Research News

UCF is one of two American colleges participating in a European scientific exchange designed to bridge the gap between academic research and the development of tomorrow’s medical therapies.

At UCF, researchers are studying a wide range of ways to improve ocean health, from patented soil that can remove up to 90% of pollutants from water to saving sea turtles riddled with disease.

Through her work with the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory, Olivia Newton 13 ’17MS ’22PhD is making an impact in tech research and serving as an example for other Hispanic women in STEM.

Funded by the NASA Human Research Program the project will examine motion sickness, sleep disturbance, changes to cognitive function, eye and brain health, and more.

21st Century Scholar Chair Professor of Optics, Photonics and Physics Konstantin Vodopyanov’s research examines molecules to develop advancements that impact healthcare to space exploration.

By understanding how mutations occur, researchers can better understand and develop therapeutics to combat resistant infections.

The rankings place UCF ahead of leading public and private institutions such as Yale University, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Florida State University.

UCF alumna and postdoctoral fellow Sarah Noureddine ’19 ’21MS ’22Ph is working with a College of Medicine mentor to study cells that play a role in age-related conditions, like cardiovascular, neurological disease and Type 2 diabetes.

The nearly $5 million project will facilitate human subjects research to improve extended reality technologies for the general population and make them more inclusive to groups such as older adults or people with disabilities.