UCF Receives Top Ranks for Producing Patents for 9th Consecutive Year

A new report ranked UCF No. 31 among public universities in the nation in 2021 and No. 60 worldwide for producing patents, placing the university ahead of Carnegie Mellon, Texas A&M University and Pennsylvania State University

UCF Researchers Prove that COVID Disinfectant Works in Latest Research Paper

The material science and engineering and medical faculty members experimented with a material that has antiviral properties that are activated by white light, such as sunlight or LED lights.

UCF Research Project Awarded $2M NIH Grant to Study Health Benefits of Harmful Chemical

The study will examine chemistries of nitric oxide — found as a pollutant but also in the human body — relevant to human health.

3 UCF Students Selected for 2022 Astronaut Scholarship

This year’s honorees includes a student who has earned the honor for the second time, one who has studied at-risk patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and another who aims to make an impact in space.

3 UCF Colleges Receive $4.5M for Infectious Disease, Travel Health Research Initiative

The goal is to help businesses recover from vulnerabilities and prepare for the potential of another pandemic.

Burnett Undergrads to Present at International HIV/AIDS Conference

Three undergraduate students will present their health disparities research at the International AIDS Conference in Canada July 29-Aug. 2

‘Brain-on-a-Chip’ Technology Advances Toward a New Form of Drug Screening

Brain-on-a-chip simulated models hold the potential to revolutionize and accelerate the way new drugs are discovered.

UCF Student to Conduct Research at Mayo Clinic After Graduation

Biomedical sciences student Justin Barthel has spent his time at UCF pursuing excellence in scholarship, research and service while working on his goal of becoming a physician.

UCF’s Sherlock Holmes of Microbiology: Salvador Almagro-Moreno

UCF’s national expert on flesh-eating bacteria is unraveling the mystery of why some bacteria remain harmless while others go rogue threatening human life.

10 UCF Students Recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program

A Google co-founder and other changemakers have received these awards in the past. Two of the awardees graduate this spring.

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UCF Receives Top Ranks for Producing Patents for 9th Consecutive Year

UCF Researchers Prove that COVID Disinfectant Works in Latest Research Paper

UCF Research Project Awarded $2M NIH Grant to Study Health Benefits of Harmful Chemical

3 UCF Students Selected for 2022 Astronaut Scholarship

3 UCF Colleges Receive $4.5M for Infectious Disease, Travel Health Research Initiative

Burnett Undergrads to Present at International HIV/AIDS Conference

‘Brain-on-a-Chip’ Technology Advances Toward a New Form of Drug Screening

UCF Student to Conduct Research at Mayo Clinic After Graduation

UCF’s Sherlock Holmes of Microbiology: Salvador Almagro-Moreno

10 UCF Students Recognized by NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program

UCF in the News

How a UCF Expert Expects the US, Florida Economy to Fare This Year

UCF’s New Partnership with NBCU Academy Opening up Opportunities for Journalism Students

How UCF is Addressing the Nursing Shortage

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