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...

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”...

We Did It Again: UCF Sets Another Record in Research Funding for 2019

UCF has done it again, bringing in a record $192.1 million in research funding for the fiscal year 2019. Twenty-six grants worth more than $1 million each and 155 first-time...

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...

NASA Awards $7.5 Million to UCF’s Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science

NASA awarded a $7.5 million grant to UCF’s Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science (CLASS), helping secure the next five years of the center’s bright future. “This win goes a long...

College of Graduate Studies Makes Funds Available to Help Students Publish their Journal Articles

The College of Graduate Studies has launched a pilot program to help students and postdoctoral scholars get their research published in open access journals. Awards of up to $1,500 are...

14 Tips for Hurricane Season 2019

Hurricane season begins June 1, and Florida is at risk every year. Associate Professor Christopher Emrich PhD, an expert in hazard science, social vulnerability, disaster recovery, and community resiliency, has...

UCF at Comic Cons in Orlando and Puerto Rico This Weekend

The University of Central Florida is storming the comic con world this week by participating in MegaCon Orlando and Puerto Rico Comic Con. Both events are geared for fans of...

Blue Origin Launch Marks UCF’s Fourth Flight into Space This Year

The successful flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket this morning from west Texas carried multiple research payloads, including one from the UCF. It marks the fourth flight into space...