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UCF is partnering with Meta Platforms Inc. to study how people learn to control digital systems using muscle signals, work that could improve human-computer interaction in virtual and augmented environments: bit.ly/4lNkFpE

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT🌟 Mechanical engineering grad student Marcus Royal ’24 is turning personal challenges into impact, co-founding STEM Mentorship Matters to help high school students explore STEM careers with confidence, guidance and opportunity. A true example of Knights lifting the next generation.

RSVP by TOMORROW for the School of Data, Mathematical, and Statistical Sciences’ annual Big Data Analytics Symposium! Join us for insight and networking focused on how data is driving real-world decisions. Follow the link to register: sciences.ucf.edu/sdmss/big-data… #UCFCOS #DataScience

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the State University System. May today be a lucky day filled with family and friends!

A UCF researcher has created a new thin-film catalyst that makes hydrogen energy harvesting cleaner and more affordable. This innovation could transform chemical manufacturing and renewable energy, using microscopic patterns to drive the future of sustainable technology. bit.ly/40utj2s

Happy Pi Day! How are you celebrating today?

UCF unveils a $4M high-resolution transmission electron microscope, expanding advanced materials research and industry collaboration. Learn what this new tool means for innovation across campus. bit.ly/40y7gb9

Join us tomorrow at noon to hear the latest work from: ✨ Wen Shen @UCFMAE ✨ Roshan Venkatakrishnan @UCFComputerSci 🗓️ Friday, March 13, 2026 🕛 Noon - 1 p.m. 📍 Virtual via Zoom: bit.ly/4pIsGwj

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.

Introducing our new 3D virtual lab tours! ✨ Visit these labs virtually, anytime, anywhere, in a 3D tour that shares information about their research, equipment and capabilities. Take a tour here: cecs.ucf.edu/3d-tour/

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…

Reminder for the School of Data, Mathematical, and Statistical Sciences’ Big Data Symposium! Join us for insight, innovation and networking focused on how data is driving real-world decisions. 🌐 Learn more and register by March 18th: sciences.ucf.edu/sdmss/big-data… #UCFCOS #UCFSDMSS

What an honor! ✨ UCF Trustee Chair and Professor Subith Vasu is now a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, founded in 1866 to advance global aeronautics with over 25,000 members: bit.ly/4da9FAb

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…

Associate Professor Yang Yang has created a renewable “thin-film” catalyst that enables cleaner chemical manufacturing. His work can be used in solar-powered hydrogen generators for clean fuel, reducing fossil fuel reliance and carbon emissions: bit.ly/4sroByq

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…

I will be participating as an AI Expert Panelist at the following webinar tomorrow. The @UCF and the U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory will jointly host the webinar. Please RSVP in case you are interested in the topic. @UCFCECS @usarmy_devcom #AI #HumanAICollaboration

Ilkin Isler ’22MS ’25PhD left her home in Turkey to study artificial intelligence at UCF — a daring choice that resulted in research improving the assessment of cancerous tumors and supporting better patient care. Learn more about her journey: bit.ly/4rbgHba

An interdisciplinary project led by Associate Professor Kaitlyn Crawford has won the Pabst Steinmetz Creative Futures Award! 🏆 Learn more: bit.ly/4soAR2H

We are now accepting applications for our AI Summer Camp! Apply here today: ai.ucf.edu/ai-summer-camp/