UCF Researchers are Using Virtual Reality to Recreate a Demolished Building UCF researchers have built a virtual reality replica of a 1961 glass bank building in Cocoa that was demolished years ago. WFTV Channel 9
Orlando Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful People in Education Thad Seymour, Jr., UCF's interim president, is among Orlando Magazine's 50 Most Powerful People in Education. Orlando Magazine
Grants Available to Local Manufacturing Companies The Florida High Tech Corridor Council, an economic development initiative between UCF, the University of South Florida and the University of Florida, is making $500,000 in grant money available to advanced manufacturing companies in the 23-county region near Interstate 4. News Chief
UCF Emergency Management Degree Programs Evolve with the Times UCF's Emergency Management and Homeland Security program offers minors, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and students are filling the ranks of area emergency management professionals. Government Technology
UCF Says $7.5M Grant from NASA Will Help School be at Forefront of Space Exploration Students with the Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science will help develop ideas for reducing the risks and costs of space exploration. WKMG News 6
$48M UCF Campus Hotel Hits Major Construction Milestone The privately financed hotel will feature 179 guest rooms and is scheduled to open in spring 2020. Orlando Business Journal
Sitting Is Bad for Your Health, But Not All Types of Sitting Were Created Equal Sitting at work may not be as bad for your health as sitting and watching television during your free time, a UCF study found. Time Magazine
Processed Foods May Lead to Autism, Study Says New research from UCF suggests the consumption of processed food by pregnant women may be linked to autism. United Press International