Growing up, Ashley Cariño was just as likely to watch an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation as she was a Miss Universe pageant. She dreamed of working for NASA and wearing the Miss USA crown. The 26-year-old is…

Limbitless Solutions, the UCF based non-profit which creates bionic limbs for children, celebrated its seven-year anniversary Friday, July 23, by moving into its new expanded 6,000 square foot facility in Research Park. “It’s a great way to celebrate seven impactful…

UCF graduate student Cameron Whitehead is on track to become a member of the first U.S Cyber Team to represent the nation in the inaugural International Cyber Security Challenge later this year in Athens, Greece. Whitehead, who is studying for…

This year’s five UCF National Science Foundation CAREER grant recipients are finding innovative and bold new ways to solve challenges that could be game changers in healthcare and engineering. For example, one researcher is tracking down what triggers harmless microorganisms…

Transportation science and technology programs at the University of Central Florida rank among the world’s best, joining UCF’s hospitality and tourism programs on this year’s ShanghaiRanking’s 2021 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, which assesses academic programs at 500 of the…

A recent graduate of UCF’s mechanical engineering program was recognized this spring with an honorable mention from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships Program for his work that combines engineering, health and art to improve people’s lives. Zachary Whitacre…

Computer science researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a sarcasm detector. Social media has become a dominant form of communication for individuals, and for companies looking to market and sell their products and services. Properly understanding and…

University of Central Florida researchers are building on their technology that could pave the way for hypersonic flight, such as travel from New York to Los Angeles in under 30 minutes. In their latest research published Monday in the journal Proceedings…

Fast Company magazine named a developing technology pioneered at UCF as one of its 2021 “World Changing Ideas.” A panel of editors and reporters selected the winners from more than 4,000 nominations. Assistant Professor of Engineering Ben Sawyer ’14MS ’15PhD and his team…

Bryan Medina ’21 is deeply intrigued by memories — both capturing them and understanding what triggers us to relive them. The computer science major who earned his bachelor’s from UCF this semester was born and raised in Miami, where music and dancing play…

UCF’s Programming Team has advanced to the North America Championship round of the 2021 International Collegiate Programming Contest — and won’t have to travel far to get there. The ICPC, the oldest and most prestigious collegiate programming contest, will hold…