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UCF Student Achieves Excellence in Engineering, Medicine Before Graduation

Inspired by personal impacts from frequent flights to France, Chloe Pinkston will use her aerospace engineering studies to inform her upcoming medical school training and a career in aerospace medicine.

UCF Research Team Discovers Breakthrough for 3D Carbon Printing

College of Sciences and Florida Space Institute researchers uncover multiple discoveries, including biomedical applications and efficiency improvements.

Pushing Past Your Limits

Heather Pigman ’94 celebrates the boundless spirit that makes a Knight a Knight, with a nearly $1 million commitment on UCF Day of Giving.

UCF Named as One of Four National Finalists in Competitive Coca-Cola Refreshing Films Program

The film program receives its first national recognition for branded spot while Knights on the project gained firsthand experience using film technology and collaborating with industry professionals.

UCF Honors Faculty with 2025 Founders’ Day Awards

More than 240 faculty, including Pegasus Professors and Reach for the Stars honorees, were recognized for their commitment to excellence during the annual Founders’ Day celebration.

2025 Order of Pegasus, Student Awards Celebrates UCF’s Best and Brightest

During the April 2 Founders’ Day event, 37 students will receive UCF’s highest student honor, which recognizes those who exemplify excellence in academic achievement, leadership and service.

High-Tech Talent: UCF’s Video Game Design Programs Rank Among World’s Best for 2025

UCF is recognized for its excellence across these programs, which have prepared hundreds of graduates who help craft some of the best-selling video games in the world — fueling a $400-billion industry.

Astrophysics Observatory SPHEREx Launches on its Way to Study the Origins of the Universe

The infrared space telescope will spend about two years orbiting Earth from over 400 miles overhead, collecting data on more than 450 million galaxies.

It Takes a Swarm: Help Rebuild a Bear-ravaged Beehive

After a hive was ransacked by bears, the staff at the UCF Arboretum are looking to help bees thrive again on campus.

UCF Announces 2025’s 30 Under 30 Alumni Award Recipients

The honor recognizes outstanding young alumni who continue to reach for the stars in their professional and personal lives.

UCF in the News

Do Robots Love Their Customers? Automated Restaurants Face Human Issues.

The New York Times

Fact Check: False Claim the Moon Was Too Bright to Land on

USA Today

Is Your Hospitality Business Ready for a Robot?

Harvard Business Review

Brine it, Bag it, Fry it, Smoke it: A Century of Thanksgiving Turkeys

The Washington Post

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