New Consortium to Promote Impact of Florida HSIs in Advancing Social Mobility, State Economic Development Goals UCF and Miami Dade College are the lead institutions on the collaboration, which includes both public and private, two-year and four-year institutions. Para la versión en Español, oprima aquí.
UCF Team Wins First Place at 2024 HSI Battle of the Brains National Championship This is the second time in the competition’s four-year history that UCF has earned the national championship title. Para la versión en Español, oprima aquí.
UCF to Grow Next Generation of Digital Twin Researchers with New Graduate Program The U.S. Department of Education awarded the School of Modeling, Simulation and Training a $1.155 million grant to start the new certificate program.
UCF Student Awarded $25,000 Google-CAHSI Dissertation Award for VR, AR Research Computer science doctoral student Esteban Segarra ’22MS is one of only five recipients of this year’s award, which will help support his work to leverage video games for real-world solutions.
UCF Recognized Nationally for Efforts to Support Hispanic Students’ Education and Excellence The university has been recently recognized for its high enrollment and awarding of degrees to Hispanic students, as well as being a leader among Hispanic Serving Institutions engaged in a federal international exchange program.
Engineering Graduate Fellows Get Hands-on Experience with National Industry Leaders Seven UCF graduate students will receive tuition scholarships, living stipends and paid internships funded through a national program.
UCF Students Win $25,000 for 1st Place Finish at 2nd HSI Battle of the Brains Competition A team of eight UCF students beat competitors from 10 other Hispanic Serving Institutions during the 24-hour hackathon/business plan challenge.
UCF History Professor Becomes Nationally Syndicated Columnist Professor Luis Martínez-Fernández hopes to use the platform to give a voice to a growing and important Latino community in America.
UCF Hispanic Students to Get New Support in STEM Fields UCF’s first Hispanic Serving Institution-related grant will create a model to help students here and throughout the region.
From a Farm to Boeing Growing up on a family farm, graduating senior Dale Wagner never imagined the skills he learned raising palm trees would lead to a mechanical engineering degree, a rare chance to work on innovating a Honda motor or land him a job at Boeing.
