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A group of students pose in front of the Prescott Campus.
From Campus to Cosmos: NASA Selects Two Embry-Riddle Teams to Present at National Competition
Two Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student teams have advanced to the finals of NASA's 2026 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC), earning national recognition for technologies designed to help sustain astronauts during future deep-space missions.
June 22, 2026
Kayla Taylor
Embry-Riddle Doctoral Student Honored for Her Advocacy for Women in STEM
Embry-Riddle Doctoral Student Honored for Her Advocacy for Women in STEM
June 18, 2026
Screenshot of an AI-powered flight simulation software.
Aviation Week Op-Ed: AI Enhances Pilot Training With Supercharged Debriefings, Embry-Riddle President Writes
In his latest Aviation Week essay, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., writes about how artificial intelligence holds the promise of providing students with personalized debriefings that supplement lessons taught by instructors during training flights.
February 19, 2026
Embry-Riddle professor displays award for significant contributions to aviatoin safety.
Embry-Riddle Professor Honored with Arizona Aviation Safety Award
Dr. Sarah Nilsson, an associate professor of Applied Aviation Science at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, was named the 2026 recipient of the Ruth Reinhold Award.
February 10, 2026
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
Interns working at Embry-Riddle's Center for Aerospace Resilient Systems gained hands-on experience in aerospace cybersecurity - including demonstrating a flight simulator at the DEF CON security conference in Las Vegas.
December 11, 2025
Embry‑Riddle student assistant Sawyer Curless (left) and Dr. Curtis James, professor of Meteorology, install the Honeywell IntuVue RDR-7000 antenna array atop the Academic Complex building at the Prescott Campus.
New Honeywell Radar Installed at Embry-Riddle's Prescott Campus Provides Advanced Weather Tracking
Honeywell has donated an IntuVue RDR-7000 radar system to Embry-Riddle's Prescott Campus, giving meteorology students access to advanced weather-sensing technology used on commercial aircraft for research and training purposes.
December 3, 2025
Embry-Riddle Hurricane Researcher Hits Plane-Threatening Turbulence
As Hurricane Melissa threatened to unleash devastation in the Caribbean, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University meteorology professor and researcher Dr. Josh Wadler was experiencing the sheer might of the Category 5 hurricane, flying directly into its eye on a Hurricane Hunter plane.
October 30, 2025
Dr. Rob Eicher and alumna Madison Croker review hurricane forecast graphics in Embry-Riddle’s Weather Broadcast Studio.
Public Wants to Know Hurricanes' Intensification Potential, Embry-Riddle Study Shows
In August 2020, a storm known as Tropical Depression #13 began moving from south of Florida into the Gulf of Mexico. The information available to National Hurricane Center forecasters presented great uncertainty regarding whether it would intensify and, if so, by how much.
October 22, 2025
Embry‑Riddle Army ROTC Cadet Tiffany Smith was chosen for a Space Weather and Nuclear Physics Internship at West Point. She analyzed satellite and GPS data collected using an antenna on West Point’s campus. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Army ROTC)
Embry‑Riddle Army ROTC Cadets Hone Skills, Gain Real-World Experience Through Internships
Embry-Riddle Army ROTC cadets gained real-world experience through competitive internship programs this summer, including one cadet who analyzed satellite and GPS data at a Space Weather and Nuclear Physics internship at West Point.
September 12, 2025
Natalie Byrd, a senior majoring in Spaceflight Operations and Aerospace Physiology, shares her research examining what an all-female crew on NASA's Gateway lunar space station would look like. Byrd was among several Embry-Riddle students selected to present at the 2025 International Space Development Conference as part of the inaugural Rising Stars program. (Photo: Embry-Riddle/Burt Dicht)
Embry‑Riddle Students Present Forward-Looking Space Research at International Conference
Several Embry-Riddle students were selected to present cutting-edge space research at the inaugural Rising Stars program of the 2025 International Space Development Conference, sharing work on topics ranging from all-female lunar crew logistics to spacecraft design.
August 13, 2025
Embry‑Riddle student Hailee Williamson, who is earning her bachelor’s degree in Air Traffic Management, trains in the university’s Tower Lab. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Bill Fredette-Huffman)
Embry‑Riddle Introduces Air Traffic Management Associate Degree Program to Strengthen Controller Workforce
Embry-Riddle has launched a new Associate of Science in Air Traffic Management, an FAA-approved two-year program that allows graduates to bypass the FAA Academy and proceed directly to on-the-job training - addressing the nationwide air traffic controller shortage.
June 4, 2025
Embry‑Riddle students are among the first to be evaluated through the FAA’s Enhanced Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative. Here, students train in the newly upgraded Air Traffic Control Tower Lab. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Bill Fredette-Huffman)
First Embry‑Riddle Students Set for Immediate Air Traffic Controller Employment Through New FAA Hiring Path
April 23, 2025