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....

#WearADamnMask Can Teach Health Officials A Lot About Influencing the Public’s Behavior During a Pandemic

The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) public directive to wear face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic turned political pretty quickly, which intrigued one UCF scholar. For Bonnie Cross,...

UCF Researcher Asks: How Does Diversity Affect Dynamics of Space Crews?

With the prospect of space missions to Mars and beyond becoming a likelihood within the next decade, putting together the right team for those longs trips is critical. That’s where...

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...

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...

UCF Hosts Spring Graduation Celebration, April 30 to May 9

The Spring 2021 celebration provides this semester’s graduates with the option of participating in a more intimate Grad Walk or a smaller-than-normal commencement ceremony with regalia, speakers, and degree conferral....

Toy Telescope Launches Career Hunting for Life on Exoplanets

It all started with an inexpensive toy telescope Theodora Karalidi’s father gave her when she was five years old. “I looked through it and I was wowed,” says Karalidi, an...

NSF Awards UCF $2.9 Million to Train Next Generation of Cybersecurity Defenders

The University of Central Florida has been awarded a nearly $2.9 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to provide cybersecurity scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students. Scholarship recipients...

NASA Selects UCF Honeybee-inspired Spacesuit Material Design for Further Development

NASA has selected a University of Central Florida nanotechnology team as one of seven university groups from around the country tasked with developing ways to stop the negative effects of...

UCF Funds Second Round of $1 million SEED Initiative to Support Faculty Research

Thirty-seven UCF teams will split $1 million in UCF SEED funding to conduct preliminary research the university hopes will lead to bigger individual grants from other agencies and breakthroughs in...