- NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace to Deliver UCF’s Lunar-VISE Payload to the MoonFirefly Aerospace is one of the American vendors NASA is partnering with to deliver payloads to the lunar surface through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.
- James Webb Space Telescope Offers Best Glimpse Ever Into the Icy Planetesimals of the Early Solar SystemNew studies of trans-Neptunian objects reveal how their colors and surface reflectance today are linked to their formation locations in the early solar system.
- UCF Health Faculty Physicians Are Orlando’s Finest DoctorsUCF Health physicians not only care for patients, but also serve as College of Medicine faculty, educating students, residents and fellows, while advancing research.
- Uncovering a Centaur’s Tracks: UCF Scientists Examine Unique Asteroid-Comet HybridUCF researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to reveal one-of-a-kind attributes of (2060) Chiron, a distant “centaur” in space sharing properties of both a comet and an asteroid, giving clues to our Solar System’s origins in a newly published study.
- UCF Joins Digital Twin Consortium as Regional Branch OrganizerThe Digital Twin Consortium, established in 2020, is a widely recognized authority in digital twin technology.
- New Future Faculty Laureates Program to Prepare Students for Academic CareersThe program prepares qualified electrical engineering and computer science doctoral students to work at Research 1 universities.
- Digging Deeper: How a UCF Anthropology Graduate Uncovered Her PurposeFirst-generation student Melanie Langgle ’24 has unearthed more than artifacts — she’s discovered a deep sense of purpose that has shaped her life and future career.
- UCF Celebrates Thad Seymour Jr.’s Impact with Honorary DegreeThe former interim UCF president was honored for his contributions to growing Central Florida and the university.
- Ken Robinson Awarded Honorary Doctoral Degree for Public ServiceAs President and CEO of Dr. Phillips Inc. and The Dr. P. Phillips Foundation, Ken Robinson’s leadership and vision has helped improved the lives in the Greater Orlando region.
- U.S. Space Command Commander Explores Innovation, Research Capabilities at UCFThe tour highlighted UCF’s role as SpaceU and reaffirmed critical partnerships with USSPACECOM to advance research and innovation.
