UCF Awarded $5.7M in Federal Funding for HSI Initiatives Through 2027
Tue Nov 1
UCF has been selected for two, five-year U.S. Department of Education (ED) Title V grants totaling $5.7 million to reduce barriers for Hispanic/Latino/a/x students earning undergraduate and graduate degrees, while enriching learning experiences for their development of career and cultural competencies — aligning with the university’s priority to support student success and well-being. Title V…
Remembering Walter Gaudnek, Influential Artist and Longtime UCF Professor
Tue Nov 1
Longtime professor and renowned modern artist Walter Gaudnek died Sunday, Oct. 23, at the age of 91. Gaudnek taught in the art department at UCF for 50 years before retiring in 2020. Throughout his extensive professional career, he received worldwide acclaim as one of the main representatives of pop art that uses religious imagery. Gaudnek…
CHPS Dean Christopher Ingersoll Awarded by CAATE for Contributions to AT Education and Accreditation
Tue Nov 1
The athletic training accreditation entity, Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), honored UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences Dean Christopher Ingersoll with the 2022 Pete Koehneke Award. Recipients of this award symbolize “an outstanding leader who has made significant, ongoing contributions of exceptional value to athletic training education and accreditation over a sustained period of…
Annual Disclosure on Outside Activities, Potential Conflict of Interest Due Nov. 30
Mon Oct 31
All UCF faculty who are required to disclose annually about outside activity, employment and potential conflict of interest are receiving an individual e-mail today about completing the online form by Nov. 30. The required disclosure – the Potential Outside Activity, Employment, and Conflict of Interest and Commitment Disclosure AA-21 – is emailed via a link…
UCF Nursing Mourns the Passing of Founding Faculty and Professor Emerita Frances Blackwell Smith
Thu Oct 27
The UCF College of Nursing is mourning the loss of a one of its founding faculty members. Professor Emerita Frances Blackwell Smith, who was a faculty member for nearly three decades, has passed away. Smith, a psychiatric/mental health nurse, joined UCF’s nursing program in its first semester of Fall 1979. “The Class of 1981 was truly…
Diversity Week: Celebrating Each Person’s Unique Experience
Thu Oct 27
“Each of us has our unique lens, perspective, lived experiences, biases and identities. The goal of celebrating diversity week is to be intentional about recognizing the strength and importance of diversity in our classrooms, offices, community and nation.” With those words, Dr. Tracy MacIntosh, associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion and an emergency medicine…
Playing an Instrument in Childhood Boosts the Brain, say UCF Professors
Thu Oct 27
Did you play an instrument as a child? Metro World News reports recently published research in the journal Psychological Science finds that playing in instrument in adolescence is associated with improved cognitive abilities at older ages. Professor of violin Ayako Yonetani and neuroscientist Kiminobu Sugaya teach “Music and the Brain” at UCF and report a number of…
UCF Researcher Receives NASA Award to Develop Revolutionary Rocket Engine Technology
Thu Oct 27
A University of Central Florida researcher has received NASA funding to further develop a novel rocket engine system that could revolutionize space travel. The project focuses on rotating detonation rocket engines (RDREs), which are powered by continuous Mach 5 explosions that rotate around the inside of the engine and are sustained by hydrogen and oxygen…
Bank of America Awards UCF $250K Grant to Increase Hispanic/Latina/o/x Representation in Healthcare
Thu Oct 27
bank of America has selected UCF as a preferred partner for a two-year $250,000 grant to support Hispanic/Latina/o/x students pursuing careers in healthcare through its Progresando Initiative. The initiative was created to help Hispanic/Latina/o/x students achieve upward economic mobility through careers in healthcare, while also helping to increase representation and address the shortage of culturally…
For Faculty: Next Steps for Post-Storm Academic Adjustments
Wed Oct 26
Dear Colleagues: Thank you for the compassion you have shown our students and one another in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. This message may feel like a contradiction of my request that you postpone assignments and due dates, and for this I apologize. But it is necessary. Despite the disruptions and hardships from Hurricane Ian,…
The India Center Hosts âAn Evening with Kal Penn’
Tue Oct 25
The India Center at UCF welcomed actor, writer, producer and public servant Kal Penn for a book reading and discussion on Sept. 26, 2022. Associate Dean Kerstin Hamann, Ph.D., interim director of the India Center, and Leila Chacko, director of public affairs of the India Center, welcomed the speaker and the audience of approximately 300…
SVAD Collaboration Brings Halo-Themed Designs to Limbitless
Tue Oct 25
Since 2018, UCF’s Limbitless Solutions and 343 Industries, an American video game developer, have worked together to bring Halo-themed designs to prosthetics. The designs used for the prosthetics are created by students and faculty from UCF’s School of Visual Arts and Design. As a result of their continued partnership, two new sleeves are joining the collection…
Associate Professor Jacqueline LaManna Receives Distinguished Gerontological Educator Award
Tue Oct 25
Jacqueline LaManna ’13PhD, associate professor at UCF College of Nursing, has been recognized by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) as a Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing. She is among 15 nurse educators from around the world in the Class of 2022 who were honored during the NHCGNE annual leadership conference this…
UCF Podcast: Championing Against Violence
Tue Oct 25
Season three of Knights Do That, UCF’s official podcast, returns with its sixth guest, Bethany Backes, an assistant professor in the Violence Against Women faculty cluster and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Criminal Justice and School of Social Work. Backes worked for more than 10 years as a social science analyst for…
Using Artificial Intelligence In Medicine To Better Predict Disease
Tue Oct 25
In the age of big data, companies track and analyze our buying habits, hobbies and social media accounts to make business decisions. But the impact of big data could have an even greater potential – improving human health. That was the focus of a recent Wellness Education, AI Lifestyle and Health (WEALTH) Symposium in Lake Nona,…
UCF Alumni Honored for Distinguished Engineering and Computer Science Achievements
Tue Oct 25
To understand a university’s role in shaping the future of the world, a closer look at the 16 University of Central Florida alumni who were recently honored by the College of Engineering and Computer Science is a good start. Industry leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists – and a retired NASA astronaut-turned-artist – were honored Oct. 14 for…
Central Florida’s Hidden History
Tue Oct 25
located across from the UCF Student Union is the John C. Hitt Libraries’ new state-of-the-art, climate-controlled facility built to store much of UCF Libraries’ holdings. Called the Automated Retrieval Center (ARC), this facility is ideal for housing rarely seen mementos and stories from Central Floridians who spent years waiting for someone with good intentions to…
UCF to Help K-12 Teachers Create Veteran-focused Classroom Projects
Tue Oct 25
Since the UCF Veterans Legacy Program (VLP) began in 2017, Associate Professor of History Amelia Lyons has witnessed the program’s meaningful impact on students. Established through the National Cemetery Administration (NCA), between 2017 and 2019, VLP harnessed UCF student research efforts to create biographies of veterans buried in national cemeteries in Florida. In piecing together…
UCF, Universal Creative Launch âCreative Lab’ to Bring Immersive Design Learning to Students
Fri Oct 21
Universal Creative, the team that designs, develops, and delivers attractions, shows, hotels, restaurants, and resorts across the globe for Universal Parks & Resorts, has selected UCF as a preferred partner for a unique and immersive learning experience launching in Spring 2023. Called the UCF/Universal Creative Lab, the offering provides students with specially designed coursework and on-site…
UCF student helps breast cancer survivors heal one tattoo at a time
Thu Oct 20
UCF art major Stacie Becker, a medical tattoo artist who specializes in 3D areola nipple tattoos, is changing the lives of cancer survivors post surgery. “One of my favorite things is giving women some control back,” Becker said. “The best part about tattooing is that the choice is totally theirs. What I love to tell…
