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FEATURED: UCF Researchers Measure Size of Elusive Moon

In a newly published breakthrough, UCF postdoctoral scholars Benjamin Proudfoot and Flavia Luane Rommel successfully confirmed their precise predictions of the movements of two distant space objects — a feat that sheds new light on the formation of our solar system and may help guide future NASA missions.

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NSF Florida Semiconductor Engine Hosts Inaugural Powering Prosperity 2025 Conference

Aug 28, 2025

Bringing together more than 250 leaders from academia, government, and industry to chart the future of Florida’s role in the global semiconductor...

UCF Showcases Space Research at Inaugural SpaceU Symposium

May 9, 2025

Nearly 50 faculty, students and administrators shared their varied areas of space research expertise at UCF’s first SpaceU Symposium in April. The...

Tamara Gabrus Honored with Excellence Award for Research Leadership

Apr 29, 2025

As part of the 2025 Founders’ Day employee honors ceremony in April, Gabrus earned this prestigious university-wide award for her continued...

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Colleges & Campus

UCF’s Major Milestones of 2025

From preeminence to powerhouse partnerships, sports victories to record-setting philanthropy — 2025 was a year of remarkable progress.

Colleges & Campus

UCF Study Confirms Flamingos Are Native to Florida and Genetically Fit for Restoration

A UCF-led study finds that American flamingos in Florida have strong genetic variability and are closely connected to Caribbean and zoo-managed populations, supporting future reintroduction…

Health & Medicine

Student Research Expands Medical Education in Virtual Reality Spaces

As part of UCF’s Fall Senior Design Showcase, undergraduate students combined their computer science knowledge with College of Medicine faculty mentorship to develop innovative virtual…

Science & Technology

Multidisciplinary University Hypersonics Research Initiative Launches at UCF

Researchers convening at UCF underscores the university’s national role as America’s Space University and its growing influence in hypersonic science, aerospace innovation and defense research.

Academics

UCF Team Places in Top 10 at Global Machine Learning Competition

Team Marque, led by Institute of Artificial Intelligence Director Mubarak Shah, beat 8,400 teams in a global challenge to predict behavioral responses from brain data,…

Research

UCF to Play Key Role in NASA’s Artemis IV Mission

Researcher Phil Metzger ’00MS ’05PhD prepares for the first real-world test of lunar dust theory that could have implications for activities being planned on the…

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