Graduate College Article Archive

NASA’s New Horizons Mission Finds Window into the Solar System’s Cold, Dusty Origins

NASA’s New Horizons team, which has been studying the asteroids in the Kuiper Belt, has found more clues about the earliest days of the solar system. “What we found is...

Arecibo Observatory Discovers Moon Orbiting near-Earth Asteroid

Scientists at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico have discovered a moon orbiting the near-Earth asteroid 2020 BX12. Orbiting moons have been detected in fewer than 15% of all near-Earth...

UCF Working to Improve Healthcare Delivery in Rural America

If you’re sitting in a downtown office building in a major U.S. city, access to rural healthcare may seem like a distant concern. But consider this: About 60 million people, or...

UCF Researchers Work to Develop Cleaner-Burning, Renewable Fuels

Biofuels offer potential benefits as renewable fuels with cleaner emissions, but with thousands of types of biofuels to choose from, it makes it hard for the energy sector to focus...

UCF Professors’ Space Podcast Leads to Radio Show Invitation

About 5,000 people a month around the world tune into a space-related podcast launched by three University of Central Florida professors. What started out as conversations while walking to get...

New UCF Project Will Put Downtown Orlando Air Quality Data in Residents’ Hands

Downtown Orlando is growing, but the area’s constant construction and heavy traffic can hurt the quality of air there. That’s why the University of Central Florida is working with the...

UCF Study: Judo May Help Health, Social Interaction of Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Judo may be just the right sport to increase the physical activity level among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and holds promise for reducing sedentary behavior, which is linked...