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Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus recently received a first-of-its-kind waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will allow students to remotely pilot unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, through online video platforms like Zoom.

The first thing you see when driving into Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott Campus is a series of 12 prominent signs, one for every year the campus’ Golden Eagles Flight Team has won the NIFA SAFECON (National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference) National Championship. Following the results of the 2021 competition, announced May 22, it’s time to add number 13.

This Aviation Week op-ed underscores the value of extended reality technologies for aerospace workforce training and safety.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., appeared before the House Science Space and Technology Committee on May 6, 2021.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has been awarded the No. 1 ranking for Best Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs in the newly released 2021 national college and university rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

This Aviation Week op-ed explores how Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University drew on aviation’s safety culture to develop new flight training methods amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research is being conducted at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies to ward off or mitigate cyber threats involving airplanes, drones and air traffic control, thanks to a $190,000 Cyber Scholarship Program Award from the Department of Defense (DoD).

This Aviation Week op-ed highlights how the convergence of academia, industry and entrepreneurship can serve as an incubator for innovation.

This Aviation Week op-ed discusses how increasingly sophisticated automation in aircraft can be melded with flight training.

Since its launch in 2011, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science (UASS) program has grown to become one of the nation’s most respected UAS programs with several new partnerships and study abroad programs.

At first glance, Dan Nyman’s first-place finish in this year’s World Gaming Forza Motorsport 7 North American Championships does not seem to correspond with his major in Meteorology at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus.

Students are really well set up, coming out of this university,” former Alaska Airlines CEO William (Bill) Ayer said during a recent visit to Embry‑Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus where he identified eight leadership priorities that help foster excellent customer services.