UCF Hosts Summer 2025 Commencement Aug. 1-2 Three distinguished alumni speakers are making a big impact in space and philanthropy. July 28, 2025
Lockheed Martin, UCF Expand Longstanding Partnership Fueling Florida’s Prosperity Gov. Ron DeSantis praised the Pegasus Partnership that will grow the highly successful College Work Experience Program and expand research in vital areas such as AI, robotics and hypersonic technologies.
28 UCF Students Gain Global Experience, Make an Impact Through Distinguished Gilman Scholarship With studies across 10 countries, a record-setting cohort of UCF students is acquiring skills and tools that will make a profound impact on the world.
Zaheer Ali Named Program Director of UCF’s Space Commercialization and Strategy Initiative In this new role, Ali will expand UCF’s partnerships with industry and government to develop the talent needed to sustain and advance Florida’s leadership in the space sector.
America’s Space University to Launch New Space MBA in Spring 2026 Applications for the new degree, which is a fully online, part-time graduate business program spanning 24 months, are open now until Dec. 1.
UCF Researchers Developing New Methods to Passively Mitigate Lunar Dust for Space Exploration A team of interdisciplinary UCF researchers are leading a NASA research project to prevent abrasive, harmful lunar dust accumulation on astronauts and their equipment by fabricating a specialized nanocoating.
UCF Is Florida’s First to Earn Third Global Recognition in Healthcare Simulation Excellence The Simulation, Technology, Innovation and Modeling is the first and only program in Florida accredited by the Association of SP Educators — and is now among an elite group worldwide with three accolades from leading organizations in the field.
5 UCF Researchers Use 2025 NSF CAREER Awards to Address Emerging Challenges in Computer Science, Engineering The early-career professors were recognized for their excellence with significant research funding as part of a prestigious and highly competitive annual U.S. National Science Foundation grant program.
UCF Names Marc Mendonca Associate Vice President for Research and Scholarship Mendonca will support the UCF research enterprise by overseeing funding programs and initiatives, including centers, institutes and core facilities.
UCF-HCA Healthcare Programs Training Needed Physicians for Florida The UCF-HCA Consortium is able to train more doctors to alleviate the growing physician shortage because unlike traditional academic programs, the partnership has multiples of specialty programs.
UCF Nursing Aging Expert Named National Fellow Endowed professor Ladda Thiamwong is among 47 experts honored for their outstanding contributions and selected as 2025 fellows of the Gerontological Society of America.
UCF Prepares Next Generation Through Fintech Program The emerging fintech program is allowing students and faculty to conduct key research that positions UCF as a leader in the new financial landscape.
Introducing Bill Poirier, UCF’s Next Chief Information Officer Most recently, Poirier served as vice chancellor for technology and chief information officer at the University System of New Hampshire.
UCF and Lockheed Martin’s Partnership Deepens to Add More Research, Student Opportunities Florida Politics
Why Disney Re-Themes Attractions Instead of Rebuilding: Inside Test Track 3.0 Orlando Business Journal
Scientists Extracted Water, Oxygen From Moon Dust Using Sunlight. Could it Work on the Lunar Surface? Space.com