How UCF’s Latest Goldwater Scholars Are Charting Their Own Fascinating Destinies The two recipients are making research impacts in healthcare and space to help better the world.
UCF Engineering Students Place 3rd in NASA Tech Challenge The team of mechanical and aerospace engineering students turned their Senior Design project into an award-winning invention that can protect solar panels in space from the harmful effects of lunar regolith.
UCF Student Selected for Prestigious Internship at The New York Times The English and journalism student earned the acclaimed opportunity through the Dow Jones News Fund, which has prepared thousands of journalists for careers at respected American media companies.
UCF Hosts Prestigious ‘Battle of the Brains’ Computer Programming Championship The team seeks to advance to ICPC World Finals — which would mark the 13th time UCF has competed in the global competition in 14 years.
3 UCF Knight Nurses, 2 Generations, 1 Big Celebration As Mother’s Day approaches, Stacie Scarborough ’13 celebrates the ultimate gift: Graduating alongside her twin daughters, during commencement.
UCF Degrees: A Strong Investment for Students, the State of Florida and Industry Every dollar invested in UCF delivers a strong return on investment, with UCF producing more than 9,000 highly skilled graduates this spring — and 18,000 graduates annually — who contribute to Florida’s workforce and economy for decades.
Biomedical Sciences, DirectConnect Students Find Success Before Graduation Inspired by personal experiences and dreams of becoming doctors, these Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences students have thrived in academics and research at UCF.
Increasing Attention Spans, Decreasing Anxiety Among Students Through Meditation Learning sciences and educational research professors are studying how meditation and mindfulness techniques, as well as AR and VR, could reduce mind-wandering and stress levels in college students.
UCF Student Wins 2025 Joust Competition For Business That Supports Knights’ Academic Success The winning business, Accuity, provides videos, exam reviews, and one-on-one tutoring with a goal of improving accounting course pass rates and achieving 75% adoption among students.
Graduate Students Share New Discoveries to Treat Disease “It is a great feeling when you know that you’ve provided knowledge that can help bring us one step closer to treating a disease,” UCF Ph.D. Candidate Nasser Yousef says.
