John Weishampel Named Dean of the College of Graduate Studies

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John Weishampel Named Dean of the College of Graduate Studies

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John Weishampel Named Dean of the College of Graduate Studies

After a national search and a careful review of candidates, John Weishampel was appointed dean of the UCF College of Graduate Studies on April 30. He has been serving as...

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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...

Graduate Awards of Excellence

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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...

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UCF to Grow Next Generation of Digital Twin Researchers with New Graduate Program

A new UCF graduate certificate program will focus on strengthening the university’s talent pipeline to the rapidly growing digital twin industry in Central Florida and beyond. The UCF School of Modeling,...

UCF Computer Science doctoral student Pierce Powell

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New UCF Project is Harnessing Virtual Reality to Teach Quantum Computing

Researchers from the University of Central Florida, the University of Texas at Dallas, and Vanderbilt University have received a three-year, $927,203 grant for advancing future quantum education by using virtual...

Illustration of scramjet hypersonic propulsion engine design by UCF, which will be used to investigate the flow conditions and the adaptive morphing engine control system designs.

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New DOD-funded Project Will Develop Morphing Hypersonic Engine

A new Naval Research Laboratory-funded project led by a UCF researcher will work to create a morphing hypersonic engine for ultra-fast travel, building on UCF’s already leading-edge developing hypersonic propulsion....

UCF Marine Turtle Research Group associate research scientist Erin Seney speaks with leadership and officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Brevard County, Indian River County

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UCF Sea Turtle Research Highlighted for 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act

UCF sea turtle research was recently highlighted for the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with a visit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National...

Artist’s interpretation of an array of pulsars being affected by gravitational ripples produced by a supermassive black hole binary in a distant galaxy. Credit: Aurore Simonet for the NANOGrav Collaboration

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UCF Researcher is Part of Team That Has Discovered First Compelling Evidence for Low-Frequency Gravitational Waves in the Cosmos

A team of astrophysicists, including a University of Central Florida researcher, have discovered the first compelling evidence for low-frequency gravitational waves permeating the universe. The breakthrough was made by a...

a comet in the galaxy

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UCF Is Leading Comprehensive Study of Centaurs and Jupiter-Family Comets

UCF researcher is working on a new, NASA-funded project that will gather the most comprehensive collection of data on active centaurs and distantly-active Jupiter-family comets to date. The work will...

Kelly Kibler in the water looking a oyster reef on the shore line.

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UCF is Designing Self-Repairing Oyster Reefs to Protect Florida’s Coastlines

A University of Central Florida engineering researcher is part of an international team of scientists who are developing oyster-based shoreline protection for U.S. coastlines. The work is through a $12.6...

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