Math Professor is ‘Rock Star’ in the World of Physics, Thanks to New Stellar Wind Model

Not many people may imagine that expertise in applied mathematics would make someone a “rock star.” But UCF mathematics Professor Bhimsen Shivamoggi is certainly a celebrity in the world of...

UCF Graduate Video Game Design Named No. 1 — for the Third Time

UCF’s graduate video game design program has been recognized as the top graduate game design program in the world. This marks the third time in the past six years that UCF has...

Orlando-area Schoolchildren Send Nearly 100 Letters of Support to Arecibo Observatory

Pull yourself up with happyiness (sic). We are with you Arecibo, Come back strong. I’m so sorry it broke. Because it was beautiful.” These are the words of Orlando-area schoolchildren...

UCF Director of Space Medicine Advises Others: Fly High, Reach the Sky!

From sleeping on her apartment floor as an early career physician to preparing astronauts for spacewalks, Esther Beltran has never given up following her passions. Her advice to others: Never...

Florida Academy of Sciences Names UCF Biologist as 2021 Medalist

The Florida Academy of Sciences today named UCF Biology Professor Linda Walters its 2021 Medalist during its annual conference. The Academy, which is an affiliate of the American Association for...

Sensor Testing Company Expands, Graduates Out of UCF’s Business Incubation Program

UCF’s Business Incubation saw one of its high-tech clients graduate and move to a bigger location this month, where it expects to grow and hire half a dozen employees with...

A First-of-its-Kind Camera to Investigate the Moon’s South Pole

A thermal infrared camera aboard a lunar lander scheduled to head to the moon as early as 2022 could help determine which regions on the lunar surface have water trapped...

Polarization: From Better Sunglasses to a Better Way of Looking at Asteroid Surfaces

Using the same principles that make polarized sunglasses possible, a team of researchers at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico have developed a technique that will help better defend against...

OSIRIS-REx Mission to Take a Few More Pictures Before Heading Home

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that collected a sample from an asteroid 200 million miles from Earth in October, is going to take one final look at the collection site before heading...

Coastal Changes Worsen Nuisance Flooding on Many U.S. Shorelines, Study Finds

Nuisance flooding has increased on U.S. coasts in recent decades due to sea-level rise, and new research co-authored by the University of Central Florida uncovered an additional reason for its...