UCF Puerto Rico Research Hub Celebrates 5th Anniversary Since its establishment the hub grown in its support services for and research related to the Puerto Rican community.
Hurricane Maria: 5 Years Later The storm that ravaged Puerto Rico in September 2017 changed history, and strengthened a UCF community, forever.
UCF Podcast: Sociology Research Empowering the Hispanic Community Fernando Rivera, the founding director of UCF’s Puerto Rico Research Hub, highlights the local to global impact of the center and how it helps uphold the university’s Hispanic Serving Institution designation.
My Baseball Quest Has Taught Me About America, Slowing Down — and Myself I am on a quest to visit every Major League Baseball stadium. For me, baseball is more than just a game, it is a continuous…
In Life, Tomorrow is Never Guaranteed May 2, 2018, started like many other days with my usual morning routine: eating breakfast, reading the newspaper, getting kids ready for school, listening to…
Puerto Ricans are Resilient, but Island Still Needs Our Help after Hurricane Maria I traveled to Puerto Rico in January, about four months after the island was devastated by Hurricane Maria on Sept. 20. I had much anticipation…
Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Disaster Researcher’s Personal Dilemma I am a disaster researcher. I study the social processes by which communities work in building resilience to emergency events, particularly natural disasters. But earlier…
UCF Forum Opinion Series to begin 6th Year with New Columnists The UCF Forum opinion series on Wednesday will begin its sixth year of columnists sharing their commentary on social issues, ethics, life lessons, personal observations,…
Meet Fernando Rivera: Baseball, Family Inspire Sociologist Fernando Rivera is an associate professor in sociology. His specialty is mental health, race and ethnicity, the family unit and disaster research. He has a…
Study Examines How Rural Communities Cope With Natural Disasters Rural communities in 11 Central Florida counties will benefit from a grant awarded to the University of Central Florida this month and will help create…
