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The 2026 Boeing Scholars class includes 10 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University first-year students pursuing degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Science and Aviation Business Administration at the university’s Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses.

For the 16th consecutive year, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been named as one of the nation’s Great Colleges to Work For, according to a review of universities across the United States by the Great Colleges to Work For® program.

With the latest AI technology showing extraordinary promise for aviation, more than 150 industry leaders gathered to discuss real-world use cases and assess their organizations’ readiness to adopt the technology, as well as build a culture of responsible, safe AI use.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Andrew Mayott saw the need for a drone that could carry heavy loads — so he decided to form his own aerospace startup company to design and build one.

For four days, drones crisscrossed land and ocean north of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus, collecting data on sea breezes.

Nearly 700 Embry-Riddle ROTC cadets and midshipmen — most if not all of whom were born after 9/11— traversed about 2,100 steps at the Daytona International Speedway to remember the lives lost in the terrorist attacks 25 years ago.

When she first arrived at Embry-Riddle, Aeronautical Science student Liyat Tsehai said she had to learn not to measure her progress against classmates who already had aviation experience.

In his latest Aviation Week essay, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., highlights how coordination between the public and private sectors — as well as academia — is crucial to safely launching and integrating advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft into the nation’s airspace.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty led students this summer in a new study abroad program to India that included a behind-the-scenes tour of the Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center, the largest Boeing facility of its kind outside the U.S.

In newly published research in the journal Scientific Reports, Dr. Subhradeep Roy, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and graduate Ian McKinney introduced a new, easy-to-apply computational method for analyzing collective behavior in biological systems — a method that could also be used for designing coordinated swarms of drones, robots and other systems.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty member Dr. Omar Ochoa a nearly $500,000 grant to direct undergraduate students interested in researching the use of artificial intelligence in safety-critical systems, such as aviation, transportation and healthcare.

New research by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Presidential Fellow Dr. Barbara Holder examines pilot training performance at five major airlines to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement.