UCF Researchers Advance Knowledge About Juvenile Sea Turtles’ Early Life Stage, Informing Conservation Efforts These findings challenge existing hypotheses and provide important data for assessing risks from human activity and informing conservation efforts.
UCF Biology Researchers Win Awards From NOAA to Support Critical Coastal Work The College of Sciences and UCF Coastal receive $2.3 million for innovative coastal ecosystem research, including solutions to marine debris.
STEM Students Hone Research Skills Through UCF’s Research Experience for Undergraduates Programs UCF’s Center for Research in Computer Vision, led by Professor Mubarak Shah, has the nation’s longest-running REU program, continuously operating for 37 years.
UCF Biology Student Wins Statewide Aylesworth Scholarship Luciana Banquero is the newest recipient of the notable scholarship, which recognizes the “best and brightest” in marine science.
UCF Biologist Continues Unraveling Mystery of Magnetic Bacteria UCF Biologist Robert Fitak recently created a refined database of magnetic bacteria and the animals they may reside in to further study how these bacteria could guide migration patterns of animals such as sea turtles.
UCF Biology Researcher Receives 2023 Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize The $100,000 award recognizes Professor Joshua King’s invention of a non-toxic way to manage fire ants and other ground-nesting insects.
UCF Student Receives National Acclaim for Project Protecting Leatherback Sea Turtles Callie Veelenturf’s conservation work has been featured on the front page of The Washington Post and on CBS News and in Smithsonian magazine.
Stories of Innovation, Discovery Highlight UCF Research Top 10 News List of 2023 The annual top 10 research news list is based on UCF Today page views and coverage UCF research received by global, national, state and local media.
UCF Coastal and Estuarine Ecology Lab Receives Disney Grant, Continues Restoration Research The competitive $100,000 grant from Disney provides fresh funds for the lab’s conservation work, while attracting top science talent from around the U.S. through undergraduate research experiences.
Deadly Frog Disease More Prevalent in Central Florida Than Expected, UCF Study Finds As environmental impacts alters temperature and rainfall patterns in North America, researchers say more areas could experience conditions favorable to the disease known as amphibian Perkinsea.
