Asteroid Bennu Gives NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Team Lots of Surprises

Sometimes the unexpected is more exciting than finding exactly what you thought you’d find, and this is indeed the case for the science team involved in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sample mission....

Researchers Developing Sensor to Detect Brain Disorders in Seconds

Using nanotechnology, UCF researchers have developed the first rapid detector for dopamine, a chemical that is believed to play a role in various diseases such as Parkinson’s, depression and some...

UCF Graduate Programs Ranked Top 100 in the Nation

Twenty-seven of UCF's Graduate Programs were nationally ranked today in the top 100 of their fields by U.S. News & World Report, and 36 graduate programs total were included in the publication’s 2020...

30 Under 30 Graduate Knight Winners

UCF Alumni announced the recipients of the fifth annual 30 Under 30 Awards, and a few of our Graduate Knight Alumni made the list. These young alumni are chosen for...

UCF Research Laying Groundwork for Off-World Colonies

Before civilization can move off world it must make sure its structures work on the extraterrestrial foundations upon which they will be built. University of Central Florida researchers are already...

Researchers Develop First Supersymmetric Laser Array

A team of University of Central Florida researchers has overcome a long-standing problem in laser science, and the findings could have applications in surgery, drilling and 3D laser mapping. Using...

Big Data, High Tech Maps Give Health Care Providers New Insights

A recently published study demonstrates the power of geographic information systems (GIS) technology to help determine if resources are getting to the areas of most need. The study, published in Journal...

Scientists Gather to Discuss Future Objectives of Arecibo Observatory

The Arecibo Observatory and its researchers hosted scientists from around the world this week to discuss the future of research at the Puerto Rican facility under UCF management. Planetary scientists,...

UCF Three-Peats in Space – Another Ride on Virgin Galactic

UCF has done it again. Another science experiment flew into space today aboard Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, making it the third time in three months that UCF’s projects have flown into...

Researchers Help Uncover Florida’s Past Before It’s Lost to the Sea

As Florida’s Space Coast moves into the future, University of Central Florida archaeologists are taking a look back at some of the historic sites there before they succumb to erosion...