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Embry-Riddle Worldwide Student Uses Degree to Transform Aviation Career
Through the Aviation Business Administration program, Brittany Black prepares to transition to customer-focused aviation business roles following a communications career.
September 25, 2026
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Interns with Embry-Riddle’s Center for Aerospace Resilient Systems Build Tool to Test Aviation Cyber Defenders
A team of interns at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Center for Aerospace Resilient Systems (CARS) spent this summer improving several capabilities for the center’s Systems Integration Lab, including a new space satellite simulation tool. They presented the applications at DEF CON 34, the world’s largest cybersecurity conference.
September 25, 2026
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Ying Zheng is Building an Enduring Data Science Career
Embry-Riddle alumna Ying Zheng merges data science skills with leadership lessons to craft a resilient, fulfilling career trajectory.
September 23, 2026
Members and representatives of Embry-Riddle’s Rocket Development Laboratory (RDL) stand beside the team’s 2026 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) rocket entry. From left: Nithya Pattamatta, Dhanush Balusa, Calvin Lindemann, Quentin Trull, Chad Alumbaugh and Bryce Chanes.
Embry-Riddle Rocket Team Takes Flight at 2026 International Rocket Engineering Competition
Embry-Riddle’s Rocket Development Laboratory (RDL)competed in the 2026 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC), held June 15-21 in Midland and Saragosa, Texas. The team finished 39th out of 64 teams in the 10,000-foot commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) category, and 58th out of 144 teams overall.
September 22, 2026
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Embry-Riddle Earns Eight Top-Five U.S. News Rankings, Including in Best Overall
In its annual review of the nation’s best colleges and universities, U.S. News & World Report awarded Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University eight separate top-five rankings, including for aerospace engineering, overall quality, innovation and academic programs for student veterans.
September 22, 2026
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Meet the 2026 Class of Boeing Scholars at Embry-Riddle
The 2026 Boeing Scholars class includes 10 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University first-year students pursuing degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Science and Aviation Business Administration at the university’s Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses.
September 21, 2026
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16 Years of Distinction: Embry-Riddle Named Among Nation’s Great Colleges to Work For, Earns Honor Roll Status
For the 16th consecutive year, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been named as one of the nation’s Great Colleges to Work For, according to a review of universities across the United States by the Great Colleges to Work For® program.
September 18, 2026
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Embry-Riddle's Volleyball Team Has More Than a Sport in Common
Embry-Riddle Prescott’s women’s volleyball team reflects on game highlights from their first preseason tournament in Hawaii and the family legacy several players share.
September 18, 2026
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Solutions for Safe, Effective AI in Aviation Business Advanced at Inaugural Symposium at Embry-Riddle
With the latest AI technology showing extraordinary promise for aviation, more than 150 industry leaders gathered to discuss real-world use cases and assess their organizations’ readiness to adopt the technology, as well as build a culture of responsible, safe AI use.
September 17, 2026
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Embry-Riddle Student’s Aerospace Startup Secures Funding to Develop Heavy-Lift Drone
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Andrew Mayott saw the need for a drone that could carry heavy loads — so he decided to form his own aerospace startup company to design and build one.
September 16, 2026
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Emily Parker Means Business on the Women's Baja SAE Team
Emily Parker transformed the Baja SAE team at Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach, Florida, campus by running it like a small business.
September 16, 2026
15 Tips for First-Year Embry-Riddle Students
15 Tips for First-Year Embry-Riddle Students in 2026
Hear advice from current and former students on how to navigate and thrive during your first year at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
September 14, 2026
15 Tips for First-Year Embry-Riddle Students in 2026
September 14, 2026
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Predicting Sea Breezes With Drones: Embry-Riddle, Collaborators Map Coastal Weather Phenomenon
For four days, drones crisscrossed land and ocean north of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus, collecting data on sea breezes.
September 14, 2026
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Step by Step: Embry-Riddle ROTC Students Climb Daytona International Speedway’s Stairs to Remember 9/11 Victims
Nearly 700 Embry-Riddle ROTC cadets and midshipmen — most if not all of whom were born after 9/11— traversed about 2,100 steps at the Daytona International Speedway to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks 25 years ago.
September 11, 2026
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Finding a New Path in Aviation
After an accident changed his plans to become an airline pilot, Embry-Riddle graduate Max Berger (’20, ’26) discovered a new path in aviation safety and research while giving back to future aviators through his work supporting students in the classroom.
September 11, 2026