High-Tech Talent: UCF’s Video Game Design Programs Rank Among World’s Best for 2025 UCF is recognized for its excellence across these programs, which have prepared hundreds of graduates who help craft some of the best-selling video games in the world — fueling a $400-billion industry.
Astrophysics Observatory SPHEREx Launches on its Way to Study the Origins of the Universe The infrared space telescope will spend about two years orbiting Earth from over 400 miles overhead, collecting data on more than 450 million galaxies.
UCF’s Roger Azevedo Selected as AERA Fellow Azevedo’s work looks to develop adaptive learning systems that model and enhance human-machine collaboration, with applications in a variety of fields.
5 Things to Know About UCF Day of Giving 2025 Thursday, April 10 is UCF Day of Giving! Join us in celebrating all things Black & Gold by making your gift at dayofgiving.ucf.edu.
UCF Partners With 5 Universities to Offer Exceptional Education Consortium-model Doctoral Program Over the next five years, Project SPARC will provide 22 scholars with fully funded doctoral degrees in exceptional student education, preparing them to lead the next generation of educators serving students with high-intensity needs.
UCF Among Top 20 U.S. Public Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2024 With this ranking, UCF secures its placement with 68 patents on the National Academy of Inventors worldwide list for the 12th consecutive year.
It Takes a Swarm: Help Rebuild a Bear-ravaged Beehive After a hive was ransacked by bears, the staff at the UCF Arboretum are looking to help bees thrive again on campus.
Medicine Students Showcase Research at FIRE Conference UCF is one of the few medical schools in the nation that requires all students to do a two-year scientific research project, which 120 students presented during the 2025 Focused Individualized Research Experience (FIRE) conference.
UCF Researchers, City of Orlando Unveil Inaugural Mobile Resilience Hub Kelly Stevens, assistant professor of public administration, led the team in designing and building the solar-powered hub that will bring Orlando residents critical resources during emergencies and educational experiences year-round.