UCF Today
- Operator Solutions, UCF Partner to Advance Aerospace Medical Training and Emergency ResponseThe partnership will include a new aerospace medical skills lab developed at the UCF College of Medicine and collaborations to create new technology advancing healthcare in space.
- Eating Disorders: Recognizing Symptoms and Finding Support for College StudentsAs Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which is Feb. 24-March 2, approaches, UCF healthcare experts share insight on the issue and how students can get help.
Arts
- 2 Teams Awarded 2024 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation AwardsThis year’s winning projects use technology to bridge arts and wellness.
- Student Combines Research, Service and Art to Improve HealthRachel Shi, a UCF medical student, has combined her interests outside of the medical field to earn acclaim within it.
Business
- Countdown to LaunchAssociate Provost for Space Commercialization and Strategy Greg Autry shares how UCF’s future space business program will be an unparalleled gateway for students in every field into a soon to be multi-trillion-dollar industry.
- An Idea, Thousands of Dollars and (3 Years Later) a BreakthroughTwo UCF students leaned on one priceless principle while developing an AI system that has exceeded their wildest expectations: “We refuse to quit.”
Colleges
- Operator Solutions, UCF Partner to Advance Aerospace Medical Training and Emergency ResponseThe partnership will include a new aerospace medical skills lab developed at the UCF College of Medicine and collaborations to create new technology advancing healthcare in space.
- Recipients of the 2024-25 Seed Funding Program AnnouncedThe program awarded a total of $500,000 to 21 new projects. This is the fourth year the program has been available to UCF faculty and researchers.
Community
- 18 Anti-human Trafficking Champions Honored by UCF Rosen College, United Abolitionists Inc.The Polaris Star Award winners include anti-trafficking advocates and educators as well as survivors who have become leaders in combating human trafficking.
- UCF Researcher Earns Presidential Academic Honor from Native PolandMichal Masternak, a professor in the College of Medicine, has conducted research on senescence, the process of aging and decline in cellular and organismal function over time, and its role in the body.
Health
- Operator Solutions, UCF Partner to Advance Aerospace Medical Training and Emergency ResponseThe partnership will include a new aerospace medical skills lab developed at the UCF College of Medicine and collaborations to create new technology advancing healthcare in space.
- Eating Disorders: Recognizing Symptoms and Finding Support for College StudentsAs Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which is Feb. 24-March 2, approaches, UCF healthcare experts share insight on the issue and how students can get help.
Opinion
- New Habits for the New YearProfessor of Educational Psychology Michele Gill shares a few of her favorite things that have helped her with cueing and rewarding new behaviors.
- The Naughty List: Krampus, Other Dark Characters as Holiday TraditionsAs Krampus gains popularity, discover the history behind the folkloric figure and other dark legends connected to the holiday season.
Research
- Recipients of the 2024-25 Seed Funding Program AnnouncedThe program awarded a total of $500,000 to 21 new projects. This is the fourth year the program has been available to UCF faculty and researchers.
- UCF Researchers Receive $600K Grant to Develop Intelligent Assistive RoboticsThe robots can help adults with upper extremity disabilities to perform essential tasks like eating and grooming.
Science & Tech
- UCF Researchers Receive $600K Grant to Develop Intelligent Assistive RoboticsThe robots can help adults with upper extremity disabilities to perform essential tasks like eating and grooming.
- UCF Launches Bold Faculty Hiring Initiative to Meet Growing Demand for Engineers, Computer ScientistsThe investment, which includes hiring up to 36 new faculty, will help support the region’s economic vitality as Orlando was recently recognized as a top tech hub.
Sports
Student Life
- Eating Disorders: Recognizing Symptoms and Finding Support for College StudentsAs Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which is Feb. 24-March 2, approaches, UCF healthcare experts share insight on the issue and how students can get help.
- Couples, Families and Intimate Relationships Course Teaches Students How to Build Strong ConnectionsAlthough designed as a mental health services course, anyone can benefit from its valuable lessons on creating and maintaining meaningful relationships.
Coronavirus Updates
- April 2022 CARES Act UpdatesApril 10, 2022 The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) 2022 1st Quarterly Report encompasses both HEERF II and HEERF III funding. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 included additional COVID-19 relief through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, also known as, HEERF II funding. The CRRSAA requires that institutions spend at least…
- COVID-19 Updates: The Next PhaseApril 14, 2022 On campus and throughout our community, the number of COVID-19 cases has dramatically declined from its peak in early January. It appears we may soon be in the endemic phase of COVID-19. This means that while COVID-19 will still circulate, the combination of natural infection, vaccination and effective treatments have made the…