UCF Achieves Another Strategic Goal – Helping Graduate Students

UCF welcomed more than 10,000 graduate students to campus this fall, a first in the university’s history. A total of 10,173 students are working toward a graduate degree this semester,...

UCF Launches Center for Ethics

UCF has launched a new Center for Ethics, the culmination of several years of work by dedicated faculty in the College of Arts and Humanities with the support of the...

NEH Grant to Help Faculty Learn to Explore, Document Digital Cultures and Their Impact on Society

YouTubers and trolls on social media can teach us a lot about our culture and societal shifts that are coming or already underway. While anthropologists might study society through artifacts...

UCF Launches Podcast Series to Help Researchers Communicate Science

The University of Central Florida Office of Research has launched a 10-part podcast series called Research Decoded to help researchers communicate their work. “Communicating your work and its impact on the world...

Explore UCF Graduate Programs at the Upcoming Grad Fair

Investing in graduate school is one of the biggest decisions you face. Obtaining a graduate degree is a good idea when it will open the doors to your desired profession...

UCF Ranked Among the Best National Universities

The Washington Monthly magazine ranked UCF in three significant categories on its annual rankings of 395 top universities and colleges: No. 55 best national university, No. 25 “Best Bang for the Buck”...

UCF Fall 2019 First Week Guide

So much goes on during the first week of classes, it can be a little stressful to keep up with everything you need to know. To help you make the...

Another National Honor for One of UCF’s Physics Faculty

For a second consecutive year, one of UCF’s physics faculty members has been selected for the Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program. Physics Assistant Professor Luca Argenti is one of...

New Frog Species Named after UCF Professor

UCF student Veronica Urgiles has just helped describe two new frog species she discovered in Ecuador and named one of them after one of her professors. “Frogs are by far...

Apollo 11 Shaped UCF Scientist, Nation and World’s Love Affair with Space

If the Apollo 11 mission had never happened, UCF scientist and alum Phil Metzger ’00MS ’05PhD may never have pursued a career that today has him working on ways to mine water from the...