Orlando Ranks No. 1 for Florida’s Best College City, Place to Start Career for Third Year The City Beautiful is continuously recognized as the top place to live and learn across Florida — and among the top three nationally.
Knight Hacks, Hack Days and Hackathons Ahead of their annual hackathon this Friday, Knight Hacks shares an inside look at the professional and personal benefits of the student organization.
20 Years of DirectConnect to UCF: Making College Possible for More Students As Knight Nation celebrates Transfer Student Success Week, the university also reaches a milestone with DirectConnect to UCF — a program that has empowered more than 79,000 students to earn high-quality degrees at a fraction of the cost.
UCF Counselor Education Professor Receives National Award for Family and Counseling Research As the recipient of the 2025 Exemplary Research Practices Award, Sejal Barden continues to advance innovative work in the field of counseling.
UCF Pharmacy Robot Can Count and Label Prescriptions in 30 Seconds, Allowing Pharmacists to Focus on Patient Care For just over a year, a UCF Health Student Health Services robot named “Pillbert,” has helped pharmacists quickly dispense common medications, enabling staff to better support doctors and further enrich interactions with patients.
Computer Engineering Researcher Investigates Economic and Environmental Challenges of AI With a $600,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation, Professor Jun Wang aims to make AI foundation models more accessible to individuals and small businesses.
UCF Achieved Record-Breaking $126.1 Million in Philanthropy in 2024-25 The university has set bold new standards for philanthropy, engagement and partnerships.
UCF Researchers Aim to Uncover Link Between Age and Breast Cancer Treatment Materials science researchers Needa Brown and Aleksandra Petelski-Kulik will study the breast cancer microenvironment with support from the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation.
UCF Researchers Developing Easy-to-Use Viral Biosensor Test — Giving Patients More Accurate, Immediate Results An interdisciplinary team of UCF researchers is creating a single low-cost test to detect HIV and Hepatitis B and C simultaneously, which may save lives in resource-limited settings.
UCF Faculty, Graduate Student Develop Organ-on-a-Chip Technology for Industry This commercialized technology by researchers uses noninvasive methods to measure the electrical resistance of cell layers to help diagnose diseases.
