University News

When Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Jacob Pritchard earns his undergraduate degree this spring, it will include a unique designation: Research Scholar.

When Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President Jack R. Hunt first walked the wind-carved hills north of Prescott, Arizona, in 1977, he found empty slump-stone dormitories and unpaved roads.

Airframe 427 of 554 rolled off the McDonnell Douglas assembly line in Long Beach, California, on December 24, 1968.

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.

Three Embry-Riddle alumni are putting their degrees to work running operations at Prescott's Ernest A. Love Field airport, demonstrating how an aviation education translates directly into careers managing real-world airport facilities.

Aiden McCollum got the idea to launch his own business in the middle of the night while wrestling with the finances for a club, where he served as treasurer.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has established a new tradition of international engagement through its International Ambassador Program, which connects students, faculty and industry partners around the world and is quickly becoming a key part of the university’s commitment to global collaboration, innovation, research and academic excellence.

While living with a Kyrgyz family this summer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Christopher Miller improved his Russian language skills and sampled Central Asian delicacies, including fermented horse milk.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has been awarded a $1.85 million Cyber Service Academy grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to develop the next generation of cyber defenders over the next five years.

Four Embry-Riddle faculty members — Dr. Robert Thomas, Dr. Krishna Sampigethaya, Dr. Leila Halawi and Dr. Vladimir Golubev — have been elected as fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society, one of the world's oldest and most distinguished aviation organizations.

Embry-Riddle student Woojae Sohn has won $100,000 in Flexjet's Project LXi design competition, with his 'Carolina'-themed private jet interior concept selected as the grand prize winner from entries submitted by aviation and design students.