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UCF Researchers Collect Critical High-water Mark Data Following Hurricane Ian

Emergency management professionals are already reaping the benefits of the team’s labor, as their data will become part of the official USGS database for immediate access by anyone interested in undertaking flooding, hydrology or storm surge modeling.

UCF Researchers Awarded NSF Grant to Establish Local Resiliency Hubs

The $50,000 award allows the university’s team to develop the project with government and community partners.

UCF Recognizes 6 Top Scholars as 2022 Luminary Award Winners

The honor is designed to recognize some of UCF’s brightest stars who shine a positive light on UCF and on their respective fields.

When Hurricanes Strike, Social Media Can Save Lives

A UCF Study finds social media can be a powerful tool for cities to communicate and to collect information to deploy emergency resources where needed most.

New Tool from UCF-led Team Shows Homeowners and Renters the True Cost of Disasters

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.

21 Faculty Members Inducted into UCF Scroll and Quill Society

The honorees represent some of UCF’s best and brightest faculty who have helped elevate the university’s reputation on the national and international stages.

UCF Public Administration Pegasus Professor Selected to Join the National Academy of Public Administration

Naim Kapucu will be inducted as a 2021 fellow in early November.

“I am Graduating Especially for the Working Mothers Who Think They Can’t.”

A master’s student reflects on her second try at graduate school while enduring challenges with motherhood, losing loved ones, COVID-19 and work before completing her degrees.

30 UCF Graduate Programs Rank Among the Best in the Nation

U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Graduate Schools rankings once again reflects UCF’s excellence in emergency and crisis management, engineering, public administration, and other disciplines.

Easing Solar Power Restrictions May Benefit Florida’s Economy and Environment, Study Finds

Current state regulations are not conducive to allowing power purchase agreements for solar energy production in Florida, according to the new study.

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