Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Makes $40 Million Transformational Investment in UCF The largest gift in the university’s history will strengthen proven pathways to opportunity, fueling student success, academic excellence and faculty research for generations.
Moore Reappointed Dean of UCF’s College of Arts and Humanities The dean focuses on collaborative, interdisciplinary and community-centered activities.
First-of-its-Kind Study Finds Lightning Impacts Edge of Space in Ways not Previously Observed Solar flares jetting out from the sun and thunderstorms generated on Earth impact the planet’s ionosphere in different ways, which have implications for the ability to conduct long range communications.
UCF Begins 4 New Fully Online Programs Three of the programs are centered in education, and an additional master’s degree in optics and photonics will be offered.
10 Young Alumni Team Up to Create Scholarships at UCF Inspired by the graduates’ personal experiences at their alma mater, the 2 scholarships are geared toward students committed to service.
UCF Podcast: Crisis and Emergency Management in Our Environment The latest episode features one of UCF’s emergency management experts.
NFL Knights Bortles, Murray Make $500K Gift Commitment to UCF The duo’s gift will support UCF Athletics’ sports medicine department and other components of the Wayne Densch Center, home of the football team.
David Hagan Named Dean of the College of Optics and Photonics The new dean is a Pegasus Professor whose distinguished work has helped the college become known globally for its innovation and excellence in research and academics.
UCF Remembers Pulse 5 Years Later UCF gathered to pay tribute to the 49, especially Eternal Knights Juan Ramon Guerrero and Christopher Andrew “Drew” Leinonen ’07 ’09MA.
