2 Knights Earn UCF’s First M.D./Ph.D. Degrees The two will be among 117 M.D. candidates who received their degrees Friday. May 17, 2024
UCF Professor Awarded Fulbright Grant to Conduct Brain Health Research in Finland As a Fulbright Program Distinguished Chair award recipient, Su-I Hou will lend her expertise to a research project that aims to slow cognitive decline.
Michael Okaty Named UCF Board of Trustees Vice Chair Okaty is a business lawyer and managing partner of Foley & Lardner LLP’s Orlando office who joined the UCF Board of Trustees in 2019.
UCF Researcher Is Developing Algorithms to Further Space, Sea Exploration The work will help protect spacecrafts from colliding with objects like asteroids and satellites.
Pegasus Professor Returns from Fulbright Specialist Trip to Kazakhstan During his recent visit, Naim Kapucu spent three weeks lending his expertise and building a relationship between UCF and Nazarbayev University.
UCF Student’s Primitive Asteroids Work Provides Context for Further Research, Future NASA Missions Brittany Harvison studied the composition of families of ancient asteroids to better understand the history of our solar system and if they may have carried water to Earth.
New Department of Defense Funding Is Propelling UCF Hypersonic Technology Recent awards from the U.S. Department of Defense will fund the construction of a hypersonic testing facility, flight experiments and further advancements of the technology.
UCF Planetary Scientist’s Innovations Help Pave the Way for Economic Activity Beyond Earth Some of Metzger’s latest inventions are designed to help cost-effectively gather, use and manage resources, such as ice for water and fuel and lunar soil for building materials.
Using Music to Create Inclusive Experience for Individuals with Autism, Sensory Differences Innovative concert series, Inclusive Knights: Planes, Trains and Automobiles, breaks barriers to make live music enjoyable for all, showcasing the power of inclusion in the arts.
Robot Rovers on the “Moon”: Lunabotics Challenge Preps Students for Space Careers College teams, including a group of Knights, will build robot rovers and compete at the new Regolith Bin at UCF’s Exolith Lab before the best crews advance to finals at Kennedy Space Center.
UCF Art Graduates to Make a Difference Through FPEP Program Utilizing art and their life experiences with incarceration, Alexander Alvarez ’24MFA and Jim Wysolmierski ’24MFA are looking to inspire incarcerated students.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson: UCF ‘Is America’s Space University’ Nelson told UCF graduates that “there’s no moonshot beyond your reach.”
Computer Vision Researcher Develops Privacy Software for Surveillance Videos The project is funded through the National Science Foundation’s Accelerating Research Translation (NSF ART) program.