Profound, Innovative, Analytical and Resilient: Meet UCF’s 2025 Reach for the Stars Honorees The 2025 Reach for the Stars award recipients are recognized for conducting highly successful research and fostering creative activity that has a national or international impact.
English Student Wins First Prize in International Essay Contest Emily Aycrigg has been awarded first place in the undergraduate division of the Jane Austen Society of North America’s annual essay contest for a paper she wrote in her UCF English class.
New Tool from UCF-led Team Shows Homeowners and Renters the True Cost of Disasters The tool can provide disaster readiness reports for 13.3 million addresses in 196 counties along the Gulf of Mexico — including all of Florida, and parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.
Fulbright Scholar, Indonesia Native Graduating from UCF with Degree in TESOL As an international master’s student Endah Setya Ningsih says faculty at UCF have inspired her to support students from various social-cultural backgrounds.
UCF Alum Wins Whiting Award, $50,000 as an Emerging Writer Jaquira Díaz ’06 recalls her most important lesson at UCF: ‘I learned to call myself a writer.’
The Powerful Force of Nostalgia Sure, we could sell the magical objects of our youth, but sometimes you can’t put a price on your past.
Q&A: ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ UCF’s ‘Star Wars’ expert discusses predictions for the movie, what’s next for the franchise and, of course, Baby Yoda.
UCF Researchers Bring 1755 Literary Work into Digital Age UCF scholars will create the first complete, online and fully searchable version of the famous 18th century Johnson’s dictionary. It is considered one of the most influential works of English literature of all time.
4 Honored as Pegasus Professors for Impact, Career Achievements Josh Colwell, Naim Kapucu, Tison Pugh and Martine Vanryckeghem have been selected for the highest academic award a professor can receive at the university.
Lifelong Florida Novelist to Speak at Writers in the Sun Series Connie May Fowler, a lifelong Florida novelist, screenwriter and essayist whose works have touched on personal relationship, domestic violence and the disappearing landscape of the…
