National Science Foundation Awards Arecibo Observatory $12.3 Million Grant

The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico today was awarded $12.3 million by the National Science Foundation to make repairs and improve the resiliency of the facility managed by UCF. The...

Another National Honor for One of UCF’s Physics Faculty

For a second consecutive year, one of UCF’s physics faculty members has been selected for the Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program. Physics Assistant Professor Luca Argenti is one of...

UCF Researcher’s AI Tutoring Tool Targets Improving Student Studying Skills

Effective studying is a skill, but it’s one students sometimes don’t learn despite years of schooling. A University of Central Florida researcher has developed a computer-based, artificial intelligence tutoring tool...

New Frog Species Named after UCF Professor

UCF student Veronica Urgiles has just helped describe two new frog species she discovered in Ecuador and named one of them after one of her professors. “Frogs are by far...

For Those Who Dream of Space, UCF is the Place

Space university – who wouldn’t want to go there? The same year that the United States’ Apollo 8 mission first sent humans to orbit the moon, the University of Central...

Apollo 11 Shaped UCF Scientist, Nation and World’s Love Affair with Space

If the Apollo 11 mission had never happened, UCF scientist and alum Phil Metzger ’00MS ’05PhD may never have pursued a career that today has him working on ways to mine water from the...

UCF is Part of NASA Cassini Mission That Reveals New Details about Saturn’s Rings

Even though NASA’s Cassini spacecraft’s mission to Saturn ended in 2017, scientists are still poring over the copious amounts of data it transmitted. Now, in a new paper that appeared...

Limbitless Solutions, Mayo Clinic Launch Study for New Wheelchair Technology to Help ALS Patients

Limbitless Solutions is working with researchers at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville to complete a clinical trial for a technology that allows patients to use facial muscles to control their wheelchairs....

14 Tips for Hurricane Season 2019

Hurricane season begins June 1, and Florida is at risk every year. Associate Professor Christopher Emrich PhD, an expert in hazard science, social vulnerability, disaster recovery, and community resiliency, has...

UCF at Comic Cons in Orlando and Puerto Rico This Weekend

The University of Central Florida is storming the comic con world this week by participating in MegaCon Orlando and Puerto Rico Comic Con. Both events are geared for fans of...