From Passion to Purpose: A UCF Student’s Path to Global Service Through UCF’s International Medical Outreach program, Charlotte Disney has gone beyond the classroom, gaining hands-on experience addressing healthcare disparities in global communities.
TRiO at UCF: Empowering First-gen Knights Biomedical sciences alum and future doctor Giuliano Lobos ’19 is one example of how TRiO Programs empower first-generation, income-eligible students with academic support, resources, and opportunities to foster personal growth and academic success.
UCF Researchers Develop Nano-based Technology to Fight Osteoporosis The invention uses ultrasound-responsive nanobubbles to deliver treatment to targeted areas of a person’s body, avoiding side effects associated with traditional osteoporosis treatments, such as osteonecrosis (delayed healing of the jawbone) and gastrointestinal problems.
10 UCF Knights Supported Artemis Mission Through Summer Internships at NASA Through the M-STAR program, engineering and biomedical sciences students conducted research at NASA’s Langley, Johnson and Kennedy space centers.
UCF Researchers Develop Technology for AI that Mimics the Human Eye The device could lead to advanced artificial intelligence that can instantly recognize what it sees and has applications in self-driving vehicles and robotics.
National Goldwater Scholarships Go to Four UCF STEM Students Students are conducting research in the areas of health, math, chemistry and space and are already making an impact.
DACA Student Prepares to Graduate with Gratitude to Family, UCF Ruben Mercado Santos hopes to become a doctor one day to help others and make his family, who has made many sacrifices since moving to the U.S., proud.
Knights on the Rise Three months after COVID-19 forced UCF to transition to remote instruction, a surprising trend has emerged: Summer enrollment is up. These three stories shed some light onto why.
Pharmaceutical Testing Technology Developed at UCF for Immune Response Shows Promise for Multi-Organ Diseases New technology holds the promise of accelerating medical research and drug testing, potentially delivering life-saving breakthroughs much more quickly than the typical 10-year trajectory most drugs take to get to market.
UCF Students Form Organization to Work Together Against COVID-19 When the coronavirus hit Central Florida, Daniela Vulpe and Victoria Orindas saw that many charitable organizations had to slow down or stop due to health…