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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 Researchers Receive NSF CAREER Awards for Engineering Research on Intelligent Systems

The awards will support separate research projects exploring responsive nanomaterials and resilient autonomous systems.

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7 Knights Earn 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship program is among the most distinguished honors for graduate students conducting research with potential impacts across engineering,…

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CATER Named an Official University Research Center

The Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research, which has become an official university center, is elevating its ties to industry and national laboratories and…

Medicine

New UCF Study Links Microgravity, Space Radiation to Accelerated Aging

Findings from College of Medicine Professor Michal Masternak and his team suggest spaceflight stressors may accelerate aging in the liver. This discovery could inform future…

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Using Mechanical Vibrations to Stabilize Quantum Information

Through the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, UCF physicist Han Zhao is developing a new method for stabilizing quantum operations that could help…

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Research in 60 Seconds: What History Can Teach Us About Today’s Society

In recognition of America250, Professor of History John Sacher explains lessons from our nation’s founding that can inform and help create our future.

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