Postdoc Researchers Help Increase UCF鈥橲 Research Momentum During National Postdoc Appreciation Week, Sept. 21鈥�25, 聽the university celebrates the contributors of postdoctoral scholars, an important group on researchers who help drive innovation at UCF.
UCF Researcher Discovers Experimental Evidence of New Type of Magnetism Professor Madhab Neupane and collaborators have demonstrated experimental evidence of altermagnetism in a layered material, opening a promising pathway toward future quantum and spintronic technologies.
UCF Researcher Uses Conservation Genomics to Advance Florida Scrub-Jay Recovery UCF doctoral researcher Lauren Deaner is combining genomics, ecology and long-term field monitoring to better understand how genetic rescue can help recover imperiled species.
UCF Ranks No. 1 in Nation for Hospitality for 7th Year, No. 2 for Transportation Science for 2026 ShanghaiRanking鈥檚 2026 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects recognized UCF for its strengths in hospitality and tourism, and transportation science and technology 鈥� areas that drive $11.6 trillion in economic impact globally.
UCF Faculty Help Shape the Future of Human-Machine Communication as Emerging Field Earns International Recognition The International Communication Association’s decision to elevate human-machine communication to Division status reflects years of leadership from UCF researchers who helped establish the field and create a scholarly home for its growing community.
UCF Discovery on Immune Cells Could Illuminate Pathways to New Treatments The findings mark an important first step in understanding how to modify T cells to create future treatments for cancers, infections and autoimmune disorders.
NSF Funds Pilot Program to Support Small Businesses in Accelerating Commercialization of Their Late-Stage Deep-Technology and Avoid the 鈥淰alley of Death鈥� The $20 million program聽aims to address a persistent gap that separates federally funded deep technology research from commercial success.
UCF RESTORES Study Helps Identify Risk Factors, Strengthens Firefighter Suicide Prevention By examining nearly three decades of state records, UCF RESTORES researchers are identifying patterns in suicide deaths among Florida fire service members 鈥� and using those findings to help strengthen prevention and support.
UCF Researchers Receive NEH Grant to Preserve Noah Webster鈥檚 Dictionaries Online The project will engage undergraduate and graduate students to transform the dictionaries into searchable digital editions, preserving the texts that helped define and document American English.
UCF Researchers Study a Centaur Transforming Into a Comet Astronomers at UCF are using NASA鈥檚 James Webb Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory to study a distant icy object that may offer a rare look at how centaurs evolve into active comets.
