Embry-Riddle passed the following along to Thirty Thousand Feet:

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is launching the first Ph.D. aviation program in the U.S. Ranked as the leader in aviation and aerospace education by U.S. News & World Report, the university is offering the doctoral program online with a required six-day residency each year, beginning in May 2009. The program is designed to fill the need for a doctoral degree focused exclusively on aviation and previously not offered through traditional research universities. Embry-Riddle's program is tailored to meet the needs of working professionals in government, industry, or military organizations wishing to pursue research or collegiate faculty positions. Applications for the May 2009 class are due January 15, 2009. For more details, visit http://aviationphd.erau.edu or call 1-800-359-3728 or 386-226-6363.

Embry-Riddle also offers undergraduate and graduate programs at its residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona, through the Worldwide Campus at more than 130 campus centers in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and through online learning. Visit www.embryriddle.edu for more information.