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The National Aeronautics Association has named Embry-Riddle's Dr. Becky Lutte and Robert Sumwalt as recipients of the Wesley L. McDonald Distinguished Statesman & Stateswoman of Aviation Award for their outstanding careers in aviation.

Several Embry-Riddle students were selected to present cutting-edge space research at the inaugural Rising Stars program of the 2025 International Space Development Conference, sharing work on topics ranging from all-female lunar crew logistics to spacecraft design.

Embry-Riddle engineering student Joseph Wilhelm received the Jack Riegel Student Award at the 34th International Symposium on Ballistics, one of the most prestigious honors in the field, in recognition of his outstanding student research.

Embry-Riddle mechanical engineering researchers have developed a lightweight, low-cost exoskeleton designed to reduce musculoskeletal strain for workers who perform repetitive or heavy-lifting tasks, with student involvement at the center of the project.

Embry-Riddle Air Force ROTC Cadet Cameron Todhunter has been selected to attend a semester at the U.S. Air Force Academy, one of a small number of ROTC cadets nationwide chosen for the competitive exchange program.

Embry-Riddle researchers and NASA launched a pair of sounding rockets from Kwajalein Atoll as part of the SEED project, gathering data on ionized plasma bubbles in the upper atmosphere that can disrupt GPS and communications signals.

The Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research (JAAER) is an Embry-Riddle publication featuring peer-reviewed scholarship on aviation and aerospace education.

Dr. David Canales Garcia, an Embry-Riddle aerospace engineering professor, was selected for the prestigious Mirzayan Fellowship at the National Academies in Washington, D.C., where he explored critical space policy questions alongside government and industry leaders.

Dr. Jennah Perry has been appointed as Embry-Riddle's new Dean of Student Success, with Professor Brian Roggow stepping into the role of interim dean for the College of Aviation at the Prescott Campus.

Embry-Riddle students showcased their undergraduate research to the public at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, bringing aerospace and applied science projects out of the lab and into the community at the university's inaugural museum showcase.

Embry-Riddle's Sigma Chi Eta Iota chapter set a new university record for student organization fundraising, raising more than $100,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute through events including its annual 5K color run.

In an Aviation Week op-ed, Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler and Boeing Center Executive Director Robert Sumwalt outline three urgent challenges facing the U.S. air traffic control system - controller staffing shortages, aging infrastructure and inconsistent funding - and call for sustained commitment to modernization.