Faculty and Staff Article Archive

UCF-Trained Engineers, Oregon Medical Team Design 3D-Printed Ventilator that Requires No Electricity

Research collaboration and ensuing friendship between a trauma surgeon in Oregon and a handful of engineers in Florida has resulted in a new ventilator design that requires no electricity and...

Providing UCF Students Financial Relief

UCF is so proud of the way our students have adapted to learning and studying in new ways, but we recognize that COVID-19 has also led to financial hardships for...

UCF to Lead Study Exploring Social Media’s Impact on Consumer Behavior when Red Tide Strikes

The University of Central Florida is one of two universities selected to study the social and economic impacts of Florida’s red tide events during 2017-19 that killed fish, stunk up...

What a View: OSIRIS REx Mission Captures Images of Test Run Maneuver Near Asteroid

NASA’s OSIRIS REx team, which includes two professors from the University of Central Florida, completed a dress rehearsal of maneuvers it expects to make when its mission to collect a...

Asteroid Visiting Earth’s Neighborhood Brings its Own Face Mask

The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is following an asteroid approaching Earth this week and while it poses no threat, it appears to know our planet is facing a pandemic....

UCF Researcher Helps Improve Accuracy of Storm Surge Analysis

Accurately predicting how many people are at risk due to sea-level rise and storm surges has always challenged scientists, but a new method is improving models that account for the...

UCF Students Complete Ph.D.s over Zoom

Students adapting to a new format in today’s COVID-19 environment are defending their theses and dissertations over Zoom. Read more here: https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-students-complete-ph-d-s-over-zoom/.

UCF Scientists Seek Novel Material to Kill COVID-19

Masks that protect doctors and nurses from COVID-19 only block the virus before it reaches their faces, but UCF researchers are working to create a protective coating that would include...

UCF, FAU, and Coast Guard Team up to get Endangered Sea Turtles Home

Florida Atlantic University and the University of Central Florida teamed up with the U.S. Coast Guard to take some endangered sea turtles into the ocean where they belong. With the...

UCF Staffer Helps Coronavirus Relief Efforts by Sewing Face Masks

Much like civilian efforts to support the nation during times of war, people around the country are doing their part to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. One of...