UCF in the News

The field uses artificial intelligence to make computers perform complex tasks faster than a human could. UCF professor Niels Lobo says the tech is already being used in self-driving cars, facial recognition, security and surveillance and medical image diagnosis.

UCF students participate in real-world hacking competitions that prepare them to protect Florida’s network infrastructure and provide them with the skills to fill a growing number of jobs in the cybersecurity field.

Cornerback Tay Gowan and receivers Tre Nixon and Jacob Harris were among the players selected on the final day Saturday, joining defensive backs Richie Grant and Aaron Robinson, who were second-and-third-round selections, respectively.

UCF's Go Baby Go! gives children with limited mobility a chance to move around and have fun with the use of ride-on cars. For their senior project, a group of engineering students partnered with the program to give a local child a new ride.

UCF Restores, a nonprofit trauma research center and treatment clinic at UCF, has developed a state-of-the-art VR treatment tool that can be customized to each patient's traumatic experience

Researchers at UCF are studying samples from loggerhead and green sea turtles in the Indian River Lagoon and working to understand why so many juvenile turtles are developing benign tumors.

Elena Cyrus, a UCF infectious disease epidemiologist, is quoted prominently within the article. She says some people can be flexible about being rebooked. However, that's harder for people who lack access to reliable transportation or who have jobs with strictly scheduled hours.

Amy Foster, a UCF professor and space historian, says more launches mean more astronauts on board. She says this is the realization of the evolutionary vision of the International Space Station.

UCF RESTORES Director Dr. Deborah Beidel says the service is free to any firefighter and is available both as a website and mobile app.