UCF Cyber Defense Club Repeats as Top Team in Nation UCF’s Collegiate Cyber Defense Club, also known as Hack@UCF, was crowned champion for best overall performance in 2015 for a second consecutive year. The team… Jan 15, 2016
Microsoft CEO: UCF-Made Bionic Limbs for Children a 'Favorite Story' of 2015 UCF engineering students are prominently featured in a Dec. 31, 2015 Business Insider article that outlines Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s “favorite stories of 2015.” According… Jan 01, 2016
Engineering Grad Who Helped Design Wheelchair Device Lands Job at John Deere Earning a college degree is a life-changing experience, but Megan Pence’s time at the University of Central Florida has impacted more than just her own… Dec 18, 2015
Engineering Ph.D. Student Earns Governor's Top State Volunteer Honor Florida Gov. Rick Scott presented UCF engineering graduate student Albert Manero with the Champion of Service Award in Tallahassee on Tuesday. The governor and Volunteer… Dec 11, 2015
Engineering Student Wins Study-Abroad Scholarship from U.S. Department of State Michelle Otero, a dual-major senior studying aerospace and mechanical engineering, has been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship by the U.S. Department of… Dec 10, 2015
'Oscar of Invention' Awarded to UCF Materials Science & Engineering Researcher UCF researcher Jayan Thomas – who developed a nanoscale copper wire that stores and transmits energy simultaneously – was honored recently by R&D Magazine at… Dec 08, 2015
Students' Inventions to Make Life Easier for Wheelchair Users Part of Senior Design Showcase From hands-free wheelchairs, to a foot-pedal-propelled kayak, interactive drones, and innovative systems that make recreation more fun, 283 UCF engineering and computer science students will showcase their inventions and… Dec 02, 2015
UCF Among Nation's Most Innovative Universities UCF’s Innovation is Proven by Michael Georgiopoulos, Ph.D., Dean, UCF College of Engineering & Computer Science In September, the University of Central Florida was recognized… Nov 20, 2015
Reigning Champs: UCF Programming Team Grabs Fourth Consecutive Win In a super-contest of computer programming known as the “Battle of the Brains,” a University of Central Florida team of computer science students dominated over… Nov 17, 2015
UCF Engineering Graduate Student Lands Prestigious NASA Fellowship A UCF graduate student is one of 10 in the country to be awarded a prestigious fellowship from NASA to perfect a new method for… Nov 05, 2015
UCF's Cyber Defense Team Congratulated in United States Senate U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) took time this week to publically congratulate the University of Central Florida’s two-time national champion Cyber Defense Competition Team in… Oct 22, 2015
Computer Science Researcher Appointed to National DARPA Study Group UCF robotics expert Gita Sukthankar will help inform a federal agency on new research breakthroughs in computer science. The associate professor has been appointed to the… Sep 08, 2015
