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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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UCF Scientist Leads Research to Break Through Harmful Bacterial “Fortresses”

Continuing her work with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Renee Fleeman is understanding how a bioengineered peptide can curb severe infections for patients.

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UCF, TAU Systems to Collaborate on Space Radiation Testing Platform

UCF is partnering with tech company TAU Systems to test a potentially smaller and more efficient way to simulate radiation in space.

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New Study Explores How Governance Has Evolved Across History

A UCF anthropology professor recently collaborated on a study examining how societies have organized power over thousands of years, challenging assumptions about democracy and decision-making.

Science & Technology

UCF Researchers Discover Cost-, Energy-Saving Method for Producing Hydrogen Peroxide

The new method could reduce energy use and transportation associated with hydrogen peroxide, which is widely used in cleaning, medicine, and manufacturing.

Science & Technology

UCF Grad’s Mission to Build Pipeline of Young Innovators

Guided by their two-time alum instructor and UCF researchers, three Oviedo High School students took home several honors at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering…

Colleges & Campus

UCF Materials Science Student Earns Notre Dame Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Jeonghyun Song traded the arts for engineering, where he found beauty in chemistry. Now, his pursuit of more sustainable materials is taking him to the…

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