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A NASA project designed to enhance safety in advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft, such as air taxis and medical emergency drones, developed new layers of collaboration among NASA officials, project leaders, researchers and students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and other partnering institutions at a meeting marking the project’s first year.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s ASTRA Space Workshop featured a variety of researchers, industry professionals and government policymakers exploring the connections between artificial intelligence, robotics, technology and policy in the space industry.

Three Embry-Riddle students were selected for aviation safety-focused internships with the National Transportation Safety Board. A fourth student interned with the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Aviation, a congressional panel that has jurisdiction over civil aviation.

Eleven Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members have been recognized for their research accomplishments through the university’s Research Awards Program.

A NASA program to build a skilled aerospace workforce has selected an Arizona initiative that will provide $300,000 in funding to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to create curricula and project-based learning experiences that prepare students for aerospace careers in the era of artificial intelligence.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has named three Embry Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members to its 2027 Class of Associate Fellows — a designation recognizing significant and lasting contributions to the aerospace profession.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has named an Embry-Riddle doctoral candidate and three university alumni to its inaugural 30/30 class, which recognizes young professionals whose work is advancing aerospace and shaping its future.

People who have trouble walking could get comfortable, customized assistance from a wearable robotic device, known as an exoskeleton, developed by Embry-Riddle researchers with a $523,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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.

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.

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.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty led students this summer in a new study abroad program to India that included a behind-the-scenes tour of the Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center, the largest Boeing facility of its kind outside the U.S.