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When Your Supernova’s a Dud: Rare Binary Star Features Weirdly Round Orbit, Embry-Riddle Researchers Report
After crunching a mountain of astronomy data, Clarissa Pavao, an undergraduate at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott, Arizona, campus, submitted her preliminary analysis. Her mentor’s response was swift and in all caps. “THERE’S AN ORBIT!” he wrote.
February 1, 2023
Simulated Space Mission Inspires New Thinking
Watching your payload shatter as it hits the ground at 50 mph would be disheartening to most, but to the members of a unique Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University club, failure is just an opportunity to improve.
January 30, 2023
Aviation Week Op-Ed: It’s Time to Address Pilots’ Mental Health, Embry-Riddle President Writes
In his latest “Aviation Week” essay, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., emphasizes the need to “place mental health issues front and center” to improve aviation safety.
January 27, 2023
Eagles Visit Intuitive Machines to Make Final Preparations on EagleCam CubeSat
Two students from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Space Technologies Laboratory recently visited Intuitive Machines (IM) in Houston to put the finishing touches on the EagleCam CubeSat, which is scheduled to launch to the moon later this year.
January 25, 2023
Aviation Week Op-Ed: Let’s Debunk ‘The Right Stuff’ Myth in Aviation Education
This Aviation Week op-ed explores how the aviation industry has avoided addressing mental health issues faced by its professionals. Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., points out that the best pilots are wise decision-makers who know their limits and make appropriate course corrections.
January 24, 2023
U.S. News & World Report Names Embry-Riddle Among Nation’s Best Online Bachelor’s Programs and Online Bachelor's Programs for Vets
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s online bachelor’s programs ranked No. 2 in the nation, tied with the University of Illinois Chicago, according to the 2023 issue of the U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs ranking. The university has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in this category every year since 2016.
January 24, 2023
Teenage Eagles Earn Black Belts, Upperclassmen Status Before 18th Birthdays
Luca Guida was just 12 years old when he took his first college course.
January 23, 2023
Eagle Researchers Advance Drone Technology for Tracking Wildfires
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Patrick Hunter has his career sights set on remote piloting drones to utilize uncrewed aircraft systems in exciting, new ways. Already, as a student in the Master of Science in Unmanned Systems program, he has been involved in a project using drones to track endangered turtles.
January 13, 2023
Retired Embry-Riddle Professor’s Surprising Story Lives On
Former Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University professor Kenneth Rowe died on Dec. 26, 2022, at age 90, but his courageous actions as a 21-year-old pilot will forever be a part of U.S. history.
January 12, 2023
Intuitive Machines and Columbia Sportswear Launch New Scholarship Program at Embry-Riddle
Taylor M. Yow set her career path in high school. More than anything, she wanted to become an engineer, working on spacecraft and orbital calculations. She didn’t realize just how quickly she would become a part of science history after arriving at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University.
January 10, 2023
Eagle Tennis Star Named to Highly Exclusive NCAA Today’s Top 10
Embry‑Riddle Men's Tennis alumnus Juan Ortiz Couder has been named an NCAA Today's Top 10 Award winner and is set to be honored in person Jan. 11 at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio.
January 5, 2023
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Army ROTC Named First in Southeast, Among Best in Nation
Army ROTC at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, has been named the top program in the Southeast, as well as among eight winners nationally of the 2022 Douglas MacArthur Award.
January 3, 2023