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The word is getting out. UCF research was featured in the Daily Mail, Orlando Sentinel, and CNBC among others in the past 40 days. Faculty are in demand when it comes to providing expert commentary and opinion. If you didn’t see Physics Professor Dan Britt’s op-ed about space robots in the Washington Post this month, I encourage you to do so. We will continue to promote your research and scholarship stories. But we also will be looking at ways of improving the way we communicate with you.
 
Small changes have already occurred. The announcements column on the Office of Research website is a great place to find information that impacts you. An update on the partial government shutdown is the most popular item on the list this month. We will be rolling out some other communication initiatives in the next few months, so stay tuned.
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LIKE INVISIBLE INK FOR THE DIGITAL AGE, UCF researchers have found a way to hide information and images in plain sight.
 
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AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION is worth a pound of cure. That’s the idea with a new tool from UCF for preventing accidents before they happen.
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UCF CONTINUES TO BE ON THE FOREFRONT of space with some of its research hitching a ride with Virgin Galactic’s first rocket into space.
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REACHING AN ASTEROID some 76 million miles away is no easy feat but NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft had help from UCF researchers and Arecibo Observatory.
Linda Rossmann
UCF GRADUATE STUDENTS have now made Aviation Week’s top young leaders in aerospace technology list two years in a row.
20 January Lunar Eclipse Viewing 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Memory Mall Learn More
23 January Diversity Certificate Series 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Barbara Ying Center: 140 Learn More
30 January The Practical Coach 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. UCF Human Resources  Innovative Center: Training Room Learn More
1 April Research Week Kickoff 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Student Union:  Cape Florida Ballroom (Room 316) Learn More
Sponsored Awards. Kudos to the following UCF researchers who received sponsored awards in  December. A complete listing of awards is posted online. Ballantyne, John / Hanson, Erin K  Autosomal DNA-STR Profiling of Directly Captured Spermatazoa from Post Coital (3-10 days) Cervico-Vaginal Samples  US Department of Justice $600,704   Bridge, Candice M  Classification Procedure for Lubricant Stains and Samples Collected from Sexual Assaults National Institute of Justice $354,195   Banerjee, Parag  Plasmoresistor device for optoelectronic transduction  National Science Foundation $329,999
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How Mosquitoes Seek Out Gaps in Nets or Screens  entomologytoday.org Read More
Worlds Highest Microplastics in Indian River Lagoon WMFE Read More

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