Forbes 2026 30 Under 30 Winner: Capacitech Joe Sleppy ’18 is enabling power hungry industrial facilities and AI data centers with Capacitech’s rapid-response, modular and space-conscious power resilience products.
Forbes Honors UCF Entrepreneurs on 30 Under 30 List The engineering alumni behind Orlando-based startup companies Soarce and Capacitech are capturing attention with their innovative technologies in the green energy and manufacturing industries.
Forbes 2026 30 Under 30 Winner: Soarce Four Knights are making structures 8x stronger than steel with an environmentally friendly substance crafted from seaweed.
UCF Alum Offers Innovative Solutions for Classroom Struggles Pairing her elementary education degree with the entrepreneurship skills she acquired at UCF, Kelly Shea ’23 is a business owner passionate about inspiring young inventors.
UCF Alumni Launches Ever Upward Awards to Spotlight Fastest-Growing Knight Businesses Worldwide The new annual awards program celebrates highly successful, Knight-owned or -led companies achieving exceptional growth and driving innovation.
BNY and UCF Announce $5M Pegasus Partnership and Co-Location, Forging a New Model for Industry-Academia Collaboration The milestone partnership will give UCF students real-world experience with one of the world’s most respected financial institutions, while leveraging the university’s faculty excellence, research power, and startup-like agility to anticipate market and technology disruptions.
UCF Economist: Florida’s Economic Outlook Still Sunny — But Storm Clouds Loom UCF’s Institute for Economic Forecasting Director Sean Snaith’s new forecast finds the Sunshine State still outperforming the nation, though several storm systems, both literal and fiscal, could darken the horizon.
UCF Economist: Rate Cuts Are on the Table — And Overdue UCF’s Institute for Economic Forecasting Director Sean Snaith releases his four-year U.S. forecast as the Federal Reserve meets this week.
America’s Space University to Launch New Space MBA in Spring 2026 Applications for the new degree, which is a fully online, part-time graduate business program spanning 24 months, are open now until Dec. 1.
Epic Universe Launch Provides Immersive Learning Opportunities at UCF From hospitality to themed experience and engineering, Knights have played a role in creating the new theme park and will continue to learn from the development.
