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Students walk along a shaded path outside Embry-Riddle’s Aerospace Experimentation and Fabrication Building on the Prescott Campus, surrounded by bright yellow fall foliage and afternoon sunlight.

‘One University’: Jack Hunt’s Vision Continues to Shape the Future of Embry-Riddle’s Western Campus
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Air Force ROTC Cadet Alec Bessonny is recognized as a national ROTC All-American Student of the Year.

Embry-Riddle Cadet Named Air Force ROTC All-American Student of the Year
Embry-Riddle alumni who are crew members of the Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 stand in front of the plane, the last Douglas DC-8 registered in the United States.

Delivering Aid and Hope: Embry-Riddle Bids Farewell to Last U.S. DC-8

Dr. Aroh Barjatya led an Embry-Riddle and NASA team in a project to launch sounding rockets during solar eclipses. He was recently awarded NASA’s prestigious Outstanding Public Leadership Medal for his leadership of the mission.

Embry-Riddle Professor Awarded NASA's Outstanding Public Leadership Medal

Astronaut and alumnus Jared Isaacman gives the keynote address at Embry-Riddle’s Fall 2024 undergraduate commencement ceremony

Embry-Riddle Alumnus Jared Isaacman Brings Space, Aviation Expertise as Next Head of NASA

Space Physics undergraduate Dario Walter-Cardona and Dr. Quentin Bailey have worked on an alternate theory of gravity relating to black holes.

Embry-Riddle Research Team Publishes Variation on Theory of Relativity

Captioned video from simulator sessions that are being analyzed by an Embry-Riddle and NASA team to identify positive pilot performance

Aviation Week Op-Ed: Embry-Riddle President Puts Forward New Approach to Resilient Performance in Aviation Safety

Prescott Commencement

Embry-Riddle Commencement Ceremonies Ready Graduates for Liftoff

Dr. Jeffrey Miller will begin as the new dean of the College of Engineering at Embry-Riddle’s Prescott Campus in June 2026.

Dr. Jeffrey Miller Named Dean of College of Engineering at Embry-Riddle’s Prescott Campus

Software engineer Jake Neighbors and intern Payton Macias conduct a test run of a flight simulator developed by Embry-Riddle’s Center for Aerospace Resilient Systems (CARS). They were part of a team that showed off the simulator at the DEF CON cybersecurity event in Las Vegas.

Internships Hosted by Embry-Riddle’s Center for Aerospace Resilient Systems Provide Hands-on Experience

Dean of College of Aviation Jeannie Leavitt

Air Force Leader Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt to Head College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle’s Prescott Campus

Tyler Jenkins, a sophomore Aerospace Physiology student, talks to an attendee about his research, which won the Best Overall Undergraduate Poster award at Embry-Riddle’s 2025 Student Research Symposium. His research examines how a specific strain of E. coli responds to microgravity.

Embry-Riddle Sees Record Student Participation at Fall 2025 Research Symposium

James and his students meet with Honeywell Senior Engineering Manager Levi Brown to celebrate the IntuVue RDR-7000 radar partnership between Embry-Riddle and Honeywell.

New Honeywell Radar Installed at Embry-Riddle’s Prescott Campus Provides Advanced Weather Tracking

Embry-Riddle alumni (from left) Julia Metivier (’20), Sydney Webb (’25) and Dakota Bernier (’25) are bridging the gap between classroom and workplace in their roles at Prescott’s airport, Ernest A. Love Field.

Three Embry-Riddle Alumni Power Operations at Prescott Regional Airport

Riley Dienna, an Embry-Riddle senior studying Aerospace Physiology, measures a participant’s rating of perceived exertion, an indication of exercise intensity, during a maximal oxygen uptake test.

Beet Juice and Breath Training: Embry-Riddle Researchers Investigate Ways to Improve Breathing Efficiency in Patients, Pilots