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researchers Subith Vasu and Samuel Barak
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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...
Adrienne Dove, Jim Cooney, Josh Colwell
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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...
Thomas Bryer, Kelly Stevens and Haofei Yu
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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...
Assistant Professor Larry Walker
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New Study Offers Ways to Identify and Reduce Racism in Schools

Racial biases can unconsciously shape school decisions that negatively impact minority students, but a new study co-authored by a University of Central Florida researcher offers a framework to help reduce...
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Showcase Your Research or Creative Projects

Submissions are open for your research and creative projects for the Seventeenth Annual Graduate Research Forum! Scheduled for Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday, April 1, in the Student Union, the Graduate Research Forum, is...
Judo demo
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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...
A sea turtle hatchling heads to the ocean.
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Where do Baby Sea Turtles Go? New Research Technique May Provide Answers

A team of Florida researchers and their collaborators created a first-of-its-kind computer model that tracks where sea turtle hatchlings go after they leave Florida’s shores, giving scientists a new tool...
Limbitless designed new arms for the first clinical trial
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Limbitless Solutions Recaps an Extraordinary 2019 with Three More Hits

Limbitless Solutions is celebrating the end of a successful 2019 with a bang — a presentation at the United Nations, a patent publication, and new funding for the continued development...
coastal researchers Thomas Wahl and Mamunur Rashid
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Preparing for Extreme Sea Levels Depends on Location, Time, UCF Study Finds

Sometimes to understand the present, it takes looking to the past. That’s the approach the University of Central Florida coastal researchers are taking to pinpoint the causes of extreme sea...
Jayan Thomas, associate professor
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Artificial Intelligence May Help Scientists Make Spray-on Solar Cells

Artificial Intelligence may be just the thing to accelerate spray-on solar cell technology, which could revolutionize how consumers use energy. A research team at the University of Central Florida used...
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