UCF Doctoral Student Wins 2nd Place in Global Quantum Computing Hackathon The electrical engineering student’s framework identifies themost reliable and efficient routes for transmitting quantum information across a network.
UCF Graduate Students’ Class Project Helps Reveal Unusual Shape of Large Asteroid A project for an observational astronomy course led UCF graduate students to contribute data to a larger study revealing the unusual, potentially three-lobed shape of asteroid 44 Nysa.
Beyond the Football Military Game: UCF’s Military Ties Run Deep Ahead of UCF Football’s annual military game, explore the university’s longstanding military partnerships that advance critical research, prepare students for careers in national defense and support those who serve.
A Digital Twin for Mental Health Wins UCF Space Hospitality Student Challenge UCF students and alums took first place with StellarSync, a digital twin of a clinical psychologist designed to help future space tourists navigate anxiety, fear and isolation.
Transfer Student, First-Generation Graduate Proves It’s Never Too Late to Aim High Robin Marquez ’26 didn’t let dropping out of college define him. Inspired by his interest in entomology, he got his second chance at UCF and now has his sights set on a doctoral degree.
Love Space? Join One of These UCF Student Organizations Whether you’re a novice stargazer or ready to help launch a rocket into space, there’s a group for you at America’s Space University.
UCF Students, Emmy-Winning Professors Team Up to Give a Voice to the Dead From the graveyard to a podcasting studio, UCF legal studies and journalism students collaborated for a unique cross-disciplinary class project.
7 Stellar Honorees Earn UCF’s 2026 SpaceU Awards As part of the second UCF Space Week, the honors celebrate individuals and organizations who are advancing development, discovery, exploration, and engagement in the field.
Top Moments from UCF’s Homecoming Win vs. No. 2 BYU From the Bounce House’s most electric highlights to the celebratory field rush, we can’t get enough of these scenes from one of the biggest victories in program history.
UCF Alums Bring a Fresh Brew to Familiar Grounds Years after their own campus coffee runs, founders David Benjamin ’21 and Ricky Bravo ’17 are behind the counter, bringing Orlando’s specialty coffee culture to UCF’s Memory Mall.