UCF Researcher Helps Improve Accuracy of Storm Surge Analysis

Accurately predicting how many people are at risk due to sea-level rise and storm surges has always challenged scientists, but a new method is improving models that account for the...

UCF Students Complete Ph.D.s over Zoom

Students adapting to a new format in today’s COVID-19 environment are defending their theses and dissertations over Zoom. Read more here: https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-students-complete-ph-d-s-over-zoom/.

UCF Scientists Seek Novel Material to Kill COVID-19

Masks that protect doctors and nurses from COVID-19 only block the virus before it reaches their faces, but UCF researchers are working to create a protective coating that would include...

UCF, FAU, and Coast Guard Team up to get Endangered Sea Turtles Home

Florida Atlantic University and the University of Central Florida teamed up with the U.S. Coast Guard to take some endangered sea turtles into the ocean where they belong. With the...

Limbitless Solutions Supports Face Shield Production Amid COVID-19

Limbitless Solutions, a direct-support organization for the University of Central Florida, has started 3D printing components of face shields healthcare workers and first-responders responding to the COVID-19, so desperately needed....

UCF Staffer Helps Coronavirus Relief Efforts by Sewing Face Masks

Much like civilian efforts to support the nation during times of war, people around the country are doing their part to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. One of...

UCF-Developed Method Makes Lithium Batteries Safer at Extreme Temperatures

A University of Central Florida researcher and his team have developed a new manufacturing method to improve lithium batteries and allow them to work safely at extreme temperatures that range...

UCF Lands $7.5 Million in Grants from Federal Agency

The University of Central Florida is the only university in Florida to be awarded federal 2020 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative grants – and it snagged three of them. The Department...

UCF Researchers Are Digitally Preserving Florida’s Architecture Before It’s Gone

With an ever-changing landscape, Florida’s rich architectural history can quickly vanish in a blink of an eye, but a University of Central Florida research team is working to digitally preserve...

UCF Study: Sea Level Rise Impacts to Canaveral Sea Turtle Nests Will Be Substantial

Sea level rise and hurricanes are a threat to sea turtle nesting habitat along national seashores in the Southeast, but a new study predicts the greatest impact on turtles will be...