Meet UCF’s 2025 Pegasus Professors The recipients of UCF’s most prestigious faculty honor use their inspiring backgrounds to make impacts in the fields of psychology, hospitality and cybersecurity.
How UCF Researchers Are Playing Key Role in Discovering Health Impacts of Space Travel College of Medicine Professor Michal Masternak and two graduate students are processing health samples last Saturday from Fram2, the latest commercial spaceflight and the first crewed flight to orbit Earth over its polar regions.
Professor Mohamed Abdel-Aty Earns Medal of Societal Impact This award recognizes his global impact on transportation systems and safety, and will be awarded during the Founders’ Day on April 2.
Research in 60 Seconds: Enhancing Electronic Medical Implants Biomedical sciences student Nicholas Rose’s research focuses on identifying plant-based polymers with energy-converting capabilities, which could be groundbreaking for medical devices.
Profound, Innovative, Analytical and Resilient: Meet UCF’s 2025 Reach for the Stars Honorees The 2025 Reach for the Stars award recipients are recognized for conducting highly successful research and fostering creative activity that has a national or international impact.
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 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.
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.
Research in 60 Seconds: Creating Healthy Relationships That Last Professor of Counselor Education Sejal Mehta Barden’s research examines how to create and maintain healthy relationships for couples and individuals.
