UCF Researchers Offer Cybersecurity Tips for the Holidays

With the holiday season approaching, and Black Friday and Cyber Monday some of the busiest shopping days of the year, University of Central Florida cybersecurity researchers are offering tips for keeping privacy...

The second 3MT Winner is…

Frogs on fire, copper versus silicon, motivating volunteer combat fighters and lithium car batteries were just a few of the topics at the Second UCF Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition...

NSF Funds UCF Study to Explore AI Impact on Hospitality Industry

University of Central Florida researchers are investigating the impact of artificial intelligence on future jobs in the hotel and restaurant industry. The National Science Foundation recently awarded UCF an almost...

Fellowship Opportunity

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is now accepting applications for the 2020 Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs. The Ford Foundation aims to increase the diversity of the country’s...

UCF Achieves Another Strategic Goal – Helping Graduate Students

UCF welcomed more than 10,000 graduate students to campus this fall, a first in the university’s history. A total of 10,173 students are working toward a graduate degree this semester,...

UCF Launches Center for Ethics

UCF has launched a new Center for Ethics, the culmination of several years of work by dedicated faculty in the College of Arts and Humanities with the support of the...

Hurricane Dorian Washes Out More than 8,000 Sea Turtle Nests

At least 8,000 sea turtles nests washed away from the Brevard County portion of the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge earlier this month because of Hurricane Dorian, according to a...

Comet Gateway Discovered to Inner Solar System, May Alter Fundamental Understanding of Comet Evolution

A new study led by a University of Central Florida researcher may fundamentally alter our understanding of how comets arrive from the outskirts of the solar system and are funneled...

UCF Ranked Among the Best National Universities

The Washington Monthly magazine ranked UCF in three significant categories on its annual rankings of 395 top universities and colleges: No. 55 best national university, No. 25 “Best Bang for the Buck”...

Arecibo Observatory Gets $19 Million NASA Grant to Help Protect Earth from Asteroids

Knowledge is power and NASA has just invested $19 million into the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to gain a lot of knowledge about asteroids. NASA awarded the University of...