University of Central Florida News

UCF Intends to Fire Professor Whose Tweets Created Firestorm

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The University of Central Florida plans to terminate a psychology professor over allegations unrelated to his tweets over the summer that many students described as racist. The investigation found that Charles Negy created a “hostile” classroom …

Drivers Less Distracted by Google Glass Than by Smartphones

Texting while driving with Google Glass is clearly a distraction, a new University of Central Florida study has concluded – but there is a twist. In the study texting Glass users outperformed smartphone users when regaining control of their vehicles …

Researchers at the University of Central Florida to Predict Sinkholes

Researchers at the University of Central Florida are devising a way to predict sinkholes. The researchers said last week that they’ve created a sinkhole simulator to help them understand what causes sinkholes. They are devising a prediction model that can …

4 Workers Injured in Accident Near the University of Central Florida

Four construction workers have been injured following an accident near the University of Central Florida in Orlando. The workers got hurt as a concrete floor was being lowered by a crane Monday at the site of an apartment building under …