UCF Professor Named American College of Physician’s 2024 Outstanding Teacher of the Year for Florida The award honors College of Medicine Professor Abdo Asmar for his outstanding leadership and dedication to medical education.
Research in 60 Seconds: A Tiny Technology to Neutralize Radiation Professor of Medicine Melanie Coathup’s research examines how nanotechnology can be used to prevent injuries due to radiation.
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.
Uniting Medicine, Engineering for Improved Patient Care Utilizing partnerships across disciplines, officials from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and UCF are finding ways to better treat and diagnose diseases.
UCF Professors Receive 2024 Rising Stars Awards From Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida The awards are given to academics who have made an impact in their field of study and could potentially become academy inductees.
New UCF Lab Focuses on Healing Power of Light The new lab will provide opportunities for UCF undergraduate, graduate, medical students, residents fellows and physicians to conduct interdisciplinary research.
Colleges of Medicine and Nursing Welcome First Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Angela Requena is working on on global health, study abroad and interprofessional medical education initiatives as part of the residence.
UCF Honored Nationally for Interprofessional Health Education Excellence UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Center is recognized by the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions, which focuses on critical issues affecting health professions.
M.D. Students Present Research at National Conference on Healthcare Disparities Five UCF medical students shared their research on ways to improve health outcomes for non-native English-speaking patients.
Life-saving Spongelike “Bandage” Rapidly Stops Hemorrhaging, Mitigates Risk of Infection A UCF team of researchers worked together to create a liquid gel that quickly transforms into a spongelike antimicrobial foam to stymie severe bleeding and ultimately preserve lives.
