dr. Leila Halawi and Dr. Vladimir Golubev have been elected as fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Embry-Riddle Faculty Elected Fellows in the Royal Aeronautical Society

Infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope combine three wavelengths of light to reveal the dusty shells around each Wolf-Rayet (WR) star

Embry-Riddle Professor, Undergrads Unlock Secrets of Cosmic Dust With the Webb Telescope

The student team from Embry-Riddle’s Prescott Campus presented their winning technology at NASA’s 2025 Human Lander Challenge finals in Huntsville, Alabama. (Photo: National Institute of Aerospace/Genevieve Ebarle)

Embry-Riddle Student Team Earns First Place in NASA Human Lander Challenge

Embry-Riddle student Woojae Sohn’s winning design for the Flexjet Project LXi - Design the Ultimate Private Jet Interior Contest

Embry-Riddle Student Wins $100,000 in Flexjet’s Private Jet Interior Design Contest

Students defend against a simulated airport attack in a Capture-the-Flag (CTF) event at the second ERAU-NSF-NASA Aerospace Cybersecurity Workshop

Workshop, Competitions Strengthen Embry-Riddle Cybersecurity Expertise

Embry-Riddle and College of Central Florida teams are exploring the use of uncrewed aircraft systems in agriculture at the College of Central Florida’s 103-acre Vintage Farm campus.

Embry-Riddle and College of Central Florida Partner to Advance Agricultural Aviation Technology

Aerospace Physiology junior Natalie Brattain was chosen as one of two 2025 Goldwater Scholars from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Two Embry-Riddle Undergraduates Named Goldwater Scholars

Gilberto López Meyer, chair of the FSF Board of Governors and Senior Vice President, Corporate Aviation Safety and Security at Aeromexico; Captain Houston Mills, member of the FSF Board of Governors and President, Flight Operations and Safety at UPS Airlines; Dr. Ken Witcher, chancellor of Embry-Riddle's Prescott Campus; and Dr. Hassan Shahidi, president and CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation.

Embry-Riddle Receives Prestigious Aviation and Aerospace Safety Award: Flight Safety Foundation Honors University for Innovation and Leadership

At Embry-Riddle's Cyber Rodeo, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science student Logan Luna (center) presents research on a cybersecurity defense system that autonomously adapts to new threats. To his left is fellow Electrical Engineering and Computer Science student Matt Berkowitz, who also worked on the project.

Embry-Riddle Undergrads Develop ‘Guard Dog’ System to Ward Off Cyberattacks