December 15, 2025
A team of UCF researchers placed eighth in the 2025 EEG Challenge, a global machine learning competition that asks participants to predict behavioral responses from brain data. The Knights, who call themselves Team Marque, bested 8,400 submissions, including those from research labs and tech companies like Meta and Emotiv. The winning team includes Mubarak Shah, […]
December 11, 2025
Michael Bassett wants to use his UCF engineering and medical training to create better surgical instruments. He is among 6,000 undergraduate, master’s and Ph.D. students who will graduate from UCF Dec. 12-13. A Florida native, he credits UCF with instilling in him a spirit of scientific discovery and a passion to use his love of science to […]
November 12, 2025
What you need to know: This U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship program is among the most prestigious honors possible for students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in STEM fields around the U.S. Why this year is significant for UCF: From the 13,000 graduates who applied for the fellowship nationwide, the NSF awarded […]
November 4, 2025
UCF honored seven faculty members as shining examples of excellence, dedication and inspiration during the 2025 Luminary Awards. Pegasus Professor and Trustee Chair Mohamed Abdel-Aty and Trustee Chair and Professor Kareem Ahmed were recognized from the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Established in 2017, the annual awards recognize faculty whose achievements reflect the university’s […]
October 7, 2025
UCF alumna Rebecca Vollmann has been awarded with the Rising Technical Contributor Award from the Society of Women Engineers(SWE) for her exceptional technical performance and leadership in the field of engineering. SWE honors individuals who have been actively engaged for less than five years in the fields of engineering through nomination-based awards. Nominated by three […]