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Reflecting on 1 Year with COVID-19

Michael Deichen, associate vice president of Student Health Services, discusses life at UCF during the pandemic and what the future holds as we pass the 1-year mark of the day COVID-19 changed everything.

Preparing for a COVID-19 Vaccine

UCF may serve as a mass vaccination site in the spring. Here Student Health Services’ Michael Deichen shares some facts about the vaccine as the distribution plan is under development.

Guidelines for Receiving COVID-19 Tests, Reporting Results

Student Health Services’ Michael Deichen provides guidance for the campus community about COVID-19 testing, which is available on UCF’s main and medical campuses.

UCF Continues to Prepare for Coronavirus

UCF’s essential personnel group has met twice this month to strategize ways to maintain campus operations while also prioritizing the safety and health of students, faculty and staff.

UCF Student Smoking Rate Drops Almost 50 Percent

UCF declared itself a smoke-free campus in 2012

At 5th Anniversary, UCF’s Smoke-free Campaign Seeking Total Success

Great American Smokeout set Nov. 16

UCFPD Officers Receive Heroin Anti-Drug Training

About 15 UCF police officers on Friday received training on how to administer Naloxone, which can counter the effects of a drug overdose. Naloxone is…

UCF Student Health Services Ranks in Top Ten

Princeton Review of Best Health Services

UCF Doctor to Help Colleges Prepare, Respond to National Health Threats

Dr. Michael Deichen, director of UCF’s Student Health Services, will play a big role in how universities nationwide prepare and respond to epidemics and other…

Health Department Honors Deichen with Public Health Hero Award

Dr. Michael Deichen, director of UCF’s Student Health Services, was awarded the annual Public Health Hero award recently by the Florida Department of Health for…

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Career Services Drop-Ins: Resume, Cover Letter LinkedIn Critiques 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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UCF Mediation Tournament 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm

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Theatre UCF Presents "Imogen Says Nothing" 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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