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The project will engage undergraduate and graduate students to transform the dictionaries into searchable digital editions, preserving the texts that helped define and document American English.

Astronomers at UCF are using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory to study a distant icy object that may offer a rare look at how centaurs evolve into active comets.

The winner of the inaugural Dean Deborah C. German, M.D. FIRE Impact Award came to UCF because of the College of Medicine’s focus on research.

Through her third consecutive NIH grant renewal, Mollie Jewett aims to “starve” Borrelia burgdorferi, preventing the tick-borne bacteria from spreading in humans and causing Lyme disease.

Assistant Professor Haonan Ling will explore virtual solutions to biomanufacturing for the Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, which aims to strengthen America’s energy industry and national security.

The research could help scientists better understand how rivers shape Earth — and how ancient landscapes formed on Mars and Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.

Faculty members Reza Abdolvand and Ni-bin Chang and triple Knight Clara Rivero Baleine ’01 ’03MS ’05PhD are recognized for impacts to their fields and society.

The awards will support separate research projects exploring responsive nanomaterials and resilient autonomous systems.

The U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship program is among the most distinguished honors for graduate students conducting research with potential impacts across engineering, science and sustainability.