UCF Launches New Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Initiative

UCF launched its new Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Initiative today and charged engineering and computer science Assistant Professor Ivan Garibay with leading the effort. The initiative is the result...

Hurricane Season Combined with COVID-19 Pandemic Could Create Perfect Storm

When extreme climate conditions interact with stressors to social systems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences could be severe unless experts from diverse backgrounds work together to develop comprehensive...

UCF Study Will Look at COVID-19 Effects on Services that Help Prevent Reoffending

With many in-person services halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic, correctional agencies responsible for probation and parole have had to find new ways to help ensure people are receiving the...

Today is World Sea Turtle Day – UCF Experts Celebrate

Today is World Sea Turtle Day, which celebrates sea turtles and their conservation. The day was selected in 2000 to coincide with the birthday of Archie Carr, who is considered...

Engineer Named National Fellow for Work in Materials Science

Engineering Professor Sudipta Seal has been named a 2020 Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). The organization, which began in 1968 when brick manufacturers got together to discuss the...

UCF’s Butterfly-Inspired Nanotech Makes Natural-Looking Pictures on Digital Screens

Taking inspiration from nature’s nanotech that creates the stunning color of butterfly wings, a University of Central Florida researcher is creating technology to make extremely low-power, ultra-high-definition displays and screens...

Pharmaceutical Testing Technology Developed at UCF for Immune Response Shows Promise for Multi-Organ Diseases

Scientists trying to make pharmaceuticals that combat multi-organ diseases such as cancer or COVID-19 may have another tool at their disposal, thanks to the University of Central Florida. UCF Professor...

UCF Moves Up in Ranking of Top 100 Universities Worldwide for Securing Patents

For the seventh consecutive year, UCF has ranked in the top 100 universities in the world when it comes to securing patents. UCF ranked 29th among public universities in the nation...

Inching Closer to Molecular Circuitry: International Team Breaks One-Diode-One Resistor Electronics Puzzle

An international team with ties to UCF has cracked a challenge that could herald a new era of ultra-high-density computing. For years engineers and scientists around the world have been...

UCF Provides Maps, Ice Favorability Index to Companies Looking to Mine the Moon

The 49ers who panned for gold during California’s Gold Rush didn’t really know where they might strike it rich. They had word of mouth and not much else to go...