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Tue Jan 28
UCF has been helping educate Florida’s prisoners since 2017 through a small program that has just received a financial boost to make some of its classes available online to people in prison, thus expanding its impact. “We are honored and overjoyed to receive funding from the Laughing Gull Foundation, a major supporter of higher education…
Tue Jan 28
Zora Neale Hurston, African-American literature author, filmmaker, and anthropologist is celebrated annually at the ZORA! Festival. As Hurston grew up in Eatonville, she included the community as the setting for many of her stories in the early 20th century. Here are some key events from CAH to attend – students, faculty and staff can attend…
Mon Jan 27
WUCF TV, Central Florida’s PBS station, was recognized by the National Educational Telecommunications Association for its Summer of Space campaign. The station accepted the Community Engagement – National Project award Sunday at the 2019 NETA Awards in Washington, D.C. During June, July and August, WUCF celebrated the Summer of Space with programming and community events…
Mon Jan 27
UCF is joining the Florida Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in monitoring the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, for which cases have been confirmed in the U.S. following an outbreak in China. While no cases have been reported at UCF or in Florida, we have initiated communication, coordination and planning using updated…
Fri Jan 24
Presidential historian Jon Meacham provided perspective on today’s White House using the lens of the past at a presentation Thursday called “The Art of Leadership: Lessons from the American Presidency.” Meacham started broadly, noting the presidency is a reflection of the American population. “The presidency is in many ways a manifestation of all of us,”…
Fri Jan 24
Two concurrent exhibits—one at UCF and one at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in Tampa—use photographs to explore themes of black community, friendship and resilience in the face of systemic violence and discrimination. The first exhibit, “Zora Neale Hurston’s âNative Village’: Historic Eatonville Remembered,” hosted on the first-floor gallery wall in UCF’s John C.…
Thu Jan 23
Art, whether it’s a painting, music, performance or simply enjoying another’s creativity, has a place in medicine and healing. That was the message of the 9th Annual Global Health Conference at the UCF College of Medicine, January 18. The conference, organized by MedPACt (Medical Students Providing Across Continents), attracted more than 230 attendees from across…
Thu Jan 23
UCF Health’s cardiovascular lab has been granted a three-year echocardiographic reaccreditation in the areas of Adult Transthoracic and Adult Stress from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). Echocardiography is used to assess different areas of the heart and can detect heart disease or signs of serious conditions. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in…
Tue Jan 21
Family, friends and UCF Police officers and staff welcomed six new officers to the department at a swearing-in ceremony Thursday. All of the newest UCFPD recruits have experience in either law enforcement or the military, which is what Chief Carl Metzger says he was looking for in patrol officers. “At UCFPD, we have a diverse…
Fri Jan 17
It might feel tropical this week, but colder weather is coming to Florida — and that spells trouble for the kids without protection from the elements. Sociology graduate student Sonya Spence is working to correct that by holding a gently used coat drive for children from pre-K to high school. She was inspired by her…
Mon Jan 13
Presidential historian Jon Meacham will bring context and insight on today’s White House by looking through the lens of past presidencies at a free guest lecture Jan. 23, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., in the Student Union Pegasus Ballroom on UCF’s main campus. The lecture – “The Art of Leadership: Lessons from the American Presidency”…
Mon Jan 13
As the new semester starts, we encourage you to share your thoughts about what you are looking for in UCF’s next president. You can provide your feedback via a short online survey. A Spanish version of the survey is also available. On Wednesday, Jan. 15, UCF will hold three additional open forums where you can…
Mon Jan 13
Downtown Orlando is growing, but the area’s constant construction and heavy traffic can hurt the quality of air there. That’s why the University of Central Florida is working with the City of Orlando to inform the area’s residents about their air quality as part of a recently announced nearly $1.2 million grant from the National…
Fri Jan 10
The sixth annual UCF Celebrates the Arts returns to the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts April 7 – 19. The 10-day art event features work from UCF students, staff and faculty from the School of Visual Arts and Design, School of Performing Arts and Nicholson School of Communication and Media, as well as collaborations…
Fri Jan 3
Three students with big ambitions to curb the dwindling sea turtle population will benefit from a new scholarship started by the National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation. The foundation chose to partner with UCF in recognition of the work conducted by Kate Mansfield, Ph.D., who leads the Marine Turtle Research Group (MTRG). Mansfield is a…
Mon Dec 30
The third year UCF Doctor of Physical Therapy students under the supervision of current neurologic resident, Olivia Berry, DPT, screened Parkinson’s patients in the community on October 4 at Select Physical Therapy in Kissimmee, Florida. The event was organized by Rose Babcock, DPT of Select Physical Therapy, who runs a Parkinson’s support group and is…
Fri Dec 20
Counting down for launch this spring, The Celeste Hotel at UCF is being designed with all things evocative of the stars, moon, constellations and nearby Kennedy Space Center. When the project was first announced last January, the 179-room inn and conference center under the Marriott brand was to be called The Pegasus Hotel, but the…
