Study to Examine Rising Sea Level's Impact on Estuaries, Coastal Communities
A new University of Central Florida study will examine how rising sea level could harm estuaries and coastal communities along the Florida Panhandle...
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Power Plant Waste to Energize Oil Spill Cleanup
Specially treated waste material from electric power plants will soon be used to clean up oil in the Gulf thanks to the ingenuity of a University of Central Florida professor.
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MIT Technology Review Magazine Features Planar Technology, UCF's AMPAC
The MIT Technology Review features Orlando start-up Planar Energy and its new manufacturing techniques that could improve the stability...
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Detecting Cancer With Gold
July 14, 2010

Applicants Sought for 2011 Companies to Watch
Privately held second-stage Florida companies are encouraged to apply for a unique awards program designed to recognize growth, achievement, leadership and innovation. The Florida Companies to Watch program is presented by GrowFL and the Florida Economic Gardening Institute at the University of Central Florida, in association with the Edward Lowe Foundation. Sponsors for the event include the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, Florida Business Incubation Association and the University of Central Florida.

The companies will be selected by a panel of judges representing areas of economic development, banking, entrepreneurship and small business and will be recognized at a special ceremony Thursday, February 17, 2011 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando.                                                   More >>