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Faculty and Staff Spotlight Research

Clues Emerge: How Harmless Bacteria Go Rogue Turning into Deadly Flesh-eating Variants

For bacteria, like people, lifestyle matters. A new study from the University of Central Florida found that the environmental lifestyle that bacteria possess reveals why some go rogue and turn...
Researcher reviewing Xray
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New UCF Project Will Explore Using AI to Improve Telehealth

Telehealth offers the convenience of remote consultations with healthcare professionals, which aids patients who live far from their physician’s office or who may have trouble traveling. It’s also become even...
Astronaut on the moon
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UCF Has More Than a Dozen Research Projects Aimed at Returning the U.S. to the Moon

When the U.S. returns humans to the Moon in the coming years, there’s a good chance that University of Central Florida research will have played a role in the return,...
James Webb Space Telescope (artist's rendering)
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UCF Celebrates World Space Week All October Long

Today kicks off World Space Week, the largest annual space event that spans the globe. The United Nations designated the week in 1999 to help build enthusiasm for the space...
African American hand with paper in hand
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New Study Examines Political Socialization at Historically Black Universities

Historically Black Colleges and universities have produced leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., former U.S. Representative John Lewis, and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, but the political makeup of...
cars on highway with flooding
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UCF Researcher is Part of New $20 Million NSF Megalopolitan Coastal Project

A University of Central Florida researcher is part of a new, nearly $20 million award from the U.S. National Science Foundation that will develop a Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation Hub. The...
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New UCF Co-led Study Will Focus on Keeping Intimate Partner Violence Survivors Safe

A University of Central Florida researcher is part of a recently awarded $3.3 million study that aims to keep survivors of intimate partner violence safe while the person accused of...
Hydrogen fuel
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UCF Leads Hydrogen Gas Turbine Research Aimed at Decarbonizing Power Sector

The University of Central Florida is helping to lead the country’s charge of obtaining 100% clean electricity by 2035 with a new $800,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy...
This image shows the concept of a smart, computer vision-based navigation system using multi-sensor inputs and geospatial databases to determine vehicle position.
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UCF Researchers Awarded $4.5 Million to Develop Non-GPS Location Finder

The Army Research Lab has awarded the University of Central Florida a $4.5 million grant to develop a smart, computer vision-based navigation system for when GPS is unavailable or jammed....
Physics Assistant Professor Fang
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NSF Grant Means Big, Powerful Laser Coming to UCF

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded UCF a grant to purchase and install an almost $2 million high-peak-power, high-repetition-rate ultrafast infrared laser system — a first of its kind in...
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