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UCF's people power our rise. Their talent drives student success, research excellence and impact that moves the world forward. Our trajectory towards preeminence isn’t our destination — it’s our launchpad for what’s next. ucf.edu/DaringToLead

Let the Madness begin! 🏀 The @UCFKnights will face UCLA in the first round of March Madness in Philadelphia on Friday, March 20. Learn how you can get involved: ucf.edu/news/ucf-mens-…

Andrea Rodrigues Sage ’12 points the intangible skills she gained while at UCF — work ethic, goal-setting, communication, collaboration and time management all at an elevated standard of excellence — as formative to her life as a working parent today. ucf.edu/news/ucf-grad-…

Student Research Week highlights ambition, creativity & discovery. 
 This event brings together 1,000+ student presenters & 200+ faculty mentors who serve as judges & collaborators — showcasing how research & innovation shape the student experience.
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Three @UCFMed students presented research on improving surgeries for children with cleft palates and other craniofacial conditions to global experts at the International Society of Craniofacial Surgeons. ucf.edu/news/ucf-med-s…

Diabetic neuropathy can cause chronic pain, numbness and tingling for people with Type 1 diabetes. With support from a new NIH grant, UCF researcher Jim Nichols is developing innovative therapies to help patients manage it. ucf.edu/news/ucf-resea…

What happens when 250+ companies meet thousands of ambitious Knights? Opportunity. 🚀 UCF students showed up to the Internship & Career Expo prepared with research, portfolios and even AI tools to map out their strategy for the day.

From curiosity to global recognition.
⭐️ What started as an interest in human-computer interaction in the mid-1990s has led UCF computer science professor Joseph LaViola Jr. to the forefront of the field. ucf.edu/news/ucf-compu…

Jillian Gloria ’22 refused to give up on her dream of working in the space industry. Today, she’s helping push the boundaries of space exploration as an engineer at
@blueorigin. 🚀 Her journey shows where determination and a UCF education can take you.⭐️ ucf.edu/news/passion-p…

Computer engineering major Kamalakkannan Ravi pursued more than a degree — he pursued AI systems that people can trust in critical moments.
 Now, he heads to Harvard Medical School to advance AI-driven clinical tools and patient care. ucf.edu/news/ucf-docto…

Spring commencement regalia pre-orders for @UCF Knights have opened! Online ordering reserves your guest tickets. Don't wait! Order today at herff.ly/ucf

On the job hunt? Looking for hands-on internship experience? Then you’ll want to make sure you’re at UCF’s Internship and Career Expo on March 10 at Addition Financial Arena. ucf.edu/news/what-to-k…

UCF has unveiled a $4 million high-resolution transmission electron microscope, expanding advanced materials research capabilities across the university and opening new opportunities for collaboration with industry partners throughout Florida.
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A new partnership between UCF and AOA — a leading immersive experience design, production and project management company — is helping shape the future of themed entertainment.
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At 67, Amy Lendian is proving it’s never too late. 🚀 She’s helping lead launch support operations for NASA’s Artemis II — the first crewed lunar flyby in 50 years — while pursuing her degree through UCF Online. ucf.edu/news/ucf-onlin…

Ilkin Isler ’22MS ’25PhD left the familiarity of home in Turkey to study AI at UCF — a daring choice that resulted in research improving the assessment of cancerous tumors and supporting better patient care. ucf.edu/news/the-mind-…

What if tiny bubbles could help fight heart disease? ❤️ @UCFMed, Professor Dinender Singla is developing “smart tiny bubbles” — known as smart exosomes — designed to do just that. Learn more: ucf.edu/news/research-…

On Feb. 21, UCF announced the Go For Launch campaign — a $3.5 billion, multi-year initiative designed to expand opportunity, accelerate innovation and deepen our impact. ⭐️ ucf.edu/news/ucf-launc…

Every day, UCF computer scientist Yu Tian clocks in to his AI and Imaging in Medicine (AIM) Research Lab at UCF working to change life as we know it.
Learn more about his story: ucf.edu/news/could-ai-…

Joe Sleppy ’18 is enabling industrial facilities and AI data centers with Capacitech’s rapid-response, modular and space-conscious power resilience products. As a @Forbes 2026 30 Under 30 winner, Capacitech Energy is future-proofing the power grid. ucf.edu/news/forbes-20…

Four Knights are making structures 8x stronger than steel with an environmentally friendly substance crafted from seaweed, hemp and elephant grass. ucf.edu/news/forbes-20…