UCF Cafe Uses Special Harness System to Employ People with High-Level Needs In Health and Public Administration 1, a cafe is more than just a place to buy snacks -- it's also a place for meaningful recovery. WFTV Channel 9
UCF Police Surprise Students with Visit from Therapy Mini-Horses Knugget and friends surprised students on campus to help relieve stress amid midterms. WOFL Fox 35
UCF Team Developing ‘Slow Burn’ Chemical Energy Power for Deep-space NASA Missions A $550,000 grant from NASA is helping UCF researchers develop a cost-effective alternative to solar energy that will provide storable power for future spacecraft and, eventually, colonies in deep space. WKMG News 6
UCF Holds Vigil for Lives Lost During Parkland Shooting UCF students gathered to pay tribute to their classmates at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. WESH
U of Central Florida Provides Mentorship for Male Minorities The Brother to Brother program, which provides academic and on-campus support to male students, has resulted in consistently high retention rates. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
UCF Lands Leidos for New ‘Innovation Districts’ Push Smaller life sciences companies affiliated with UCF's innovation districts can now work with the larger tech firm, Leidos Health Group. Orlando Sentinel
Pulse Assistance Center Wants to Hear from Survivors, First Responders on What They Need Erica Fissel, an assistant professor in UCF's Department of Criminal Justice is donating her research services, which will include conducting a survey and focus group. Orlando Sentinel
UCF Researchers Develop New High-tech Bandages The biodegradable bandages, which are infused with medicated nanoparticles, have the ability to not just protect wounds, but to help them heal faster. WFTV Channel 9
UCF Student Mapped an Asteroid that Could Hit Earth A physics undergrad spent her summer analyzing potential landing sites for the satellite OSIRIS-REx as it prepares to land on a near-earth asteroid named Bennu. WFTV Channel 9