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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-Led VERA Project Reaches 2 Major Milestones for VR Research

The Virtual Experience Research Accelerator (VERA), a U.S. National Science Foundation-funded platform designed to advance the pace and scope of immersive research, has launched its first large-scale remote…

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Florida Space Research Consortium Names UCF’s Alain Berinstain as Director

Alain Berinstain, who joined UCF in January as director of the Florida Space Institute, now leads the eight-university initiative that aims to accelerate space‑related research,…

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What Electric Eels and Knifefish Reveal About the Science of Stealth

Findings from UCF biology researchers provide new insight into how animals balance sensing their surroundings while remaining hidden from predators or prey, a challenge that…

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UCF Researcher Reveals How Genetic Variation Shapes Sea Turtle Immune System Evolution

New research from a UCF biology researcher shows how genetic variation shapes sea turtles’ immune systems, with implications for disease resilience and conservation strategies.

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UCF Researchers Are Studying Wing Shapes to Advance Drone Technology

Associate Professor Samik Bhattacharya and aerospace engineering master’s student Dominic Polidoro ’25 are studying the physical forces that interact when wings move from air to…

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New Study Shows Land Shifts, Sea Level Rise Occur More Rapidly Than Previously Thought

A recent study including UCF researcher Thomas Wahl reveals that sinking ground levels and rising sea levels are occurring more rapidly than previously understood, often…

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