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DirectConnect to UCF to Award 50,000th Degree

April 30, 2019
Victor Rodriguez is no stranger to overcoming adversity. For several years while growing up, Rodriguez and his family moved around a lot, bouncing from home to home. But thanks to a few teachers, he excelled in middle school, even taking an international trip to Morocco that opened his eyes. In high school, after moving to […]

Mano a Mano with NASA

April 21, 2019
About a year ago, Sean Marrero was on a camping trip with a group of families from the Orlando area. Some of the other campers knew that Marrero, chief strategy officer for Correct Craft, worked for a boating company. “One of the dads asked if we made a boat that would work well for fishing […]

Young Engineers Gain Valuable Experience During SLS Tool Demonstration

April 19, 2019
Robert Cook, Christopher Di Taranto and Sherild Rivera Melendez aren’t old enough to have seen the first release of blockbuster movies “Jurassic Park” or “The Lion King.” If you combine their years on Earth, that total barely surpasses retirement age. But the Kennedy Space Center engineers already are making significant contributions at the Florida spaceport, […]

UCF Alumnus to Speak to United Nations Monday

December 4, 2018
Albert Manero ’12 ’14 M.S. ’16 Ph.D., the president of UCF based Limitless Solutions will serve on a panel at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday, Dec. 3, as part of International Day of Persons with Disabilities events. “This is an opportunity to share our work and our vision around accessibility technology […]