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Around Campus Events and Announcements Faculty and Staff Spotlight Research

Reach for the Stars Honorees Pushing the Boundaries of Earth and Space

This year’s Reach for the Stars honorees really lives up to the award name. They are tackling some huge problems and are conducting research that betters society and improves the...
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UCF Graduate Programs Rank Among the Best in the Nation

The University of Central Florida is one of more than 800 institutions with graduate schools surveyed by U.S. News on an annual basis. The first ranking listed encompasses all universities....
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Around Campus Events and Announcements Professional Development Prospective Students Research Student Life Student Spotlight

Conducting Research Starts with Asking Questions You’re Passionate About

Many students shy away from conducting research because they believe it is complicated and requires an Albert Einstein-like IQ. While it takes work and brainpower, the key ingredients are curiosity...
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Around Campus Events and Announcements Prospective Students

UCF Graduate Video Game Design Named No. 1 — for the Third Time

UCF’s graduate video game design program has been recognized as the top graduate game design program in the world. This marks the third time in the past six years that UCF has...
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Around Campus Research

Sensor Testing Company Expands, Graduates Out of UCF’s Business Incubation Program

UCF’s Business Incubation saw one of its high-tech clients graduate and move to a bigger location this month, where it expects to grow and hire half a dozen employees with...
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Around Campus Events and Announcements Student Life

UCF Hosts Spring Graduation Celebration, April 30 to May 9

The Spring 2021 celebration provides this semester’s graduates with the option of participating in a more intimate Grad Walk or a smaller-than-normal commencement ceremony with regalia, speakers, and degree conferral....
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Student Scholar Symposium Deadline Near

Submissions are open for the Student Scholar Symposium, UCF's largest research event of the year! The deadline to apply to present your research and creative scholarship is Monday, February 8,...
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Around Campus Research

Arecibo Observatory Helps Researchers Find Possible ‘First Hints’ of Low-Frequency Gravitational Waves

Data from Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has been used to help detect the first possible hints of low-frequency disturbances in the curvature of space-time. The results were presented today at the...
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Around Campus Research

UCF Engineering and Biology Researchers Collaborate to Aid Coral Reef Restoration

Florida’s threatened coral reefs have a more than $4 billion annual economic impact on the state’s economy, and the University of Central Florida researchers are zeroing in on one factor...
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Around Campus Prospective Students Research Student Spotlight

UCF GIS Professor Changes Path of Student, Helps Lead Her to Awesome Job

A great professor really can change a student’s life. Lain Graham, who will be graduating with her doctoral degree in sociology on Dec. 19, can attest to the power a knowledgeable and...
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