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The Presidential Speaker Series at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University hosted its first event of the season last week, with alumnus Tom Conard (’85), the vice president for missile and weapon systems, global sales and marketing, defense space and security for The Boeing Company, as its featured speaker.

The goal of fully integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or "drones" into the national airspace system is still a long way off, but four members of the Embry‑Riddle Worldwide Campus Department of Flight visited that future over the summer while conducting UAS operations in Pendleton, Oregon.

Aviation Week Op-Ed: Why Teaching Sustainability Is Crucial to Aviation Education

Worldwide Campus researchers recently partnered with marine biologists at Starry Hill Observatory in Eatonville, Washington, to lead tests measuring the noise impacts of ten different drones on nearby wildlife.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus recently received a first-of-its-kind waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that will allow students to remotely pilot unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, through online video platforms like Zoom.

The first thing you see when driving into Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott Campus is a series of 12 prominent signs, one for every year the campus’ Golden Eagles Flight Team has won the NIFA SAFECON (National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference) National Championship. Following the results of the 2021 competition, announced May 22, it’s time to add number 13.

This Aviation Week op-ed underscores the value of extended reality technologies for aerospace workforce training and safety.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., appeared before the House Science Space and Technology Committee on May 6, 2021.

This year’s Air Race Classic may look a little different, but two teams of dedicated female aviators at the Prescott Campus are ready to rise to the challenge.

Military pilots have been using augmented reality (AR) systems to enhance their situational awareness since World War II. Heads-Up Displays (HUDs) allow the pilot to see vital information regarding their aircraft's attitude and performance while simultaneously maintaining visual contact with a target outside the cockpit.

Two Embry‑Riddle students, Zoe Brand and Katrina “Kat” Ternus, have been awarded prestigious Brooke Owens Fellowships, joining 42 other talented undergraduates who were selected from among more than 800 applicants.