UCF Biology Researchers Win Awards From NOAA to Support Critical Coastal Work The College of Sciences and UCF Coastal receive $2.3 million for innovative coastal ecosystem research, including solutions to marine debris.
STEM Students Hone Research Skills Through UCF’s Research Experience for Undergraduates Programs UCF’s Center for Research in Computer Vision, led by Professor Mubarak Shah, has the nation’s longest-running REU program, continuously operating for 37 years.
14 Tips to Help You Prepare for Hurricane Season UCF Professor and natural disaster expert Christopher Emrich shares his 10 do’s and four don’t’s for the current hurricane season.
UCF Student Receives National Acclaim for Project Protecting Leatherback Sea Turtles Callie Veelenturf’s conservation work has been featured on the front page of The Washington Post and on CBS News and in Smithsonian magazine.
UCF Expertise Tapped to Help Combat Land, Ecological Losses in Mississippi River Delta Goals for the MissDelta project include collecting data on the coastal water levels and ocean waves inside of the Birdsfoot region of the Mississippi River and using that data to analyze the extreme storm surges and wave events.
UCF Rosen College Study Reveals Economic Impact of Florida’s Red Tide on Tourism One of the most striking conclusions of the study is the relationship between the severity of red tide blooms and their economic impact on tourism.
Stories of Innovation, Discovery Highlight UCF Research Top 10 News List of 2023 The annual top 10 research news list is based on UCF Today page views and coverage UCF research received by global, national, state and local media.
UCF Coastal and Estuarine Ecology Lab Receives Disney Grant, Continues Restoration Research The competitive $100,000 grant from Disney provides fresh funds for the lab’s conservation work, while attracting top science talent from around the U.S. through undergraduate research experiences.
UCF Sea Turtle Research Highlighted for 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act The green sea turtle population at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is an Endangered Species Act success story, due in large part to the work of UCF’s Marine Turtle Research Group.
UCF is Designing Self-repairing Oyster Reefs to Protect Florida’s Coastlines The work is sponsored by a $12.6 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency grant that seeks to create self-repairing, biological and human-engineered reef-mimicking structures.
UCF Researchers Harness James Webb Space Telescope to Unlock Secrets of Solar System Origins Science Magazine