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Embry-Riddle Appoints Dr. Ayşe Şahin as Dean of College of Arts & Sciences at Daytona Beach Campus
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has appointed Dr. Ayşe Şahin as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at its Daytona Beach Campus, effective May 26, 2026. Şahin brings more…
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Embry-Riddle's Online Bachelor's Programs Among Nation’s Top 11
For the third consecutive year, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s online bachelor’s degree programs were rated the highest among private institutions and in the top…
Embry-Riddle Undergrad Connects Plane Spotting Hobby to Future in Aviation Business
Interested in airports and aircraft since the age of three, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University undergraduate Noah Escobar began photographing planes during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Embry-Riddle Student Team Earns First Place in Capture-the-Satellite Competition
A team of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students has taken the top spot in a national, months-long capture-the-satellite competition, a game that teaches how to control a spacecraft…
Brazilian Air Traffic Controllers Build English Skills, Connections Through Embry-Riddle Conversation Partner Program
When Brazilian Air Force air traffic controller Brad Marim visited Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for the first time, he already had a friend waiting for him at the Daytona Beach…
Embry-Riddle Faculty Awarded Office of Naval Research Grant to Develop Autonomous Boat Curricula
With a strong record of designing award-winning uncrewed surface vehicles, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is creating openly available training guides for autonomous boat builders…
Embry-Riddle Study Finds Out What Aviation Has Learned From 100 Years of Data Collection, Research on Safety
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers have analyzed a century's worth of aviation safety and human factors research and found new directions for the fields.
Mining more than…
First Embry-Riddle Worldwide Research Scholar Highlights Academic, Career Opportunities
When Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Jacob Pritchard earns his undergraduate degree this spring, it will include a unique designation: Research Scholar.
Pritchard, a dual-degree…
A Supersonic Career: A Conversation With Jean Pinet, Concorde Test Pilot
Over the course of its lifespan, the Concorde broke the sound barrier tens of thousands of times. But in 1969, Jean Pinet became the first pilot – ever – to push the Concorde…
Fulbright Programs Link Embry-Riddle, Germany Through Student and Staff Exchanges
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University strengthened its ties with Germany this fall through an international Fulbright program that brought a visiting engineering student to the Prescott…
Six Embry-Riddle Students Honored in Aviation Week’s Prestigious 20 Twenties List
A record six Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students have been named to the Aviation Week Network 20 Twenties Class of 2026, which recognizes outstanding aerospace-focused university…
Cleaning Up the Final Frontier: Embry-Riddle Researchers Develop Net Mechanism to Catch Space Debris
With damaging strikes by accumulating space debris a serious threat to space missions and exploration, Embry-Riddle researchers are developing a mechanism that can snag the debris with…
‘One University’: Jack Hunt’s Vision Continues to Shape the Future of Embry-Riddle’s Western Campus
President Jack Hunt with Steve Rice, Director of Business, at the Prescott Campus. (Photo: Embry-Riddle)When Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University President Jack R. Hunt first walked…
Embry-Riddle Cadet Named Air Force ROTC All-American Student of the Year
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Cadet Alec Bessonny has been named the Air Force ROTC All-American Student of the Year — a distinction awarded to three top ROTC seniors across…
Delivering Aid and Hope: Embry-Riddle Bids Farewell to Last U.S. DC-8
Airframe 427 of 554 rolled off the McDonnell Douglas assembly line in Long Beach, California, on December 24, 1968.
Over the next four decades, the plane flew passengers for Finnair,…
