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Four UCF Researchers Named as Highly Cited Researchers for 2021

Four University of Central Florida researchers have been named highly cited researchers in their field for 2021 by analytics company Clarivate, based on data from Web of Science. The annual...

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UCF Innovations Take Top Awards at 2021 TechConnect World Conference

Assistant Professor Gerd Bruder from UCF’s Institute for Simulation and Training and AdventHealth Endowed Chair in Healthcare Simulation Greg Welch from the College of Nursing won an Innovation Award at the 2021 TechConnect...

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UCF Chemistry Professor Leads Discussion at Chemical Weapon Forensics Symposium in Helsinki, Finland

Chemistry Professor Michael Sigman, director of UCF’s National Center for Forensic Science (NCFS), will be presenting and leading a discussion at an international conference sponsored and hosted by VERIFIN, the Finnish Institute...

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Self-Assembly Landing Pads for the Moon — UCF Researchers Are Working on It

Imagine hitting a button and instantly creating a landing pad just moments before descending a rocket onto the moon or an asteroid. That’s the concept behind two research projects at...

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UCF Physics Professor Named Jefferson Science Fellow

CF Physics Professor Humberto Campins has been named a Jefferson Science Fellow and will report to Washington D.C. beginning Nov. 21 to spend a year advising the U.S. Department of State. Campins...

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New Study Shows Impact of Roadkill on World’s Vulnerable Animal Populations

Vehicular collisions are a common cause of death for animals such as the endangered Florida panther and the state’s black bears, and a new international study has quantified how big...

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UCF Lands Selective New DOD Award to Advance Hypersonic Propulsion Research

A new race to harness hypersonic speed for travel and defense has started, and the University of Central Florida researchers are helping the U.S. stay ahead of the pack with...

Artist rendering of what Lucy may look like the it arrives at the Trojan asteroids. Courtesy of NASA.

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UCF Part of NASA Mission Launching Saturday to Explore Trojan Asteroids

UCF Physics Professor Dan Britt is counting down to Saturday morning when NASA’s Lucy mission is set to blast off from the Space Coast. Britt, a physicist, and geologist is...

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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...

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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...

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