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Puerto Rican Vote Becomes Essential as Early Voting Begins in Florida, a Battleground State

Fernando Rivera, a UCF sociology professor and the founding director of the University’s Puerto Rico Research Hub, has been tracking the movement of Puerto Rican citizens to Central Florida for more than 10 years.

NASA Spacecraft Will Swoop in, Collect Chunk of Asteroid to Bring Home this Week

Humberto Campins, a UCF planetary scientist, is a member of the OSIRIS-REx science team. The team has been studying the 500-meter-wide asteroid Bennu, which could pose a threat to Earth in about 160 years.

UCF Among 500 Best Universities in the World for 2021

UCF is one of the top 500 universities in the world, according to U.S. News & World Report. The international ranking – comprised of more than 1,500 schools from 86 countries – focused on school's global and regional research reputation as well as academic research performance.

Orlando Business Journal

UCF Student Contact Tracers Work to Stop Spread of COVID-19

Members of UCF's Contact Tracing Team discuss the University's program and how students are working to stop the recent case increase.

Army Teams with Universities to Create Miniature Drone Device That Detects Aerosols

UCF researchers teamed with the U.S. Army and other research institutions to develop a 3D-printed device carried on drones that can detect potentially lethal aerosols. The device will help soldiers identify threats, such as biological warfare agents.

UCF Cancer Center on Track to Open Next Year in Lake Nona

Despite the widespread economic and social turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Central Florida’s new cancer center is on schedule to open at Lake Nona in March 2021.

UCF’s Downtown Orlando Incubator Companies Adding Jobs

Since opening in January 2020, UCF's Downtown Innovation District has nearly doubled in size. It is now home to seven startups that employee more than 30 people, and those companies have plans to hire as many as 40 additional employees by next fall.

Orlando Business Journal

Spitzer space telescope legacy chronicled in Nature Astronomy

Three UCF researchers are part of a 27-person team of authors who chronicled the importance and significant discoveries they made using Spitzer.

UCF Students Paid $10/hr to Enforce COVID-19 Rules on Campus

UCF is hiring dozens of Armor Up Ambassadors, student employees positioned at high-traffic areas of campus – including the library and student union – to ensure visitors are adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols.

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