UCF Announces 2025’s 30 Under 30 Alumni Award Recipients The honor recognizes outstanding young alumni who continue to reach for the stars in their professional and personal lives. February 28, 2025
UCF Launches Bold Faculty Hiring Initiative to Meet Growing Demand for Engineers, Computer Scientists The investment, which includes hiring up to 36 new faculty, will help support the region’s economic vitality as Orlando was recently recognized as a top tech hub.
Recipients of the 2024-25 Seed Funding Program Announced The program awarded a total of $500,000 to 21 new projects. This is the fourth year the program has been available to UCF faculty and researchers.
UCF Researchers Receive $600K Grant to Develop Intelligent Assistive Robotics The robots can help adults with upper extremity disabilities to perform essential tasks like eating and grooming.
Operator Solutions, UCF Partner to Advance Aerospace Medical Training and Emergency Response The partnership will include a new aerospace medical skills lab developed at the UCF College of Medicine and collaborations to create new technology advancing healthcare in space.
Flu is Here – What You Should Know According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu viruses are detected year-round in the United States but typically circulate during the fall and winter during what’s known as the flu season.
UCF Foundation Announces New Board Appointments An emeritus board member, a new chair and three new committee members round out the UCF Foundation Board of Directors
The Future of Aerospace Medicine Starts Here When humans embark on spaceflights, our health will depend on medical experts with unique skillsets — experts like Emmanuel Urquieta and the students trained in UCF’s new aerospace medicine program.
Inspired by Family, UCF Nursing Student Called to Care for the Heart For American Heart Month, meet Hailey Glowiak ’21, a future family nurse practitioner who has seen the impact of cardiovascular disease first-hand, and knows the importance of empathy and education in caring for cardiac patients.
2 Teams Awarded 2024 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation Awards This year’s winning projects use technology to bridge arts and wellness.
Eating Disorders: Recognizing Symptoms and Finding Support for College Students With it being Eating Disorder Awareness Week, UCF healthcare experts share insight on the issue and how students can get help.
Research in 60 Seconds: Creating Healthy Relationships That Last Professor of Counselor Education Sejal Mehta Barden’s research examines how to create and maintain healthy relationships for couples and individuals.
Researcher Continues Developing Promising Nanoparticles for Medical Applications Pegasus Professor Sudipta Seal is tailoring his versatile cerium oxide nanoparticles for a variety of medical applications such as injury recovery and prevention and cancer medicine delivery.
UCF Alum, Professor Team Up to Power Next-generation AI Data Centers New technology developed in partnership with UCF aims to boost the AI economy by removing barriers created by location and distance.
UCF, Seminole State College Invest in Future: New Hires to Increase Enrollment Orlando Business Journal