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Recent UCF Graduates Have Accepted Tenure-Track Positions at Top Universities

Getting a tenure-track faculty position at a university has become harder, but several UCF recent graduates are beating the odds. For many students, an academic position is a goal. For...
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UCF Hospitality Researchers’ Expertise Is Tapped for Global Sustainable Tourism Report

University of Central Florida hospitality researchers have co-authored an international report that identifies ways to ensure sustainable coastal and marine tourism around the globe. These include a renewed focus on stimulating new...
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The Performing Arts at UCF Empowers Community Members Living with Aphasia

A partnership between the School of Performing Arts, the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and the Department of Psychology at UCF is helping improve the lives of people living...
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UCF Signs Educational Partnership Agreement with U.S. Space Force

UCF, the nation’s Space University, has now entered an agreement with the U.S. Space Force to help develop technology and an agile workforce ready for space. The two organizations recently...
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UCF Researchers Develop Technology for AI that Mimics the Human Eye

University of Central Florida researchers have developed a device for artificial intelligence that mimics the retina of the eye. The development could lead to advanced AI that can instantly recognize...
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When Hurricanes Strike, Social Media Can Save Lives

Everyone knows that while disinformation is a problem, social media is a powerful tool for communicating fast in an emergency. In 2011 only about 10 percent of the U.S. population...
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NASA Selects UCF for $35 Million Mission to the Moon’s Mysterious Gruithuisen Domes

ASA today tapped UCF’s dynamic duo, planetary scientists Kerri Donaldson Hanna and Adrienne Dove, to lead a $35 million science mission that will land a spacecraft on a part of the moon...
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‘Brain-on-a-Chip’ Technology Advances Toward a New Form of Drug Screening

A UCF researcher’s work to create a “brain-on-a-chip” aims to improve neurological disorder research by speeding up drug discovery and providing an alternative to animal testing. James Hickman — professor...
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Survivor Link National Training Program Launches at UCF

In hopes of equipping students to better understand and assist families facing domestic violence, UCF has joined the network of universities administering Survivor Link. The network provides students pursuing a master’s...
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UCF Researchers Create Photonic Materials for Powerful, Efficient Light-based Computing

University of Central Florida researchers are developing new photonic materials that could one day help enable low power, ultra-fast, light-based computing. The unique materials, known as topological insulators, are like...
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