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UCF Expert Plays Key Role in International Research to Combat Dengue Fever, Zika

As a mosquito-borne virus expert, UCF Assistant Professor James Earnest is leveraging his knowledge to lead two research projects studying immune responses to the dengue and Zika viruses.

UCF Researcher Developing New Therapy to Treat Diabetic Neuropathy

Through a recently awarded NIH grant, UCF Assistant Professor Jim Nichols is pursuing innovative approaches that will help patients with Type 1 diabetes.

UCF Undergrad Defines Role of CO2 in Combustion

Elizabeth Wait, a senior at UCF studying biotechnology, recently published her fifth academic paper and made the cover of International Journal of Chemical Kinetics for…

Football Player-Turned-Scientist Among Burnett Fall Graduates

An injury set a biomedical student on the path to complete his doctorate.

UCF Student Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

George Walters-Marrah was one of only 211 students in the nation to receive a 2018 Goldwater Scholarship.

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SPOTLIGHT: ‘Spaceman of Bohemia’ Comes Home to Orlando with Author Jaroslav Kalfař

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