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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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Health & Medicine

Research in 60 Seconds: Testing VR Exposure Therapy to Treat PICS

Associate Professor Brian Peach’s research examines how to help the more than half of the 5.7 million Americans admitted to an ICU each year who…

Colleges & Campus

U.S. Department of Education Taps UCF to Lead Civil Discourse in Florida

UCF receives a four-year, $3.4 million grant as part of the Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education to enhance communications skills among Florida students to…

Research

UCF Researcher Creates Color-Changing, Tunable Photonic Material Inspired by Nature

A new technology developed by Professor Debashis Chanda allows materials to change color on demand, with potential applications in camouflage, textiles, thermal sensing, reconfigurable displays…

Community

UCF Researcher, Nonprofit Create AI-Powered Tool to Reduce Florida Overdoses

Through her collaborative research with Project Overdose, Kendall Cortelyou helped develop an online dashboard to prevent fatal drug overdoses by alerting local authorities to the…

Colleges & Campus

Alain Berinstain Brings Bold, Collaborative Vision as New Director of Florida Space Institute at UCF

Berinstain, an internationally recognized leader in space innovation, joins FSI to advance research, strengthen partnerships and guide the institute’s expansion.

Research

Could This Be a Simple Solution to Reducing Childhood Obesity?

A research team led by UCF’s Keith Brazendale will bring together pediatricians and summer camp leaders to explore an overlooked way to make more kids…

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