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Humberto Campins

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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...

Innovation a Product of Knowledge, Collaboration and Time to Think

Some of the best ideas come when the mind can wander, process new knowledge, and connect dots that don’t obviously seem to belong together. For computer scientist and engineer Gregory Welch,...

Bear cub crossing the street

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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...

conceptual hypersonic aircraft

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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...

from left to right) CREOL Professor Luca Argenti, Physics Associate Professor Michael Chini, CREOL Professor Zenghu Chang and Physics Assistant Professor Li Fang

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UCF’s Expertise Gets Invite to Ivy League Network of Large Laser Energy Facilities

UCF is joining LaserNetUS, a consortium of the nation’s best large laser facilities started by the Department of Energy as a part of a broader strategy to boost the nation’s...

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...

researchers in the Indian River Lagoon

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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...

Researcher reviewing Xray

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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...

Autumn Shackelford

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UCF Grad Student Leaves No Stone Unturned to Advance Space Exploration

This Knight leaves no stone unturned, not even on the moon. Autumn Shackelford is a physics doctoral student studying planetary bodies without atmospheres. Specifically, she is looking at the surface composition of...

Astronaut on the moon

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UCF Has More Than a Dozen Research Projects Aimed at Returning the U.S. to the Moon

When the U.S. returns humans to the Moon in the coming years, there’s a good chance that University of Central Florida research will have played a role in the return,...

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