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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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Natural Chemical Factories: UCF Study Reveals How Bacteria Build Explosive-Like Molecules

Researchers uncover a previously unknown biological pathway that produces rare nitrogen-rich compounds, potentially creating safer and more efficient possibilities across industrial chemistry and healthcare.

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 are ready to represent Central Florida at the Regeneron International Science…

Research

Tentacles in Solution: UCF Research Speeds Up DNA Biosensing

A new nanostructure approach actively captures targets instead of waiting for them — enabling faster, more accurate detection for healthcare, environmental monitoring and biosecurity.

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NASA-Funded UCF Research Advances Urban Air Mobility by Mapping Radio Signals

Through a NASA award, UCF postdoctoral researcher Saumya Gupta is modeling how radio signals move through dense urban environments — a challenge critical to the…

Colleges & Campus

4 Knights Named Goldwater Scholars, Elevating UCF to a Historic National Milestone

The four recipients are bridging the gap between cutting-edge lab research and real-world impact in engineering, medicine and science to solve global challenges.

Colleges & Campus

Taking Apart the Mystery of Vocal Fatigue

For Assistant Professor Hamzeh Ghasemzadeh, finding solutions to unsolved communication problems was what he was always destined to do.

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