Research in 60 Seconds: Using Smart Tiny Bubbles to Treat Heart Disease Professor Dinender Singla’s research examines ways to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide and a major strain on healthcare systems.
UCF Launches $3.5 Billion Go For Launch Campaign to Expand Opportunity, Innovation and Impact The most ambitious philanthropic and revenue-generating effort in the university’s history positions UCF to lead Florida and the nation in discovery, innovation and student success.
U.S. Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent Visits UCF Kent joined UCF officials to learn more about how the university prepares graduates for career success, meets industry demands and leads cutting-edge research for global impact.
Could AI Lead to The Fountain of Youth? UCF computer scientist Yu Tian wants to discover real solutions for longer, healthier lifespans, and the team he directs in the AI and Imaging in Medicine (AIM) lab might not be far off from doing exactly that.
Research in 60 Seconds: Testing VR Exposure Therapy to Treat PICS Associate Professor Brian Peach’s research examines how to help the more than half of the 5.7 million Americans admitted to an ICU each year who develop at least one post‑intensive care syndrome (PICS) condition, which is similar to PTSD.
UCF Researcher, Nonprofit Create AI-Powered Tool to Reduce Florida Overdoses Through her collaborative research with Project Overdose, Kendall Cortelyou helped develop an online dashboard to prevent fatal drug overdoses by alerting local authorities to the presence of prevalent drugs in the community.
UCF Researchers Create the “Fantastic Four” Chemical Standards for Forensic Science Interdisciplinary research, led by Associate Professor Matthieu Baudelet and chemistry doctoral students, fosters new global standards for forensic science work.
Staci Zavattaro Earns UCF’s Inaugural Big 12 Faculty Fellowship 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.
Deborah Beidel Named Big 12 Conference’s 2025 Faculty of the Year from UCF Beidel is a Pegasus Professor internationally known for her ground-breaking research and effective treatments for veterans, first responders and emergency workers with PTSD.
UCF’s Rosen College and Transportation Science Program Rank No. 1 in Nation for 2025 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.
