Titusville Native and UCF Senior Christopher Clifford Awarded Prestigious Astronaut Scholarship The UCF student is one of only 52 in the nation recognized for excellence in STEM. Space Coast Daily
What Will Humans Eat on Mars? UCF planetary scientist Kevin Cannon talks about the logistics of feeding a population of one million on the Red Planet. Smithsonian Magazine
UCF Student Bakes Up Spooky-Themed Dessert for Food Network Competition Jarid Altmark, a public relations and advertising major, was the youngest competitor ever on the Food Network's "Halloween Wars." WESH
Valencia, UCF Doing their Part to Help Undergrads Across the Finish Line | Commentary Colleges and universities across the country can learn from the model that Valencia College and UCF have established in Central Florida, says David Kirp, a professor of public policy at the University of California Berkeley. Orlando Sentinel
UCF Hospitality Students Trained to Spot Human Trafficking UCF is teaming up with on-profit United Abolitionist to provide courses that will train students to identify and report sex and labor trafficking. WOFL Fox 35
UCF Picks Up More Federal Cash for PTSD Treatment Center UCF's RESTORES program will receive a $1 million federal grant to continue development of its own enhanced virtual reality software. Florida Politics
Hurricane Dorian Washes Out More Than 8,000 Sea Turtle Nests Students and faculty of UCF's Marine Turtle Research Group surveyed one of the most important nesting grounds in Florida for threatened and endangered sea turtles after Hurricane Dorian, and found that at least 8,000 nests washed away. WOFL Fox 35
UCF Beefs up Schedule with Boise State, BYU UCF has added home-and-home series with Boise State and BYU to its future schedules, beginning in 2021. ESPN
Company in UCF’s Incubator Progam Turns Coal into Roofing Tile The new technology is fire-proof, environmentally friendly, and could save coal industry jobs. WFTV Channel 9