School of Modeling Simulation and Training News

Assistant Professor of Nursing Brian Peach is leading the study, which uses exposure therapy featuring virtual reality with real sounds and smells, all mimicking the patients’ intensive care experience.

UCF and Mitsubishi Power to co-host hydrogen forum Sept. 8 to address hydrogen’s role in the nation’s push to achieve net-zero carbon emissions.

The funding is part of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s $50.8 million award to Osceola County, which is working with preferred partners such as UCF to position Central Florida to help lead the nation in semiconductor research, design and manufacturing.

Researchers found that changing the font to one better suited to an individual resulted in a 35% increase in reading speed while maintaining comprehension.

The nation’s Space University now has an agreement with the agency to help develop the technology and workforce needed for space exploration and defense.

Implications of this work include a better understanding of opportunities and appropriate tools for short-term prediction of future trends when variability is high, as well as replacement strategies for datasets with missing values.

The Pegasus Professor, who specializes in simulation and modeling, will be inducted as UCF’s 17th NAI fellow this Wednesday.

The tool can provide disaster readiness reports for 13.3 million addresses in 196 counties along the Gulf of Mexico — including all of Florida, and parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.

The research could help combat the decreases in cognition that can occur during long space travels.