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At the commencement ceremony for Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott, Arizona, campus, more than 500 graduates crossed the stage to receive their degrees.

Michael Manazir, retired two-star rear admiral and author of “Learn How to Lead to Win,” recently encouraged Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students to embrace their potential as leaders and to reframe mistakes as learning opportunities.

Aerospace leaders, cybersecurity experts and students gathered at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University to address a pressing aerospace challenge: securing increasingly interconnected, AI-enabled flight and space systems.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University senior Lucas Cohen has already completed top internships at Collins Aerospace and founded his own successful business.

Nearly 200 university researchers and representatives of the space industry gathered at the Kennedy Space Center to launch the next phase of the Florida Space Research Consortium (FSRC), a statewide partnership designed to align Florida’s universities around space research, innovation and workforce development.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student researchers set a record in the number of projects presented at the university’s spring research forums and also showcased their work on a national stage.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Michael Boehm had attempted the National Security Agency’s Codebreaker Challenge every year since his freshman year.

Dr. Will Miller, associate vice president for Continuous Improvement and Institutional Performance, has been elected to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees as part of the commission’s Florida Delegation.

A team of students from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has designed a system to provide multi-day energy storage on the moon without needing to transport huge battery systems from Earth. Their proposal has advanced to the competition finals of NASA’s Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) program.

The Arizona Legislature has recognized Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Centennial with formal proclamations honoring the university’s century of contributions to aviation and aerospace in the state, across the nation and around the world.

With goggles strapped on and a cream-colored pilot scarf around its neck, Amelia Bearhart looked every bit the parachutist. That proved appropriate when the teddy bear was dropped from a plane flying about 200 feet in the air at roughly 85 knots.

A team of student researchers from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has advanced to the finals of NASA’s Gateways to Blue Skies Competition for the second year in a row, becoming one of eight teams chosen to vie for positions as interns with NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in the prestigious contest.