UCF in the News

About 200 UCF Nursing students have joined efforts to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in Central Florida. Many of the students say the experience has been life changing.

The UCF-produced documentary “Marching Forward” tells the story of two high school bands in segregated Orlando and their trip to the World’s Fair in 1964.

UCF is one of three organizers of the newly launched Blockchain Innovation Lab. The university will provide the mentorship and business development services of UCF’s Business Incubation Program and Innovation Districts.

Yang Yang, a professor within UCF’s Nanoscience Technology Center, says these batteries would cost about ten percent of what a lithium-ion battery costs and would recharge ten times faster.

In a press conference Wednesday, Terry Mohajir introduced himself to Knight Nation. The notion of using college athletics to reach success was a big part of Mohajir’s introduction.

UCF researchers can now track cases of COVID-19 in the dorms by testing wastewater from the residence halls.

A team of UCF student researchers will join other university teams from around the country in mitigating the impact of lunar dust on human exploration of the Moon.

Philip Metzger, a UCF planetary scientist, recently published a study that argues Pluto never should have been downgraded to a dwarf planet.

UCF is one of three universities partnering with Audubon Florida and municipalities on a project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and train a new wave of environmental leaders for a more sustainable future.