University News

On April 16, all eyes in the launch bunker were on Deneb, a rocket built and designed by nine undergraduate students from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University.

Amy Paglialunga (’23) fell in love with aviation when she was a little girl gazing up at paragliders flying over her house. Although she initially started working in property management, her passion for flight ultimately led her to become a flight attendant at GoJet Airlines and then to the Charlotte County Airport Authority, which manages the Punta Gorda Airport.

With plans to graduate in December, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Flight student Caroline Schmid is looking forward to launching her career as a cargo pilot — as well as following in the footsteps of her mom and fellow Eagle.

More than 1,600 graduating students from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s two residential campuses rang in commencement day in style last week, with celebrations in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona.

Nearly 300 graduates from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus gathered April 28-29, 2023, to don their caps and gowns, walk the commencement stage and earn their diplomas.

Ryan Kinzie, an Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University doctoral student, has been selected as a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Fellow, a recognition that comes paired with an $84,000 grant, which can be renewed for up to four years, plus a yearly stipend.

A scholarship established through Tailwinds of Hope, the Zachary Michael Capra Memorial Foundation, is an act of generosity that transforms the lives of flight students at Embry‑Riddle.

Singapore - The Innovation Hangar competition, which challenges bright young minds to develop revolutionary solutions to aviation and aerospace challenges, is back. Initially launched in 2020, the biennial challenge has expanded its themes this year, offering participants the option to compete in the Space, Sustainability, or Urban Air Mobility categories. In addition, the competition is open to young people from around the world. All are highly encouraged to join.

Challenged in a global competition to design, build and test an uncrewed aerial vehicle to combat electronic warfare, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students ranked third place among more than 80 teams from around the world.

This Aviation Week op-ed focuses on critical aviation safety challenges, and how the Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety at Embry‑Riddle will provide a neutral, level playing field where companies and researchers can share their best ideas for resolving these challenges and those on the horizon.

Three years after the Covid-19 pandemic stalled most global travel, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Office of Global Engagement has rebounded with more professors than ever leading international study programs in 2023.

High noise levels during flight have long been a barrier to the advancement of urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles, or “air taxis.”