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Spring 2025

A Powerful Partnership

Through key research from Pegasus Professor Jayanta Kapat and a Pegasus Partnership, UCF and Siemens Energy continue to advance energy innovation.

Why I Lived in Space*

NASA employee Tiffany Snyder ’18MS shares her experience as a volunteer during a 45-day *simulated space mission.

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An Unseen Issue

With support from the National Institute of Justice and the state of Florida, UCF is educating students and using AI to combat human trafficking.

On Campus: Spring 2025

From designing video games to engineering boats for racing, UCF’s campus was full of activity for Spring 2025.

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Ready for the Front Lines

This UCF alum is advancing the frontiers of modeling, simulation and engineering to redefine military medical training.

Launchpad

Leading the Charge

After more than three decades of an evolving career at UCF, Provost Michael D. Johnson steps down this summer with confidence that the university will continue its future-focused mission.

Pain’s Silent Signals

Driven by his nursing experience with newborns, Martin Schiavenato ’07PhD has spent decades developing a tool to measure pain for patients who can’t verbalize it.

Fueling the Future: Investing in UCF

Knight Nation rallied together to make a record-breaking impact while celebrating all things Black & Gold.

In Focus

The Cradle of Civilization

UCF researcher Tiffany Earley-Spadoni and her team are uncovering artifacts at an overlooked Mesopotamian site — offering new insights about how ancient humans lived and advanced civilization.

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Starlit Serenade

UCF’s Symphony Orchestra performed pieces inspired by our planet and its celestial surroundings for this year’s Symphony Under the Stars.

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Plugged In

Laura Stevens ’04 has the same questions and concerns about technology as everyone. As an editor for one of the world’s largest newspapers, she knows how and where to find the answers.

AlumKnights

Digital Development: Inspiring Future Engineers and Scientists

In honor of the developing technology district NeoCity, UCF and other partners hosted a STEM showcase for K-12 students and the community.

In Focus

Events

Tue 29 Jul

Social Event

Just Dance Your Heart Out

Get ready to Just Dance your heart out! Relive the nostalgia, bust a move, and have a blast with friends on the dance floor! Tuesday, July 29 at 5 p.m. Live Oak Ballroom

Tue 29 Jul

Meeting

Alcoholics Anonymous

This group meets every Tuesday excluding campus closures/holidays. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The…

Wed 30 Jul

Speaker/Lecture/Seminar

CREOL Seminar: Paul Leisher, Luminar Technologies

Title: Progress in brightness, power, and efficiency of semiconductor lasers for high power applications Abstract: Semiconductor lasers are a key component in numerous emerging photonics-enabled technologies, including additive manufacturing, data centers for artificial intelligence, inertial navigation, optical power beaming, photon sail propulsion…

Why I Lived in Space*

Why I…

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