Research News

Ahead of UCF Football’s annual military game, explore the university’s longstanding military partnerships that advance critical research, prepare students for careers in national defense and support those who serve.

UCF students and alums took first place with StellarSync, a digital twin of a clinical psychologist designed to help future space tourists navigate anxiety, fear and isolation.

The Florida Department of Health-funded Kidney-VLM project brings together UCF researchers and clinical partners to better evaluate patients with kidney cancer and stones.

Beginning Fall 2027, the new graduate degree will prepare students to prevent disease, shape policy and lead efforts to build healthier communities.

Nilver Tovar-Ospina ’26PhD drew on his environmental engineering background in Colombia to become the first graduate of UCF’s integrative anthropological sciences doctoral program with a concentration in environmental anthropology.

Senior scientist Anish Roshi Damodaran received a $175,000 NASA award to investigate a virtual telescope concept that could reveal planet formation and the early universe in unprecedented detail.

UCF researchers are exploring digital-twin technology that could help operators simulate rover movements in real time, with potential applications for future space missions.

The research aims to design a specialized dual-mode engine that may make hypersonic and space travel more efficient and accessible.

Assistant Professor of Aerospace Medicine Hansjorg Schwertz’s research examines how spaceflight impacts blood clotting in humans.