Department of Biology News

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.

The research, funded by a grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, will examine a method to keep carbon from escaping soils and trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere.

The green sea turtle population at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is an Endangered Species Act success story, due in large part to the work of UCF’s Marine Turtle Research Group.

The new collaboration includes 15 faculty members and leaders from minority-serving institutions from across the country.

This year, the Udall Foundation recognizes around 55 students for leadership, public service and a commitment to issues related to Native Americans or the environment.

HBO series The Last of Us explored a fictional world overrun by humans infected with a mind-controlling fungus. UCF postdoctoral researcher Ian Will ’22 explains his real-life research on the parasitic fungus.

This study is the first successful test of any red tide mitigation technology in open water using large water column containers called limnocorrals.

The annual top 10 research news list is based on UCF Today page views and coverage UCF research received by global, national, state and local media.

The UCF Gulf Scholars Program will begin accepting applications from UCF undergraduate students in Spring 2023, and interested students are encouraged to join the program’s inaugural forum this month.