UCF in the News

Phil Metzger, a UCF planetary scientist who worked at NASA for three decades, said Saturday’s shuttle launch marks the first time that the U.S. utilized commercial launch systems and marks an exciting step forward for our space explorations.

The statement of UCF Head Football Coach Josh Heupel is featured amongst other influential Central Florida leaders in response to the death of George Floyd and the subsequent national protests.

The University of Central Florida's Marine Turtle Research Group recently tagged 1,752 loggerhead turtle nests, 29 leatherback nests and three green turtle nests along 13 miles of the National Wildlife Refuge in Brevard County.

A University of Central Florida aerospace engineer is turning to insects for inspiration in designing more compact and flexible cargo and equipment to be transported into space.

“When the scientists have to go home and they’re separated from their labs, what is there for them to do but to dream again,” said Dr. Deborah German, dean of UCF College of Medicine. “There’s a silver lining in every cloud.”

Millions of Americans are unemployed and may think now is the time to start that business they’ve always dreamed of. Cameron Ford of UCF’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership gives tips on what entrepreneurs should consider before making that leap.

UCF leaders are looking at how to slowly bring employees and researchers back to campus, starting in June.