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Eagle Earns Tillman Scholarship, Builds on Embry‑Riddle Research to Improve Human Performance in Space
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University alumna Giovanna Camacho is a lot of things: a boxer, a scuba Divemaster and a U.S. Army medic, to name a few. This summer, however, she added yet…
Embry‑Riddle Professor Wins NSF Grant to Develop Augmented-Reality Teaching Tool, Close Achievement Gap in STEM
Work to develop an augmented-reality tool to teach spatial skills and boost engineering student success, led by Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Dr. Lulu Sun, has been awarded…
Summer Internships, Scholarships Set Eagles on Path to Success
Falling in love with aviation was easy for Chuan "Cici" Chen. She followed in her relatives’ footsteps and grew up to become a pilot — marking the third generation of pilots…
U.S. Department of State Chooses Embry‑Riddle to Train Drone Operators
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has been contracted to assist in the development of curriculum and online training for small Uncrewed Aerial Systems (sUAS) operators for the U.S.…
Embry‑Riddle President Unveils New Strategic Plan
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s new five-year strategic plan, unveiled this month by President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D. during his annual State of the University address,…
Embry‑Riddle Star Researcher’s Leadership Inspires Student Success
Dr. Riccardo Bevilacqua, professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, has published an article in the AIAA Journal that opens a new path to predicting…
Eagle Researcher Develops Procedures to Make Aborted Landings Safer
When a pilot discontinues a landing mid-descent — climbing away from the ground to conduct another approach or divert to another airport — the maneuver is called a “go-around.”…
Eagle Selected for Highly Competitive U.S. Dept. of State Fellowship
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Karol Planadeball Fernandez had always hoped to find a career that combined her two passions: technology and travel.
“I just have…
Three Eagles Earn Fellowships to Contribute to NASA's Artemis Mission
NASA’s Artemis program, which will send humans to the moon for the first time since the Apollo days, will land the first woman and the first person of color onto the lunar surface,…
Six Eagles Earn Department of State Scholarships to Study Abroad, ‘Make a Difference’
Six Embry‑Riddle students have been selected this year to receive Gilman Scholarships, which will fund opportunities for them to study internationally.
Amanda DePue, a senior majoring…
Astronaut Scholarship Helps Propel Eagle's Dreams of Space Research
Being an Eagle and studying Engineering runs in the family for Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Vikas Patel. “My brother Kushan is about 10 years older than me and…
Aviation Week Op-Ed: As Educators Prepare Students for Advanced Air Mobility Jobs, Safety Remains Paramount, Embry‑Riddle President Writes
In his latest “Aviation Week” essay, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., offers the aviation education perspective on efforts to prepare…
Agreements to Enhance Simulator, Drone Training Take Flight at Oshkosh
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University and Frasca International signed an agreement at EAA Air Venture Oshkosh this week, which detailed the $5 million purchase of new flight-training…
Study Offers Objective Insights to Near-Miss Collisions Between Drones, Airplanes
Researchers have developed a new way to accurately count and objectively analyze close encounters between drones and airplanes — without depending solely on pilot sightings.
In…
You’re Teaching Statistics All Wrong, Says Embry‑Riddle Instructor
At a recent mathematics conference, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University faculty member Matthew Brenneman presented a method of teaching statistics, his specialty. His method, however…