Top 20 UCF Today Stories of 2023 From major accolades to campus updates, innovative research and expert insight on current events, here are the most-read stories of the year.
The Next Giant Leaps for All of Humankind Only 12 people have ever stepped foot on the moon. Kelvin Manning ’02MS is among NASA’s leaders who believe the next lunar visits will be even more meaningful to more people.
High-tech Hardware Gift Elevates Learning for UCF Engineering Students With the help of UCF alumni working at Rohde & Schwarz, UCF’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has new instruments to prepare students for the wireless communications industry.
Reaching Further for the Stars Key moves made in the early 2000s allowed UCF to expand its space research profile and push research ideas to new heights.
UCF Receives 3 Minority Serving Institution Awards to Promote Collaborations with NASA The funding is designed to foster long-term partnerships between NASA and MSIs and to give eligible research projects the chance to pursue larger grants in the future.
UCF Receives $1.5M NSF Grant to Improve Energy Efficiency of Wireless Communications The award, provided through the National Science Foundation’s Addressing Systems Challenges through Engineering Teams program, aims to address problems surrounding engineering systems and networks.
4 UCF Researchers Named ‘Rising Stars’ of the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida This distinguished honor recognizes researchers at universities across the state in the categories of science, engineering, and medicine and public health.
UCF Aerospace Doctoral Student Recognized for Outstanding Work by Raytheon Technologies Sydney Giannuzzi’s summer internship is part of an ongoing collaboration between Raytheon and UCF researchers.
UCF Earns 4th CyberForce National Championship One team secured first place and another ranked fourth in the competition against some of the nation’s top cybersecurity students.
New UCF Tech Uses AI, VR to Monitor Safety of Bridges, Buildings Civil infrastructure systems in developed countries are aging and require monitoring of their structural health.
‘Fell in Love with This Place:’ Navy Veteran Finds His Place Helping Students, Veterans at UCF WKMG News 6