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Forensic Hair Research Wins Recognition for NCFS Graduate Student

A forensics graduate student has earned the Forensics Sciences Foundation’s Emerging Forensic Scientist Award for his research on hair and color texture analysis. The research…

Chemistry Professor Breaks Down Vaccine Mystery With Ingredient Explanation

Mistrust of the COVID-19 vaccine is rooted partly in its rapid introduction, the seemingly new technologies involved and the long list of ingredients with mysterious…

138 Faculty Promoted Across the University

After going through a rigorous evaluation process, 138 UCF faculty have been promoted and 45 have been awarded tenure for the 2020-2021 cycle. The process…

UCF Forensic Scientists Unlocking Unique Chemical Signatures In Tires

Skid marks left by cars are often analyzed for their impression patterns, but they often don’t provide enough information to identify a specific vehicle. UCF…

2021 Founder’s Day Honorees

BY ALLISON HURTADO ’12 The Founders’ Day Awards celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of our faculty members and students. As we recognize these achievements, we…

National Goldwater Scholarships Go to Four UCF STEM Students

Four UCF STEM students were selected from a pool of 1,256 nominees across the nation and will receive 2020-21 Goldwater Scholarship Awards. Only 410 college…

16 Knights Earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships — Most in UCF History

A record-breaking 16 UCF students and alumni were named National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows this year — with an additional seven singled out…

New UCF Nanotech Gives Boost to Detection of Cancer and Disease

Early screening can mean the difference between life and death in a cancer and disease diagnosis. That’s why University of Central Florida researchers are working…

23 Students to Receive UCF’s Highest Honor

UCF has named 23 students as recipients of the Order of Pegasus, the university’s most prestigious student award. The 2021 recipients were selected from a…

UCF Funds Second Round of $1 million SEED Initiative to Support Faculty Research

Thirty-seven UCF teams will split $1 million in UCF SEED funding to conduct preliminary research the university hopes will lead to bigger individual grants from…