Multi-University Hypersonics Research Initiative Launches at UCF Researchers convening at UCF underscores the university’s national role as America’s Space University and its growing influence in hypersonic science, aerospace innovation and defense research.
UCF Team Places in Top 10 at Global Machine Learning Competition Team Marque, led by Institute of Artificial Intelligence Director Mubarak Shah, beat 8,400 teams in a global challenge to predict behavioral responses from brain data, allowing them to contribute to future advancement of EEG research.
UCF to Play Key Role in NASA’s Artemis IV Mission Researcher Phil Metzger ’00MS ’05PhD prepares for the first real-world test of lunar dust theory that could have implications for activities being planned on the moon’s surface.
UCF Associate Professor’s Research to Explore Impact of Laws Shaping the Future of Opioid Addiction Treatment Barbara “Basia” Andraka-Christou and her team will study a decade’s worth of state laws, insurance claims data and more to understand how state law requirements for emergency departments affect overdose patients.
Staci Zavattaro Earns UCF’s Inaugural Big 12 Faculty Fellowship The award provides faculty with new opportunities for travel, discovery and impact, highlighting the academic value of UCF’s membership in the Big 12 Athletic Conference.
UCF Relationship Education Program to Support First Responder Couples, Parents Supported through a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-funded grant, Project Harmony is building a tailored, free curriculum to address relationship stressors unique to couples in the first responder and parenting communities.
UCF Study Explores Formation of Spider-Like Features on Jupiter’s Moon Europa and Potential for Life UCF Physics Professor Lauren McKeown and colleagues are studying a spider-like formation on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to understand how it formed and what it reveals about subsurface brine pools and potential habitability.
UCF Researcher Creates Novel Sensors for Smartphone-Based Health Monitoring Professor Debashis Chanda’s low-cost, smartphone-based biosensor could bring rapid, reliable disease detection to areas with limited access to traditional diagnostics.
UCF’s Rosen College and Transportation Science Program Rank No. 1 in Nation for 2025 The 2025 ShanghaiRanking report recognizes UCF’s transportation science and technology program as the best nationally for the first time and Rosen College as America’s premier hospitality and tourism program for the sixth year in a row.
How UCF Uses Assistive Technology to Help People with Disabilities The Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) Center has aided thousands in need of assistive devices; trained caregivers and future clinicians; and served as a key partner in research initiatives over the last 20 years.