UCF Honors 8 Trailblazing Faculty With 2026 Luminary Awards The honorees are advancing discovery across fields ranging from transportation safety and quantum science to tourism, disaster resilience and emerging technology.
UCF-Led $20M NSF Initiative Scales Tech-Driven Business Growth at National Level Turning discovery into impact requires navigating a complex path from research to marketplace — and after decades of helping innovators make that journey, UCF was chosen to leverage that expertise for small businesses across America.
NSF Funds Pilot Program to Support Small Businesses in Accelerating Commercialization of Their Late-Stage Deep-Technology and Avoid the “Valley of Death” The $20 million program aims to address a persistent gap that separates federally funded deep technology research from commercial success.
UCF Enters $6M Cooperative Agreement to Develop Research Commercialization Hub The U.S. National Science Foundation award will allow for the creation of a Venture Lab to connect UCF researchers with local industry, investors and entrepreneurs.
Disagreement May Be a Way to Make Online Content Spread Faster, Further The finding comes from an examination of posts labeled controversial on social news aggregation site Reddit.
UCF Team Develops Artificial Intelligence that Can Detect Sarcasm in Social Media Properly understanding and responding to customer feedback on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms is crucial for brands, and it may have just gotten a little easier thanks to research out of UCF.
$12.5M Grant Will Help Predict Spread of Online Social Behavior The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a combined $12.5 million in federal contracts to two UCF research teams to develop models and massive…
I-Corps Recruits Engineers and Researchers Across Florida NSF’s Flagship Program Focuses on Moving Innovations Beyond the Lab and into the Marketplace
Starter Studio Becomes First UCF I-Corps Community Affiliate Strengthens the Lean Startup Network in Orlando�s Tech Community
UCF I-Corps Welcomes Co-Founder and Pioneer of Lean Startup Movement Silicon Valley Expert Visits Orlando
