Sea-level Rise Expert to Help United Nations with Climate Change Report

Thomas Wahl, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, is helping the United Nations better understand and communicate climate change to the world. Wahl, who also is...

UCF One of the Top 50 Public Research Universities in the Nation

The University of Central Florida is one of the top 50 public research universities in the nation, according to the recently released  Top American Research Universities Annual Report. UCF ranked...

Many Florida Men Having Unprotected Sex Despite Disclosing HIV Status

espite telling their partners they are HIV positive, many men with the virus in Florida are still having unprotected sex, according to a new study co-authored by a researcher at...

Don’t Delay, Submit Today

Graduate Research Forum is open for submissions! The College of Graduate Studies invites all UCF graduate students to submit your proposals now. Scheduled for Friday, April 5, 2019, in the...

Pokémon Go Could Help Build Community

Pokémon Go isn’t just a fun augmented reality game. It may also help newcomers to communities and long-term residents develop a better sense of belonging, according to a recently published study in The...

Mentoring Study Helps Redefine Success for Women in Academia

Switching from a traditional hierarchical mentoring model to a peer-oriented model could increase women faculty’s sense of empowerment in academia and help develop more holistic definitions of success, according to a new study out...

Research Reaches Space for Second Time in 2 Months

Following a successful flight in December, University of Central Florida research launched into space again today, this time thanks to the spaceflight company Blue Origin and NASA’s Flight Opportunities program....

Knights Under the Stars

Pack a blanket, bring some snacks and head to UCF’s Memory Mall on Sunday, Jan. 20, for a front-row seat of 2019’s first total lunar eclipse. “That’s something that won’t...

Researchers Investigate New Lead in Mysterious Sea Turtle Disease

Scientists at the University of Central Florida are zeroing in on a new clue to understand a mysterious disease that affects about half the sea turtles in the Indian River...

Steam-Powered Asteroid Hoppers Developed through UCF Collaboration

Using steam to propel a spacecraft from asteroid to asteroid is now possible, thanks to a collaboration between a private space company and the University of Central Florida. UCF planetary...