Faculty Excellence News

The award provides faculty with new opportunities for travel, discovery and impact, highlighting the academic value of UCF’s membership in the Big 12 Athletic Conference.

Supported through a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-funded grant, Project Harmony is building a tailored, free curriculum to address relationship stressors unique to couples in the first responder and parenting communities.

Beidel is a Pegasus Professor internationally known for her ground-breaking research and effective treatments for veterans, first responders and emergency workers with PTSD.

The 2025 ShanghaiRanking report recognizes UCF’s transportation science and technology program as the best nationally for the first time and Rosen College as America’s premier hospitality and tourism program for the sixth year in a row.

A celebration of life will be hosted on the UCF campus in February 2026.

The Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) Center has aided thousands in need of assistive devices; trained caregivers and future clinicians; and served as a key partner in research initiatives over the last 20 years.

The awards debuted during UCF Space Week to recognize talent and contributions that are fueling the future of space.

The honor recognizes some of UCF’s brightest stars who reflect the best of the university’s research and impact efforts.

Selected from over 150 applicants, Nordin will receive a $450,000 grant to develop infrared detectors that could enhance military surveillance, autonomous vehicles and medical imaging.