FDLE Relocates Orlando Toxicology Lab to UCF, Strengthening Partnerships and Research Expansion with the UCF Academic Health Sciences Campus in Lake Nona strengthens the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s forensic opportunities.
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 study and awarded its first use grant to address key challenges in VR and immersive learning.
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, innovation and workforce development.
A Retirement Tribute to UCF’s Online Learning Pioneer, Longest-Serving Faculty Member After 56 years in the classroom, Pegasus Professor Chuck Dziuban’s impact is felt throughout campus and in the lives of his students.
New UCF Engineering Graduate Certificate to Strengthen Industry Professionals’ Skills in Verification and Validation The new graduate certificate in verification, validation and test, which is the first of its kind in Florida, prepares industry professionals to fill a skills gap that is in high demand nationally.
UCF Coastal Expert: Extreme Coastal Water Level Events Are Now 12 Times More Likely to Occur A new study involving UCF researcher and Associate Professor Thomas Wahl has found that historical one-in-100-year extreme coastal water level events are now occurring about every eight years.
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 water.
What I Learned from Rowing Across the Ocean For World Ocean Day, psychology doctoral student Andres Käosaar, who researches teams in extreme environments, shares his takeaways after completing the World’s Toughest Row.
Research in 60 Seconds: How to Prepare for Hurricanes Boardman Endowed Professor of Environmental Science and Public Administration Christopher Emrich’s research examines the best ways to prepare before disaster strikes.
UCF Student Awarded Florida Sea Grant/Guy Harvey Fellowship, Advances Research on Florida’s Changing Fisheries Biology doctoral student Meredith Pratt is helping researchers understand how habitat changes could reshape Florida’s fisheries and marine ecosystems.