UCF Knights Are Part of NASA’s Artemis Program to Return to the Moon
Tue Aug 30
As the nation looks on this week to see the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft blast into space on its test flight, UCF faculty, students and alumni will only momentarily pause to watch the historic milestone before returning to what they do best — scientific discovery and developing the next generation of technology…
Forbes Ranks UCF as No. 20 Best Employer in Florida for 2022
Tue Aug 30
This week, Forbes has selected UCF as a one of America’s Best-in-State Employers for 2022. UCF was ranked No. 20 in Florida — making it the only university to place in the top 20, which includes influential national organizations such as NASA, Google and Lockheed Martin. As part of the university’s strategic plan — Unleashing Potential — which was…
Clinical Associate Professor Jennifer Tucker Honored with APTA Societal Impact Award
Tue Aug 30
PHYSICAL THERAPY Clinical Associate Professor Jennifer Tucker Honored with APTA Societal Impact Award WRITTEN BY: PAUL KELLY | AUGUST 25, 2022 Jennifer Tucker, a clinical associate professor within the Program of Physical Therapy, is the 2022 recipient of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Societal Impact Award. The award specifically recognizes individuals who exemplify the compassionate nature of…
UCF Art Gallery 2021-2022 Exhibition Review
Tue Aug 30
arts experiences and education, culture and community engagement by providing a framework for intellectual and creative inquiry. In the 2021-2022 academic year, the gallery hosted exhibitions and programming both in person and online that examined cultural and social contexts while supporting contemporary art practices. In Fall 2021, the Out of the Vault Exhibition presented artworks revived from…
WMFE: UCF History Professor Amy Foster Discusses Artemis Launch
Thu Aug 25
On August 29, the Kennedy Space Center will launch a test flight of Artemis I, the first capsule designed to take humans to the moon since the Apollo program in the 1960s. But much has changed since the Apollo program, which was motivated by a political interest to land on the moon before Soviet Russia. …
Robots, AI Not as Welcomed in Nations Where Income Inequity is High
Thu Aug 25
Robots are becoming more ubiquitous in the workplace but that doesn’t mean people are accepting them. In a new study by researchers with the University of Central Florida, workers in countries with greater amounts of income and social inequality were found to be more likely to perceive robots and artificial intelligence as job threats. This…
Research in 60 Seconds: How Immersion Affects the User Experience
Tue Aug 23
Whether it’s solving the world’s biggest problems or investigating the potential of novel discoveries, researchers at UCF are on the edge scientific breakthroughs that aim to make an impact. Through the Research in 60 Seconds series, student and faculty researchers condense their complex studies into bite-sized summaries so you can know how and why Knights…
What You Need to Know About Monkeypox
Tue Aug 23
With monkeypox in the news, we turned to Kenneth Alexander, M.D., Ph.D., a UCF College of Medicine professor and chief of Infectious Diseases at Nemours Children’s Health, for the information you should know. Monkeypox virus causes fever, swollen lymph nodes and painful blister-like lesions (pox) on the skin and mucous membranes. While its origins are…
Monitoring Genetic Mutations Will Be Important for Florida Panther Management
Tue Aug 23
he introduction of Texas pumas to Florida in the 1990s as part of a genetic rescue may have helped save Florida panthers from extinction, but it also brought some harmful mutations with it along the way. In a new study led by UCF, researchers show that nearly half of the harmful mutations found in recent…
College of Community Innovation and Education’s New Dean Shares Excitement for Return to UCF
Tue Aug 23
hroughout all 12 years of his primary and secondary education, Grant Hayes only ever missed one day of school. The oldest of four boys growing up in rural South Carolina, Hayes says it was his mother who instilled in him the importance of a good education. That commitment has resonated with Hayes since he was a child,…
Introducing New Faculty
Tue Aug 23
We are pleased to introduce new faculty members to the College of Community Innovation and Education. They bring a wealth of experience and knowledge that will be invaluable to our students and community. Learn more about their teaching backgrounds and what research interests they bring to the college. Andrea C. Borowczak, Ed.D. Professor and School…
UCF Doctoral Candidate Works to Create a âBioassessment Toolkit’
Tue Aug 23
Dedicated to preserving ocean life at every scale, UCF doctoral candidate Ashley Reaume is working to create an efficient and cost-effective “bioassessment toolkit” that can be used to evaluate the impact of water quality on plankton communities. “Both plankton and estuaries play important roles in sustaining human life, providing us with ecosystem services like nutrient…
40+ Pegasus Palooza Events to Welcome Knights, Accomplished Incoming Freshman Class to Fall 2022
Tue Aug 23
s UCF welcomes students back for the Fall 2022 semester, the university is deeply committed to fostering their academic success and wellbeing — from their first day on campus through graduation. This year’s incoming fall freshman class is already making its mark for academic excellence. Preliminary statistics indicate the fall freshman class set a new…
UCF History Grad Helps Secure Justice for Military Families Exposed to Toxic Water
Tue Aug 23
When Mike Partain ’21MA was 39 years old, his wife hugged him and felt a lump in his chest. The lump didn’t go away, so Partain scheduled a doctor’s appointment. To his surprise, the doctor referred him for a mammogram. “I remember sitting in the waiting room, and they left me there for a while,…
UCF-led Research Team to Play Key Role in National $26M NSF-funded Effort to Develop Smart Streetscapes
Tue Aug 23
A team of researchers led by UCF Trustee Chair Professor Mubarak Shah, professor of computer science in the UCF Center for Research in Computer Vision, will play a key role in a newly funded national effort to forge livable, safe and inclusive communities with technologies built on advances in wireless communications. This month the U.S.…
UCF Welcomes New Nursing Department Chair and Faculty Members
Tue Aug 23
In addition to welcoming new cohorts of students who will help address the nursing shortage, UCF’s College of Nursing is welcoming a new department chair and new faculty members for Fall 2022 to educate future generations of Knight nurses. New Department Chair Azizeh K. Sowan, PhD, RN, MSN, MSDA, MBA, FAAN, was named the new…
New Associate General Counsel Earns National Recognition
Tue Aug 23
child of Cambodian refugees and a former ward of the state, Onchantho Am has dedicated much of her life to making an impact through law and community activism. For her efforts, Am, who recently joined the College of Medicine as associate general counsel, has been recognized by the National Association of Asian American Professionals…
UCF Podcast: Reimagining Storytelling Through Themed Experience
Tue Aug 23
eason three of Knights Do That, UCF’s official podcast, returns with its first guest, Peter Weishar from the College of Arts and Humanities. Weishar is the director of UCF’s themed experience program, which includes an theatre MFA with a themed experience track, which launched in 2019, and an M.S. in themed experience, which launched in Fall 2021.…
Burnett Students Receive Highly Competitive Astronaut Scholarships
Tue Aug 23
Two Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences students are among three UCF students to have been awarded the highly competitive Astronaut Scholarships this year — raising the university’s student awards from the organization to 54 since 1989. Each year, over 60 students across the country are awarded up to $15,000 each through the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation…
UCF’s Perla Latorre-Suarez Named Among Best Aerospace Graduate Students in the World
Tue Aug 23
UCF’s Perla Latorre-Suarez ’21 is among the most promising graduate students in the world who are likely to change the aerospace industry, according to Aviation Week Network. The magazine and its partners — Accenture and Hexcel — this month announced their 20 Twenties Award Class of 2022. More than 80 students were nominated from around the…
