UCF Celebrates Order of Pegasus, Student Awardees During Founders Day 2026 The Order of Pegasus inducts its 25th class of exemplary Knights among more than 50 students who will be recognized at the annual celebration.
Artemis II Brings Unique Space Medicine Opportunities As astronauts travel closer to the moon than any human has in more than 50 years, physicians and scientists will learn more about how space travel affects physical and mental health.
9 UCF Experts Inducted to National Academies of Practice Faculty members from UCF’s Colleges of Health Professions and Sciences and Nursing are now recognized as distinguished fellows, honored for their dedication to interprofessional research and practice.
Bold, Relentless, Rising: Meet UCF’s 2026 Reach for the Stars Honorees These six researchers are proving that groundbreaking work doesn’t take decades — just vision, drive and the courage to think differently.
Meet UCF’s 2026 Pegasus Professors These four researchers are driven to think big and work with purpose as they address some of society’s biggest problems.
Joshua Colwell Leads UCF’s College of Sciences as Dean UCF has appointed Pegasus Professor of Physics Joshua Colwell as dean of the College of Sciences, ushering in a new chapter of leadership for the university’s largest college.
UCF Researcher Receives DARPA Young Faculty Award to Develop Novel 3D Printing Technique Associate Professor Dazhong Wu will receive a nearly $500,000 grant to improve the additive manufacturing testing and inspection process.
UCF Researchers Unlock Scalable Entanglement for Next-Generation Quantum Computing The breakthrough enables larger capacities for quantum information using complex states of light that are less affected by imperfections, paving the way for potential innovations in medicine, materials science, data management and security.
Zhihua Qu Earns UCF’s 2026 Medal of Societal Impact for Contributions to the Power Systems Industry The Pegasus Professor of electrical engineering will receive the award during the Founders’ Day event on April 1.
