UCF in the News

Members of UCF's Contact Tracing Team discuss the University's program and how students are working to stop the recent case increase.

UCF researchers teamed with the U.S. Army and other research institutions to develop a 3D-printed device carried on drones that can detect potentially lethal aerosols. The device will help soldiers identify threats, such as biological warfare agents.

Despite the widespread economic and social turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Central Florida’s new cancer center is on schedule to open at Lake Nona in March 2021.

Since opening in January 2020, UCF's Downtown Innovation District has nearly doubled in size. It is now home to seven startups that employee more than 30 people, and those companies have plans to hire as many as 40 additional employees by next fall.

Three UCF researchers are part of a 27-person team of authors who chronicled the importance and significant discoveries they made using Spitzer.

UCF is hiring dozens of Armor Up Ambassadors, student employees positioned at high-traffic areas of campus – including the library and student union – to ensure visitors are adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols.

Jeannie Kiriwas, associate director of Student Union Event Services, oversees operations for the Knights Helping Knights Food Pantry. She recently sat down for a far-reaching interview about food insecurity and UCF's efforts to prevent it within our student population.

Humberto Campins, a UCF professor of planetary science, has coauthored three new papers on the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. He has done extensive research on the asteroid’s thermal behavior, noting that the asteroid is a treasure trove of useful information about orbital bodies.

John Hanley, a UCF lecturer in the School of Politics, Security and International Affairs, provided expert insight into coverage of the first presidential debate.