Advocacy and Authenticity: Social Work Grad Recruits Top Talent Alumna Paola Luigi ’18 ’21MSW shares how her Puerto Rican heritage and studies at UCF shaped a career that centers around growing young professionals.
The Long Journey of NASA’S OSIRIS-REx The spacecraft retrieved rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu that may shed light on how life formed on Earth.
Lunar Trailblazer Spacecraft Undergoing Final Preparations for Trip to Florida UCF planetary scientist Kerri Donaldson Hanna is part of the NASA mission that will create high-resolution maps of water ice on the moon, which will be crucial for future space exploration.
UCF Rises to No. 36 Best National Universities Ranking by Washington Monthly for 2023 As the University for the Future, UCF’s gains in the rankings reflect our commitment to empowering students’ success through innovative efforts that engage and support learning, service and research.
Deadly Frog Disease More Prevalent in Central Florida Than Expected, UCF Study Finds As climate change alters temperature and rainfall patterns in North America, researchers say more areas could experience conditions favorable to the disease known as amphibian Perkinsea.
UCF Names Saiful Khondaker as Interim Assistant Vice President for Research Advancement In this role, Khondaker will focus on driving further growth of research development and partnership, which are critical elements of the UCF research enterprise.
UCF Puerto Rico Research Hub Celebrates 5th Anniversary Since its establishment the hub grown in its support services for and research related to the Puerto Rican community.
Limbitless Solutions Receives Epic MegaGrant to Create Multiplayer Prosthetics-Training Game UCF professors and Limbitless Solutions will expand their catalog of bionic-limb-training games with help from an Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games.
UCF Names Joseph Harrington as Interim Associate Vice President for Research and Scholarship Harrington’s duties will include overseeing UCF’s institutes and centers and research strategy councils; participating in collaborative efforts with the Faculty Senate Research Council; and assisting in implementing strategic research initiatives.
UCF Alumni Announces 2023 Shining Knights Award Recipients The awards include the Distinguished Alumni, John C. and Martha Hitt Honorary Alumni, Young Alumni and Distinguished Student awards.