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In an Aviation Week op-ed, Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler and Boeing Center Executive Director Robert Sumwalt outline three urgent challenges facing the U.S. air traffic control system - controller staffing shortages, aging infrastructure and inconsistent funding - and call for sustained commitment to modernization.

Aviation Week Op-Ed: The Importance of Modernizing and Maintaining the Nation’s Air Traffic Control Systems

Three Embry-Riddle flight teams from the Prescott Campus competed in the all-women Air Race Classic, with all three squads landing top-10 finishes in the cross-country competition.

Dr. Sandra Boetcher, a mechanical engineering professor at Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus, has received the E.K. Campbell Award of Merit from ASHRAE for her sustained contributions to engineering education and student success.

An FAA-commissioned study led by Embry-Riddle researchers found that drones are routinely flying above the 400-foot regulatory ceiling, raising significant safety concerns about the growing risk of mid-air conflicts with crewed aircraft.

A team of Embry-Riddle engineering students traveled to the Dominican Republic to install a solar-powered water purification system they designed and built, providing clean water access to an underserved community.

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.

An Embry-Riddle professor and a team of undergraduates are using data from the James Webb Space Telescope to study the dusty shells formed around rare Wolf-Rayet stars, shedding light on how these massive stars shed material late in their lives.