Celebrating UCF’s 2024 Shining Knights Alumni Awardees: Homecoming Highlights The 2024 Shining Knights Award celebration will take place during Homecoming Week on Thursday, Oct. 24, in the Pegasus Grand Ballroom at the UCF Student Union.
UCF Researcher Develops Lotus-inspired Tech to Convert CO2 to Fuels, Chemicals Nanoscience Associate Professor Yang Yang has designed a nature-inspired filtration and conversion system that extracts carbon dioxide gas from the atmosphere to create fuels and chemicals.
UCF Physics Grad Earns International Award for Innovations in Photon Detection Techniques Recent UCF physics doctoral graduate Tianyi Guo ’23PhD earned an international thesis award from Springer Nature and was published in in the high-impact Springer Theses book series.
UCF Welcomes M.D. Class of 2028 UCF welcomed its 16th class of medical students Monday — a diverse group that includes artists, athletes, engineers and crisis counselors.
UCF Researcher Identifies Digital Divide Impacting Diabetes Care for Millions of At-risk Medicare Beneficiaries Health economist Boon Peng Ng was honored with the 2024 Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists Research Award for the noteworthy interdisciplinary study.
UCF Scientists Study Starship Launchpad in Preparation for Future NASA Lunar Missions Planetary Scientist Phil Metzger ’00MS ’05PhD and doctoral candidate Brandon Dotson analyzed samples and data from the first SpaceX Starship launchpad blast to determine methods of improving lunar launches.
UCF Planetary Scientist’s Expertise Informs New Method for Terraforming Mars UCF physics researcher Ramses Ramirez and collaborators modeled the efficacy of using Martian nanoparticles to increase the planet’s surface temperature, a key component to making Mars habitable.
Over 20 Pegasus Palooza Events Kick Off Fall Semester at UCF The annual welcome week provides students with engagement opportunities that can help them excel academically, get involved on campus and meet new friends.
Gilman Scholars Making a Difference in World and Beyond Fifteen UCF students have been selected for the Gilman Scholarship, a study abroad program that will allow them to further their education in their specific field.
