Founders’ Day 2025: Celebrating Student, Faculty and Staff Knights

Every year on the first Wednesday of April, UCF honors the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of our people on Founders’ Day, our annual celebration of the employees, faculty, and students...

UCF Graduate Student and Navy Veteran Advocates for Veteran Support at the White House

As a Navy veteran, Michael Richardson is acutely aware of the issues that persist upon returning home from active deployment and reintegrating into society. Such a drastic change can be...

Graduate Program Seminar, Workshop or Conference Support Available

To augment educational opportunities, the College of Graduate Studies (CGS) will award up to $2,500 per academic year to support department seminars, special workshops, or conferences designed to bring in...

Graduating Kenyan Artist Uses Work to Advocate for Change

As an artist, Njeri Kinuthia draws ample creative inspiration from her life. Having grown up in a small village in rural Kenya, the emerging media MFA with a track in studio...

Celebrating Graduate Excellence in Research, Mentorship, and Scholarship at UCF

Each year, students and faculty at UCF demonstrate incredible dedication to their work. Many go above and beyond to produce high-quality research while helping others reach their potential. The College...

UCF Student Research Week 2024: Celebrating Innovation, Collaboration and Impact

There are few opportunities for students from across disciplines and colleges to come together quite like the UCF Student Research Week, taking place March 25-29. From groundbreaking engineering feats to...

UCF Student Receives National Acclaim for Project Protecting Leatherback Sea Turtles

UCF doctoral student Callie Veelenturf always knew she wanted to have a positive impact on the natural world. As a child, she idolized environmentalist Jane Goodall and aspired to become...

Graduate Students Present Their Research at UCF’s 2023 3MT Competition

Condensing complex research or creative work and explaining it to others can be an incredibly difficult task, and that’s what 16 UCF graduate students were challenged with when they participated...

UCF Recognizes 15 Top Faculty at 2023 Luminary Awards

Fifteen faculty members were celebrated for their leadership and the impact they are making in communities, the nation, and the world during UCF’s annual Luminary Awards held Tuesday at Leu...

UCF’s 3 NSF CAREER Awardees Lead Advancements in Heart Health, Solar Energy and Wireless Communication

UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science assistant professors Kenle Chen, Zhaomiao (Walter) Guo, and Luigi Perotti have been named 2023 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award winners. The combined award total...