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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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Colleges & Campus

One UCF Day of Giving, Thousands of Futures Transformed

With UCF Day of Giving approaching on April 9, every gift opens doors: for students to chase a dream, create unforgettable memories, boldly invent the…

Colleges & Campus

9 UCF Experts Inducted to National Academies of Practice

Faculty members from UCF’s Colleges of Health Professions and Sciences and Nursing are now recognized as distinguished fellows, honored for their dedication to interprofessional research…

Colleges & Campus

Bold, Relentless, Rising: Meet UCF’s 2026 Reach for the Stars Honorees

These six researchers are proving that groundbreaking work doesn’t take decades — just vision, drive and the courage to think differently.

Research

UCF Researcher Receives DARPA Young Faculty Award to Develop Novel 3D Printing Technique

Associate Professor Dazhong Wu will receive a nearly $500,000 grant to improve the additive manufacturing testing and inspection process.

Science & Technology

UCF Researchers Unlock Scalable Entanglement for Next-Generation Quantum Computing

The breakthrough enables larger capacities for quantum information using complex states of light that are less affected by imperfections, paving the way for potential innovations…

Science & Technology

Zhihua Qu Earns UCF’s 2026 Medal of Societal Impact for Contributions to the Power Systems Industry

The Pegasus Professor of electrical engineering will receive the award during the Founders’ Day event on April 1.

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