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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.

UCF Holds Vigil for Lives Lost During Parkland Shooting

UCF students gathered to pay tribute to their classmates at Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

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.

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.

UCF Testing Biofuels To See Which One is the Cleanest

UCF researchers have been commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy to test biofuels and determine which are the cleanest. The goal is to reduce pollution, gas prices and foreign dependency on soil.

Here’s a Look at UCF’s #2020KnightVision Recruiting Class After National Signing Day

UCF head coach Josh Heupel added eight players to his recruiting class following Wednesday’s National Signing Day, joining the 17 players signed in December’s early period.

Guest Commentary: Coronavirus an Example of Societal Impact on Epidemics

A UCF history student discusses the current Wuhan coronavirus outbreak and how it stacks up in the long history of pandemics.

Orlando Sentinel

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