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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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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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UCF-Developed Testing Tech to Launch on Blue Origin Mission

The technology, developed by Florida Space Institute’s Julie Brisset, was designed to create and control dust clouds in low gravity, simulating early planet formation.

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UCF Researchers Advance Understanding of Quantum Light and Turn Loss into Robustness

The study demonstrated a “lossy” platform that could lead to more robust quantum states of light, adding to the foundation for future applications like quantum…

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UCF Researcher Helps Confirm Genetic Restoration Success for Florida Panthers

A new study, co-authored by UCF Assistant Professor of Biology Robert Fitak, reveals that the 1990s translocation of Texas pumas improved the Florida panther’s genetic…

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Limbitless Solutions’ Gamified Training Empowers Patients to Master Prostheses and Specialized Wheelchairs

New findings by UCF researchers show great promise in using video games tailored to help accessible technology users learn about their new medical devices and…

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UCF Strengthens Investment in Engineering, Computer Science With 39 New Faculty

The record-breaking number of new faculty in the College of Engineering and Computer Science will help increase research and teaching across key areas such as…

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UCF ‘Double Knight’ Harnesses Unique Interdisciplinary Research Path in Quest for M.D.

After conquering her bachelor’s degree and master’s in biomedical sciences at UCF while working as a graduate scholar at Limbitless Solutions, Viviana Rivera ’23 ’24MS…

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