Latest News And Announcements

catheters
Research

UCF-Developed Technology Could Reduce Risk of Death, Infections from Catheters

A University of Central Florida researcher is part of a recently announced $1.4 million National Institutes of Health grant to help develop a new coating material for catheters and other...
Shuttle Atlantis with space workers
Research

UCF Planetary Scientist Reflects on Rise, Fall and Return of America’s Flights into Space

When the U.S. space shuttle program shut down in 2011, the biggest loss wasn’t just to the local Space Coast economy, but to the nation – as six decades of...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
Research

First Crewed Launch from U.S Soil in Almost a Decade Rallies Pioneering American Spirit

The Space X mission scheduled for May 27 has captured the nation’s imagination because it is the first launch from U.S. soil to carry astronauts into space since the Space...
sea turtle
Research

Sea Turtle Nesting Season in Full Swing, UCF Researchers Keep Working Despite COVID-19

While uncertainty reigns for Floridians due to COVID-19, there’s one thing they can count on: sea turtles are nesting on our local beaches as nesting season heads into its fourth...
Cell phone
Research

UCF-Led Study Will Examine COVID-19 Communication’s Impact on STEM Education

University of Central Florida researchers are working with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in a National Science Foundation-funded project to understand the effects of COVID-19 crisis communication on undergraduate STEM education. The...
Researcher examining a hawk
Research

UCF Study Finds Microplastics in Florida’s Birds of Prey for First Time

A new study from the University of Central Florida has confirmed and quantified, for the first time, the presence of microplastics in terrestrial and aquatic birds of prey in Florida,...
UCF postdoctoral researcher Jonathan Reyes
Research

UCF Receives NSF RAPID Award to Develop Cough Drops to Help Control COVID-19

A team of University of Central Florida researchers is looking at changing people’s saliva to help manage the spread of COVID-19 as the nation gets ready to go back to...
Students from Harrington’s lab work in the UCF Arboretum.
Research

Epic Games, Maker of Fortnite, Awards UCF Professor Grant to Enhance AR and VR Technology

The company responsible for the online video game hit Fortnite has awarded a UCF assistant professor a grant to develop an immersive technology to take virtual experiences to new levels...
Alicja Copik cancer researcher
Research

UCF-Developed Cancer-Fighting Nanoparticle Heads to Clinical Trials

A cell-based cancer immunotherapy that utilizes a nanoparticle developed at UCF to stimulate a patient’s natural cancer-killing cells has just received the green light to proceed directly into a Phase...
pregnant belly with lady justice statue
Research

Laws That Punish Pregnant Drug Abusers Aren’t Working, New Study Finds

A new study co-authored by a University of Central Florida researcher shows that laws that punish substance use during pregnancy actually do more harm than good. These unintended consequences include...
34 of 38 pages