Prepared to Protect
As relentless disasters test communities nationwide, UCF leads the way in shaping strategies and preparing a workforce to keep people safe and systems strong.
In This Issue
Spring 2026
March to Madness: UCF Men’s Basketball 2025-56
The UCF men’s basketball team made the 2025-26 season one to remember, capped by a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019.
Pixels of Perception
A computer vision pioneer offers insight into the evolving field and how UCF continues to lead advancements.
A Library Reimagined: Inside UCF’s Digital Exploration Center
UCF Libraries launched the Digital Exploration Center, an experiential hub for immersive technology that expands opportunities for research and creative production.
On Campus: Spring 2026
From high-impact rover testing to career-building opportunities, research breakthroughs and athletic victories, Spring 2026 brought nonstop momentum across campus.
Game On
UCF’s world-renowned video game design program trains creators, makers and doers who shape the industry’s most popular products.
Tough Enough: World’s Toughest Row
As a researcher of teams in extreme environments, UCF psychology student Andres Käosaar rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.
Hypersonic Horizons
UCF researchers are closing in on propelling Mach speeds to maximum potential.
UCF is Florida’s Technological University
We dare to build what’s next.
UCF’s Next Mission
UCF’s Go For Launch campaign aims to generate $3.5 billion to build a future the world has only begun to imagine.
On the Move
UCF’s Go Baby Go! improves outcomes for children with mobility challenges through ingenuity, resourcefulness and community.
Why I Teach My Students to Write With AI
An assistant professor of writing and rhetoric examines the nuances of generative artificial intelligence tools.
Life in Full Color
Inspired by nature, Professor Debashis Chanda has developed a novel method to make pigment-free, energy-efficient paint.
