UCF Professor Saiful Khondaker has been named a Faculty Fellow in the Office of Research for 2019, a new position created last year to find ways to improve services provided in research administration, which will also help the Office of Research reach its strategic goals, including doubling research funding by 2020.
OVERVIEW For all the year’s headlines about hurricanes, wildfires, Brexit, and the redrawing of global trade agreements, organizations are managing through the volatility to best capitalize on opportunities. Last year also saw record global mergers and acquisitions activity, and more than $75 billion is expected to be raised through stock market listings in the U.S. …
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Research isn’t just a number, a statistic, a figure or a dollar amount. It’s a story that begins with an idea, a need and then branches into a narrative of everyone it touches.
OVERVIEW Over the past few years, changes in demographics, regulations and the ways data are collected and interpreted have led to shifts in how large institutional investors choose how and where they allocate their funds. Increasingly, investors are looking at “responsible investing” to ensure that their money is being used for a greater good. According …
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It all started with a video. Self-proclaimed “Marvel nerd,” Gary Zhou, saw Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. comparing bionic arms with Alex Pring, the first recipient of a Limbitless Solutions-built arm, and he was intrigued.
It all started with a video. Self-proclaimed “Marvel nerd,” Gary Zhou, saw Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. comparing bionic arms with Alex Pring, the first recipient of a Limbitless Solutions-built arm, and he was intrigued.
OVERVIEW China has embarked on one of the most ambitious and expensive infrastructure projects ever undertaken. First announced in 2013, One Belt One Road, also referred to as Belt Road Initiative (BRI), represents a resurrection of the ancient trade routes known as the Silk Road, which connected China with the economies of nearly 70 other …
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A group of anthropology researchers are counting on some dirty work to unlock the secrets of past civilizations. More specifically, they’re studying Amazonian mud, carefully extracted from a Bolivian swamp and transported back to a laboratory on UCF’s campus.
OVERVIEW For decades, car ownership has been a rite of passage for many people. Millions of miles of roads and highways have been built to get drivers from one place to another, entire cities have been remodeled to accommodate the car and movies and music celebrate the freedom and adventure the automobile offers. But the …
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UCF researchers have beat nearly 50 other teams in a national traffic-safety-improvement competition and now find themselves the only university team competing among industry giants such as Ford and Uber.
