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The future of advanced air mobility depends on strategic collaboration to safely launch and integrate new aircraft into the nation’s airspace. Read how Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., envisions the next era of flight: ow.ly/Ttxg50ZRa4N #GoERAU
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8 top-five national rankings! 🏆 @usnews named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University among the nation's best for Aerospace Engineering, innovation, overall quality and academic programs for student veterans. Read the full breakdown: ow.ly/zTlL50ZQfr3 #GoERAU
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Ten high-performing first-year Eagles across our @ERAU_Daytona and @ERAUPrescott campuses have been selected as the 2026 class of @Boeing Scholars. ✈️ Meet the students driving the future of aviation and aerospace: ow.ly/AWwE50ZPSZO #GoERAU
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World-class innovation driven by a world-class team. ✈️ For the 16th consecutive year, Embry-Riddle has been named one of the nation’s Great Colleges to Work For, earning Honor Roll status alongside just 42 institutions nationwide. Read more: ow.ly/ZASo50ZPfz3 #GoERAU
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Today, we pause to honor and remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001. We hold space for the victims, their families and the heroic first responders and service members who answered the call. #NeverForget
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Embry-Riddle’s Dr. Katariina Nykyri measured the massive atmospheric waves created by an extreme solar storm, advancing key space weather research. Read the full study: ow.ly/rNAi50ZJ0Bf Photo: @NASA/SDO #GoERAU
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Embry‑Riddle Assistant Professor Gregory Zahornacky has earned the FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for 50 consecutive years of safe flight operations. Read more: ow.ly/QCRJ50ZG6Yt #GoERAU
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Flight lines are active, labs are buzzing, and week one of the new semester is in the books. Welcome back, Eagles. 🦅✨ #GoERAU
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From Daytona Beach to Prescott, the next generation of leaders in aviation and engineering just landed on campus. Welcome home, Eagles! 🦅✨ #GoERAU
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Pushing boundaries and leading the skies since 1926. Happy National Aviation Day from Embry-Riddle. ✈️ #GoERAU
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That’s a wrap on @EAA AirVenture 2026. See you next year! ✈️ #GoERAU #OSH26
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@EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 ✈️ This week was all about reconnecting with alumni, inspiring the next generation and celebrating a global aviation community. #GoERAU
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Nothing brings the aviation community together quite like the night air show at @EAA AirVenture. Eagles know there is no better place to spend a summer night. 🎆 #GoERAU #OSH26 #AVgeek
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Heading to @EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026? Maximize your experience with insider tips from Embry-Riddle. Visit us at Booth 49 from July 20-26 to discover what makes us a global leader in aviation and aerospace education. Read our guide: ow.ly/K8Vj50ZmmjC
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Classroom concept to award-winning startup. @ERAU_Daytona Eagles developed an innovative tool-tracking system that is modernizing aviation maintenance. See how our students and faculty bring research to life: ow.ly/rjIP50ZkANc
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An Embry-Riddle professor has taken on a key U.S. leadership role in a major international astronomy organization, securing the university’s place at the forefront of global space science. Learn more about this international milestone: ow.ly/cgww50ZkAkG
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This National Air Traffic Controllers Day, Embry-Riddle honors the global professionals managing our airspace and the next generation of Eagles training in our labs to join them. ✈️ #GoERAU #Aviation #ATC
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America turns 250 today. Embry-Riddle wishes all Eagles a happy and safe Fourth of July. 🦅🇺🇸 #GoERAU
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Doctoral student Kayla Taylor received the 2026 Zonta Women in STEM Award. One of just 16 recipients worldwide, she is recognized for research spanning aviation safety, drone technology and STEM advocacy. Read more: ow.ly/WpLA50Zi34M #GoERAU #WomenInSTEM
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For the second year in a row, four Embry-Riddle graduates have earned the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, matching a university record. Read more: ow.ly/Lr0y50Zi4se #GoERAU
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Two Embry-Riddle professors earned 2026 Fulbright Scholar awards, heading to Colombia and Brazil for research in aerospace and space security. Read more about their projects: ow.ly/ajMx50Zi4jR #GoERAU
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Embry-Riddle flight teams captured two top-10 finishes at the 2026 NIFA SAFECON national championship. ✈️🏆 The @ERAUPrescott Golden Eagles placed third overall, and the @ERAU_Daytona Eagles Flight Team took seventh. Read more: ow.ly/lhS050ZgsQk #GoERAU #Aviation
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According to @BusinessInsider, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University produces the highest-paid graduates in Florida and Arizona! Read more: ow.ly/t2ak50Zf00S #GoERAU
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To the dads who taught our Eagles the sky is never the limit. Happy Father’s Day from Embry-Riddle! 💙💛 #GoERAU
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In observance of Juneteenth, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campuses and administrative offices are closed today, June 19. We wish our global Eagle community a restful, safe, and meaningful holiday. #Juneteenth #GoERAU
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This World Oceans Day, meet the Waves Lab on our Daytona Beach Campus, where students and faculty study rogue waves, tsunamis, rip currents and more inside a 4,000-gallon wave tank. Explore all of our research labs: ow.ly/V5sH50Z8h87 #WorldOceansDay #GoERAU
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This Memorial Day, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University pauses to honor the service members who gave their lives in defense of our nation. We remember their courage, their sacrifice and the families who carry their legacy forward. #MemorialDay
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It’s amazing to see where our Eagles go! 🦅 Alumna Shafali “Shay” Bhardwaj went from managing Zero-G flights to joining NASA’s Gateway Program. Now, she’s advocating for global microgravity research access. Read her full story: ow.ly/BtsW50Z1R3U #ERAU100 #GoERAU
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The Arizona Legislature honored Embry-Riddle’s Centennial, recognizing its aviation leadership since 1926. @ERAUPrescott Campus (opened 1978) serves 3,200+ students and supports the state's aerospace and defense workforce. Read more: ow.ly/2U7950Z1R3k #GoERAU #ERAU100
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We are officially nine weeks away from the world's greatest aviation celebration, and our Eagles are ready to land in Wisconsin. ✈️ If you are attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 July 20–26, make sure to visit Embry-Riddle at Booth 49. See you there! #GoERAU
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@MyFDOT and Embry-Riddle co-hosted the inaugural Florida Advanced Air Mobility Symposium in Daytona Beach, drawing 300+ leaders and featuring a live BETA Technologies ALIA CTOL flight demonstration. Read more: ow.ly/Aj9I50Z0n24 #GoERAU #Aviation
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In honor of the 40th anniversary of the iconic film "Top Gun," we're highlighting how Embry-Riddle alumnus Capt. Brian "Ferg" Ferguson ('93) helped cinematic aviators as they worked on the film “Top Gun: Maverick.” Read more: ow.ly/ilxE50YYfmJ #GoERAU #TopGun #Aviation
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The future of aviation maintenance is being built at Embry-Riddle. An Eagle team is a finalist in NASA’s Blue Skies Competition for the second year in a row! Their AR "Smart Mechanic Glasses" aim to revolutionize aircraft diagnostics. Read more: ow.ly/p1m250YQNTf #GoERAU
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We're heading to @EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026! ✈️ Find us at Booth 49, July 20–26, to connect with our team and learn how Embry-Riddle is preparing the next generation of aviation and aerospace professionals. #GoERAU #Aviation #OSH26
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Record-breaking year! 📈 Embry-Riddle students set a new milestone with more than 460 research projects presented at the university’s spring research forums and the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Read more: ow.ly/y9bC50YQHTi #GoERAU #Research
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The Spring 2026 issue of Altitude, Embry-Riddle's official magazine, is here! 🚀 Meet the students fueling lunar missions, breaking aviation records and winning on the world stage. Explore the issue: ow.ly/scCp50YIrEH #GoERAU
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Today is Wilbur Wright's birthday, so we put our Eagles to the test. Can they name the brothers who changed flight forever? Watch to find out! 👀 #ERAU100 #GoERAU #WrightBrothers
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Happy National Pet Day to our Eagles and their four-legged friends! 💙💛 🐾 #GoERAU #NationalPetDay
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An Embry-Riddle alumna helped clear Artemis II for liftoff — from the control room at Kennedy Space Center. Alora Mazarakis ('20) caught a signal issue, confirmed systems were go, and sent the mission on its way. Read her story: ow.ly/WOpI50YCXTa #GoERAU #NASA
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History, captured. 🚀 Watch the Artemis II launch through the lens of Carter Bitz, photographer for The Avion — the news and media division of @ERAU_Daytona's Student Government Association. Our students don't just study aerospace. They document it. #GoERAU
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Embry-Riddle is headed to the 41st #SpaceSymposium, April 13-16 in Colorado Springs! Stop by Booth 116 to discuss how Eagles are shaping the future of space. 🚀 #GoERAU
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Alumna Anisa Imtiaz ('25) has her sights set on new adventures after making history as the first female Bangladeshi airline pilot in America. ✈️ Anisa is soaring to new heights as first officer for @RepublicAirways. ow.ly/cOpr50YAFjH #GoERAU #WomensHistoryMonth
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Extra! Extra! Can our Eagles name the university's student newspaper? Hear what they had to say! 📰🦅 #ERAU100 #GoERAU
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Embry-Riddle just made history. 🦅 Four graduates were selected for @NSF Graduate Research Fellowships in a cycle where only 1,500 were awarded nationwide — a university record. Read the full story: ow.ly/jqfr50YvOUn #GoERAU
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When Artemis II first rolled out in January at @NASAKennedy, Embry-Riddle Eagles had front-row seats. Round two starts tonight. 🚀🌕 #GoERAU
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It's 3.14! So we had to ask Embry-Riddle students how many digits of pi do they actually know. The last student did not disappoint. 🤯 #GoERAU #PiDay #STEM
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Every degree. Every discipline. Every dream. Happy International Women's Day to the engineers, pilots, scientists and innovators shaping the future of aerospace and beyond. 🚀 Explore endless possibilities with Embry-Riddle: ow.ly/tNHr50YqUiE #GoERAU #IWD
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Prepare for careers in intelligence analysis, corporate security, and cyber intelligence. 💻 Our new M.S. in Security and Intelligence Studies emphasizes real-world applications to prepare graduates for complex security challenges. Learn more: ow.ly/SgNJ50Ym0F1 #GoERAU
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This Women's History Month, we're spotlighting a few of the Embry-Riddle alumnae who've shaped their industries and continue to inspire the next generation of Eagles. Stay tuned as we introduce them throughout the month. 🦅 #GoERAU
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Artemis II rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building earlier this week, captured by Embry-Riddle alumnus Jared Rose. 🦅 #GoERAU
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We're excited to share that Florida legislators in Tallahassee honored Embry‑Riddle’s Centennial on Feb. 11 by adopting a resolution recognizing the university’s outstanding contributions to aviation and aerospace. Read more: ow.ly/k4Eu50YhAgY #ERAU100 #GoERAU
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Meet Computer Engineering graduate Joshua Parmenter (’22), now shaping aerospace and defense as a Project ARC fellow at AFWERX and cyber product manager at Shadow’s Edge. Explore where an @EmbryRiddle engineering degree can take you: ow.ly/p4yY50YgjK6 #GoERAU
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In observance of Presidents Day, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16th. Enjoy the day off Eagles, and we'll see you on Tuesday! 🦅 #GoERAU
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Meet Electrical Engineering graduate Chloeleen Mena (’20), now a principal engineer at @NorthropGrumman. From circuit theory to power systems, she uses tools like MATLAB, SPICE and Altium to design reliable solutions. Read more: ow.ly/k9jZ50Y7V2i #Engineer #GoERAU
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Nonprofit Breaking Down Barriers (BDB) and Embry-Riddle have entered into a new partnership designed to expand access to professional pilot education and training for aspiring aviators worldwide. Read more: ow.ly/S1a750Y3qFe #GoERAU
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From classroom to control tower — discover how Embry-Riddle, an FAA-designated Collegiate Training Initiative school, helps prepare you for takeoff. ✈️ Learn more: ow.ly/pl8O50XYhFC #AirTrafficManagement #AviationCareers #GoERAU
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"The time is always right to do what is right." — Martin Luther King Jr. ✨ In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Embry-Riddle will be closed today, Monday, Jan. 19. #MLK #GoERAU
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Alumna Rachelle Strong didn’t have to choose between engineering and flying — or career and family. A Flight Deck Chief Engineer at @Boeing with a trio of degrees, her journey shows what’s possible when ambition meets opportunity. ✈️ Read more: ow.ly/Abvs50XXGgz #ERAU100
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Join us as we celebrate alumnus, entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman for being confirmed as NASA's 15th administrator! 🦅 Learn more about his journey: ow.ly/O8ls50XX00k #GoERAU #ForeverAnEagle
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High stakes. High reward. High purpose. Discover the path to becoming an air traffic controller. ✈️ Learn more: ow.ly/JWGc50XWnh7 #ATC #AirTrafficControl #AviationCareers #GoERAU
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