UCF’s New Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Degree Will Advance Research Careers
Fri Feb 17
As a child, Madisyn Messmore ’22 was fascinated by the human body and how it worked. She planned to become a neurosurgeon, but her career path shifted directions in college when an internship with the UCF-based nonprofit Limbitless Solutions piqued her interest in engineering. After she started the internship, she learned that a family member was dealing…
UCF Student Secures $1.5 Million For Local Nonprofit With Grant Application From Class
Fri Feb 17
When Melissa Longman enrolled in Angela White-Jones’ grant writing course as part of her dual Master of Public Administration / Master of Nonprofit Management program, she expected that what she learned would help her in her professional pursuits — just maybe not quite so quickly. Longman, a social worker by trade, also serves on the executive board…
2 UCF Professors Honored as Fellows in the World’s Largest Scientific Society
Fri Feb 17
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its Science family of journals. Election as a fellow is a lifetime honor and considered one of the most distinguished recognitions within the scientific community. UCF professors Peter Delfyett and Ronald DeMara are…
UCF Alum, Entrepreneur Fires up a Pizza Food Truck
Fri Feb 17
Three billion. That’s about how many pizzas are sold in the United States every year. This year, UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management alumnus Dylan Pittman ’22 plans to serve hundreds of pies through Pizza Pitt Stop, a food truck he recently launched. Pizza Pitt Stop currently serves customers across Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Florida. Among its signature…
A Conversation with UCF Nursing’s First Black Faculty Member
Wed Feb 8
Juanita Green joined the University of Central Florida nursing program in January 1980, becoming not only one of the College of Nursing’s founding faculty members but also the program’s first Black faculty member. She reflects on her time at UCF, overcoming discrimination early in her nursing career and her advice for Black nursing students. The…
New Green Storage System Offers Renewable Energy On-Demand
Wed Feb 8
Back to the Future movie fans may remember the term “flux capacitor” as a fictional device that allows for time travel. That device still doesn’t exist, but a University of Central Florida storage technology does use a different type of flux capacitor developed by NASA. While trying to find a way to store renewable energy…
Giving Back – Med School Alum Starts Pediatric Mobile Clinic
Wed Feb 8
On this Saturday morning, more than a dozen uninsured children are getting their health checks and vaccinations through a Nemours Children’s Health mobile clinic — thanks to a College of Medicine-trained physician who has spent her career advocating for others. Dr. Laura Chilcutt graduated from UCF’s medical school in 2019 and was one of the…
Three Optics and Photonics Students Receive 2022 SPIE Scholarships Including Top Honor
Wed Feb 8
n 2022, SPIE awarded $293,000 in education scholarships to 78 outstanding SPIE student members, based on their potential contribution to optics and photonics, or a related discipline. Three University of Central Florida optics and photonics students received scholarships. CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics doctoral student Matthew Cooper received the largest and most prestigious SPIE scholarship,…
UCF Researchers Use Webb Telescope to Monitor Double-ringed Asteroid More Than 2 Billion Miles Away
Mon Feb 6
Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have detected the ring system of a small, icy asteroid more than 2 billion miles away with remarkable precision. The work demonstrates a new way to use the space telescope and opens the door to an advanced means of characterizing small objects in the distant solar system.…
UCF Researchers Uncover Key Mechanisms for Sustainable Ammonia Production
Mon Feb 6
University of Central Florida research team with collaborators at Virginia Tech have published critical findings about the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia, advancing sustainable fertilizer research and thus aiding global food safety efforts. Ammonia, a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, is an essential ingredient in many fertilizers for food production. However, its primary method of production,…
UCF Researcher Examines Link Between A Protein and Alzheimer’s
Mon Feb 6
A UCF medical researcher is examining how the deficiency of a specific protein in the brain can cause Alzheimer’s disease – a discovery that would open doors to better treatments and diagnostics. The Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program — which aims to improve the health of Floridians by researching treatments for Alzheimer’s…
National Black Association for Speech-Language Hearing Starts New Chapter at UCF
Mon Feb 6
Students in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders have launched a new student organization focused on meeting the needs of Black professionals, students and individuals that have communication disorders. The UCF chapter of the National Black Association for Speech-Language Hearing (NBASLH) is just a few months old and has already grown to 15 student…
UCF Postdoctoral Scholar Draws on Her Island Roots to Champion for Marginalized Populations
Mon Feb 6
Makella Coudray is passionate about advocating for disadvantaged groups. “I personally like championing causes for those that society may overlook, and I try to do that through my work,” she says. “Hence, my work focuses on marginalized populations such as sexual and gender minorities and racial and ethnic minorities.” Coudray is originally from Trinidad and…
2023 CUWiP Champions Women in Physics
Thu Feb 2
According to the National Science Foundation, only 20 percent of people studying physics are women. The annual Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics organized by the American Physical Society plays an important role in bringing women in physics together and educating undergraduate women on the career and educational possibilities within physics. This year, UCF was one of 14 universities…
Knights Write Showcase Celebrates Student Writing and Research Across the University
Thu Feb 2
What is humanity’s most important invention? Some might say vaccines, electricity or the internet. But each of those technologies was the result of thousands of years’ worth of communication through language. Language is how we come to understand the world and ourselves. Though often invisible, it is the building block of human civilization. Knights Write…
UCF Researchers Help Restore the Lost History of Indigenous Prisoners in St. Augustine
Thu Feb 2
During the Plains Wars of the mid-1800s, thousands of indigenous peoples were forced from their homelands. Dozens of their leaders and warriors were imprisoned over a thousand miles away from home in Fort Marion (now known as the Castillo de San Marcos) in St. Augustine, Florida. Today, UCF researchers are collaborating with the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes…
UCF Researcher Receives Samsung International Global Research Outreach Award
Thu Feb 2
Debashis Chanda, a professor in UCF’s NanoScience Technology Center, recently received Samsung’s International Global Research Outreach Award for the year 2022 in the Future Camera and Sensor category. This is the first such award to UCF. The Samsung Global Research Outreach program is designed to foster international technological innovation. The award from the multinational electronics…
2 Teams Win 2022 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation Awards for Projects to Strengthen Orlando Communities
Thu Feb 2
Two project teams comprising of UCF researchers and community partners were named winners of the 2022 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation award. Each team was granted $25,000 to help fund their respective initiatives. This year’s winning projects respond to the theme of “No Place Like Home,” focusing on collaboration with organizations and diverse communities to…
Gift from Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation to Support New College of Nursing Building
Thu Feb 2
With a generous $500,000 gift, the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation has become one of the founding donors for the new UCF College of Nursing building at Lake Nona’s Medical City. This investment in UCF will help unleash the potential of more Knight nurses while bolstering the nursing workforce in Central Florida, which is in critical need…
Pegasus Professor Luis MartÃnez-Fernández to Share New Book
Thu Feb 2
Award-winning historian and nationally syndicated columnist Luis MartÃnez-Fernández will publish his new book, When The World Turned Upside Down: Politics, Culture and The Unimaginable Events of 2019-2022, on February 15. His book examines how almost every aspect of life has been profoundly affected from economics, politics and geopolitics to society and culture. MartÃnez-Fernández will also speak about his…
