UCF Students Receive High Honors

Twenty-two students out of 77 nominations will be inducted into the 2019 Order of Pegasus. These students are recognized for their exemplary performance and breadth of accomplishments. Six graduate students...

Don’t Delay, Submit Today

Graduate Research Forum is open for submissions! The College of Graduate Studies invites all UCF graduate students to submit your proposals now. Scheduled for Friday, April 5, 2019, in the...

Steam-Powered Asteroid Hoppers Developed through UCF Collaboration

Using steam to propel a spacecraft from asteroid to asteroid is now possible, thanks to a collaboration between a private space company and the University of Central Florida. UCF planetary...

New Program Helps Cover Child Care Fees for Student Parents

Graduate student Cara Veclotch is planning her December graduation thanks to a UCF program that helped her pay for her children’s child care expenses. UCF’s on-campus childcare center – the Creative...

1st Nation to Ban Harmful Sunscreens as Result of UCF Research

The island Republic of Palau in the western Pacific Ocean is the first nation to ban environmentally harmful sunscreens, effective 2020, to protect one of the world’s most diverse marine...

Racing to Save the Indian River Lagoon

From red tide to runoff, the Indian River Lagoon faces many threats. Microplastics may be the newest identified enemy, but a team of UCF researchers and collaborators is racing to...

UCF Selling Experimental Martian Dirt — $20 a Kilogram, Plus Shipping

The University of Central Florida is selling Martian dirt, $20 a kilogram plus shipping. This is not fake news. A team of UCF astrophysicists has developed a scientifically based, standardized...