UCF Researcher Receives $1.5M Award to Develop Health Monitoring Tool for Firefighters

The device could be used to monitor heat stress in firefighters as well as in law enforcement, agricultural workers, astronauts, military personnel and even people working outside in hot climates such as Florida’s.

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.

Engineering Graduate Fellows Get Hands-on Experience with National Industry Leaders

Seven UCF graduate students will receive tuition scholarships, living stipends and paid internships funded through a national program.

UCF Researcher Receives Department of Energy Early Career Award to Study Elusive Chemical Compounds

The research can guide the design of more efficient low emission fuel architectures and engine technologies to reduce the impact of combustion on the environment.

‘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.

Pushing the Boundaries

Neighbors see Kathleen Loftin ’89 ’00MS ’09PhD growing tropical fruit in her yard. Little do they know that she’s also guiding research to grow food on the moon.

UCF Researchers’ Ethanol Fuel Cells Offer New Alternative to Power Cars, Technology

An ethanol fuel cell produces less emissions and uses less fuel than combustion engines, doesn’t require recharging like battery-powered technology, and may offer an alternative to hydrogen fuel cells.

17 Teams Awarded Almost $5 Million in Jump Start Awards

The Jump Start Fund is one of three funds the president made available as part of his investment program to help position UCF as the world’s leading public metropolitan research university.

UCF Researchers Develop New Nanomaterial to Derive Clean Fuel from the Sea

The material offers the high performance and stability needed for industrial-scale electrolysis, which could produce a clean energy fuel from seawater.

New UCF Nanotech Gives Boost to Detection of Cancer and Disease

The technique uses nickel-platinum nanoparticles to increase the sensitivity of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, or ELISA, that is used to test for the presence of cancers, HIV and more.

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UCF Researcher Receives $1.5M Award to Develop Health Monitoring Tool for Firefighters

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

Engineering Graduate Fellows Get Hands-on Experience with National Industry Leaders

UCF Researcher Receives Department of Energy Early Career Award to Study Elusive Chemical Compounds

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

Pushing the Boundaries

UCF Researchers’ Ethanol Fuel Cells Offer New Alternative to Power Cars, Technology

17 Teams Awarded Almost $5 Million in Jump Start Awards

UCF Researchers Develop New Nanomaterial to Derive Clean Fuel from the Sea

New UCF Nanotech Gives Boost to Detection of Cancer and Disease

UCF in the News

Veterans help local kids via Soldiers to Scholars program

Health care on campus part of special program coming to 2 Palm Beach County schools

UCF students volunteer to raise future service animals

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