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4 Teams to Compete at UCF College of Business Joust Finals on April 14

The student business proposals include technology platforms that aim to reclaim electronic waste, keep drinking water safe, train future accountants and help urban planners harness the power of thousands of geographic information systems.

UCF Honors Faculty with 2025 Founders’ Day Awards

More than 240 faculty, including Pegasus Professors and Reach for the Stars honorees, were recognized for their commitment to excellence during the annual Founders’ Day celebration.

2025 Order of Pegasus, Student Awards Celebrates UCF’s Best and Brightest

During the April 2 Founders’ Day event, 37 students will receive UCF’s highest student honor, which recognizes those who exemplify excellence in academic achievement, leadership and service.

Distinguished UCF Business Alumni, Partners to Be Honored at 25th Annual Hall of Fame Ceremony

This year’s honorees include a management professor, a former UCF Board of Trustees member and a former vice president for Coca-Cola.

Countdown to Launch

Associate Provost for Space Commercialization and Strategy Greg Autry shares how UCF’s future space business program will be an unparalleled gateway for students in every field into a soon to be multi-trillion-dollar industry.

An Idea, Thousands of Dollars and (3 Years Later) a Breakthrough

Two UCF students leaned on one priceless principle while developing an AI system that has exceeded their wildest expectations: “We refuse to quit.”

From the Ground Up

Carol Anne Logue instilled a homegrown approach with UCF’s Innovation Districts and Incubation Program, helping the region blossom into a world-class business center.

UCF Admitted to Prestigious Research Consortium to Advance Critical Engineering, Defense Innovations

UCF joins the Systems Engineering Research Center, a University Affiliated Research Center consortium at the Stevens Institute of Technology, to leverage U.S. Department of Defense funding for impactful research.

UCF Economist: ‘DOGE or DO(d)GE Ball? Something Has to Change.’

Sean Snaith’s latest quarterly U.S. economic forecast is available for download.

Graduating UCF Student Founded Business to Help Others Obtain Disability Benefits

By combining personal inspiration with technology, the health sciences major has created a startup business that expedites the Social Security Disability benefits application and approval process.

UCF in the News

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 156 — Rocket Blast

Space.com

Spotlight: UCF Celebrates the Arts Elevates Collaboration of Arts and Tech

Central Florida Public Media

‘National leader’: UCF Graduate Programs Get Recognition in U.S. News & World Report

Florida Politics

Scientists Link a Phytoplankton Bloom to Starving Dolphins in Florida

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UCF Softball vs. Oklahoma State 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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