University News

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has selected Helicopter Institute Inc. (HI) as the sole provider of the Helicopter Flight Training Program to students at the university’s Prescott, Arizona, campus.

Embry‑Riddle’s 2022 Faculty and Staff Campaign begins March1. This is the special time of year when Faculty and Staff go above and beyond their daily contributions to support our students financially.

Jamarius Reid doesn't even remember when his fascination for flight began. Instead, he remembers moments: watching jets fly over his house in Charlotte, North Carolina; flying a kite; going for his first plane ride.

During the time frame Feb. 11-17, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University identified 30 new cases of Covid-19. That case count included 22 at our Daytona Beach, Florida campus and eight at our Prescott, Arizona campus.

Sophia Williams, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University senior, wants to make the world a better and safer place.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is among 92 institutions across the country selected to join a new Academic Engagement Network (AEN) facilitated by the U.S. Cyber Command, known as CYBERCOM.

This Aviation Week explores how virtual and augmented reality can advance flight and safety training. Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., describes innovative ways faculty are using virtual reality, but he cautions that rigorous research still needs to be done to understand the limitations of these platforms for training purposes.

Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University helped bring the goal of widespread drone delivery service and air taxis closer to fruition, by flying small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) along simulated delivery routes in Florida.

During the time frame Feb. 4 to Feb. 10, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University identified 49 new cases of Covid-19. That case count marked a decrease from the 127 positive cases reported last week, and it included 33 at our Daytona Beach, Florida, campus, 12 at our Prescott, Arizona, campus, and four at our Worldwide Headquarters campus.

Graduate students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University gained valuable real-world experience last semester, working closely with upper-level employees at Textron Aviation, the manufacturer of Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft.

The University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) has awarded Dr. Jason Ruckert, vice president for Enrollment Management at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, the 2022 Dorothy Durkin Award for Strategic Innovation in Marketing and/or Enrollment Management.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has been selected as the one university to recruit and train the next-generation workforce in aviation and aerospace cybersecurity under the National Science Foundation (NSF) CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program.