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UCF Researcher Studies Alternative Treatment for Depression, Pain, and Addiction

For many people suffering from depression, chronic pain, and addiction, common treatment options such as psychotherapy and medication don’t work, according to scientific and public health reports. That’s why researchers...

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Around Campus Events and Announcements Faculty and Staff Spotlight Research

Reach for the Stars Honorees Pushing the Boundaries of Earth and Space

This year’s Reach for the Stars honorees really lives up to the award name. They are tackling some huge problems and are conducting research that betters society and improves the...

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UCF Biologist Awarded Grant to Unlock Plant Defenses, Improve Food Supplies

UCF Biologist Chase Mason today was awarded a $450,000 grant from the Foundation for Food & Agricultural Research to turn around “audacious” food and agricultural research, which may lead to...

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UCF Graduate Programs Rank Among the Best in the Nation

The University of Central Florida is one of more than 800 institutions with graduate schools surveyed by U.S. News on an annual basis. The first ranking listed encompasses all universities....

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Conducting Research Starts with Asking Questions You’re Passionate About

Many students shy away from conducting research because they believe it is complicated and requires an Albert Einstein-like IQ. While it takes work and brainpower, the key ingredients are curiosity...

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New UCF Nanotech Gives Boost to Detection of Cancer and Disease

Early screening can mean the difference between life and death in cancer and disease diagnosis. That’s why the University of Central Florida researchers are working to develop a new screening...

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Math Professor is ‘Rock Star’ in the World of Physics, Thanks to New Stellar Wind Model

Not many people may imagine that expertise in applied mathematics would make someone a “rock star.” But UCF mathematics Professor Bhimsen Shivamoggi is certainly a celebrity in the world of...

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Around Campus Events and Announcements Prospective Students

UCF Graduate Video Game Design Named No. 1 — for the Third Time

UCF’s graduate video game design program has been recognized as the top graduate game design program in the world. This marks the third time in the past six years that UCF has...

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Orlando-area Schoolchildren Send Nearly 100 Letters of Support to Arecibo Observatory

Pull yourself up with happyiness (sic). We are with you Arecibo, Come back strong. I’m so sorry it broke. Because it was beautiful.” These are the words of Orlando-area schoolchildren...

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Faculty and Staff Spotlight Research

UCF Director of Space Medicine Advises Others: Fly High, Reach the Sky!

From sleeping on her apartment floor as an early career physician to preparing astronauts for spacewalks, Esther Beltran has never given up following her passions. Her advice to others: Never...

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