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 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...

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...

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,...

Associate Professor Challenging the Lens Through Which We Interpret Poverty

UCF Sociology Associate Professor Amy Donley ’02 ’04MA ’08PhD is committed to understanding and exposing social inequalities and the impact they have on those in poverty. In the midst of COVID-19, Donley is assisting in...

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...

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...

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...

UCF Explores New Way to Mine on the Moon

UCF is taking inspiration from well-established mining techniques on Earth to tackle mining on the moon and asteroids. University of Central Florida planetary scientist Philip Metzger and his team at...

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...