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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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Recent Graduates Earn Scholarships, Present at Governor’s Hurricane Conference
Five UCF students and recent graduates received a full scholarship to attend the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference this week. The conference draws hundreds of emergency management personnel, first-responders and planners...
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UCF’s Annual Nighttime Sea Turtle Surveys Begin, Team Launches Genetics Project
While DNA testing may be a fun way to track down family history, UCF researchers are using DNA to figure out how diverse the gene pool is among the green...
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6 Faculty Members Receive National Science Foundation CAREER Grants
The National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development program recently awarded six UCF faculty members CAREER grants. The recipients represent some of the most promising early career scientists and engineers with high...
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