UCF in the News

WUCF will be airing a series of specials on the topic of race in America beginning this week.

“I am committed to listening to our community and leading UCFPD in doing the right thing,” said Chief Carl Metzger. “That’s why I have decided that it is no longer necessary for our officers to be there.”

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.”