Meet UCF’s 2025 Astronaut Scholars These three honorees have personal motivations driving them to use research to take us into a new frontier.
UCF Applauds 7 Top Faculty at 2025 Luminary Awards The honor recognizes some of UCF’s brightest stars who reflect the best of the university’s research and impact efforts.
UCF’s Leland Nordin Wins Air Force Young Investigator Award to Advance Infrared Tech Selected from over 150 applicants, Nordin will receive a $450,000 grant to develop infrared detectors that could enhance military surveillance, autonomous vehicles and medical imaging.
UCF Researchers Create AI Video Editing Technology UCF was awarded a patent for the novel technology that can transform the style, texture and colors of a video in minutes.
Knight Hacks, Hack Days and Hackathons Ahead of their annual hackathon this Friday, Knight Hacks shares an inside look at the professional and personal benefits of the student organization.
20 Years of DirectConnect to UCF: Making College Possible for More Students As Knight Nation celebrates Transfer Student Success Week, the university also reaches a milestone with DirectConnect to UCF — a program that has empowered more than 79,000 students to earn high-quality degrees at a fraction of the cost.
Computer Engineering Researcher Investigates Economic and Environmental Challenges of AI With a $600,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation, Professor Jun Wang aims to make AI foundation models more accessible to individuals and small businesses.
Ocean Expert Joins UCF as Director of the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research Ivan Haigh, the new director of UCF Coastal, plans to establish the center as a globally recognized hub for coastal science.
UCF Researchers Aim to Uncover Link Between Age and Breast Cancer Treatment Materials science researchers Needa Brown and Aleksandra Petelski-Kulik will study the breast cancer microenvironment with support from the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation.
UCF Faculty, Graduate Student Develop Organ-on-a-Chip Technology for Industry This commercialized technology by researchers uses noninvasive methods to measure the electrical resistance of cell layers to help diagnose diseases.
