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The recent release of never-before-seen imagery from the James Webb Space Telescope — which featured glimpses of colliding galaxies and nebulas up to 13 billion light years away — was a huge deal.

Cyber Intelligence and Security (CSP) senior William Noujaim, one of five students at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott Campus who recently won full-ride funding from the Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity Scholarship program, said he was in a complete state of shock when he got the news of his award.

To help jump-start a thriving innovation corridor offering high-quality, high-paying job opportunities in Volusia County, Florida, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has partnered with StarterStudio to relaunch its successful business accelerator program.

Researchers at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University recently received a $371,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to study the detection systems of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), or drones, to improve the safety of their operation.

An Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University doctoral student conducting highly specialized aerospace engineering research, John Zelina tried to keep an open mind when it came to choosing his future career field.

In a first, an uncrewed aircraft system, or drone, operated by an Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University team has begun searching for threatened and endangered sea turtles beyond visual sight lines.

Following a formal RFP process, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has partnered with Affinity Licensing to manage the university’s trademark licensing program. This agreement includes Embry‑Riddle’s residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as its Worldwide Campus.

Peter M. Hoffmann, professor and chair of physics and astronomy at Wayne State University (WSU), has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach, Florida, campus. He will begin his new role in time for the start of the fall 2022 semester.

In his latest Aviation Week essay, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler points out that “cultivating a diversity of perspectives is particularly important now, as the aviation industry faces opportunities and challenges, including a shortage of pilots and technicians.”

Tyler Grinnell (’08) worked at Kennedy Space Center while he was still an Aerospace Engineering student at Embry‑Riddle, juggling a full load of classes.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus will welcome Dr. Alexander Siedschlag as the new dean of its College of Arts & Sciences, effective July 1.

For the 14th time in campus history and for the second consecutive year, the Golden Eagles Flight Team at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott Campus took home the title last week at the NIFA SAFECON national championship.