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Spring 2025

Pain’s Silent Signals

Driven by his nursing experience with newborns, Martin Schiavenato ’07PhD has spent decades developing a tool to measure pain for patients who can’t verbalize it.

Starlit Serenade

UCF’s Symphony Orchestra performed pieces inspired by our planet and its celestial surroundings for this year’s Symphony Under the Stars.

In Focus

The Cradle of Civilization

UCF researcher Tiffany Earley-Spadoni and her team are uncovering artifacts at an overlooked Mesopotamian site — offering new insights about how ancient humans lived and advanced civilization.

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An Unseen Issue

With support from the National Institute of Justice and the state of Florida, UCF is educating students and using AI to combat human trafficking.

Plugged In

Laura Stevens ’04 has the same questions and concerns about technology as everyone. As an editor for one of the world’s largest newspapers, she knows how and where to find the answers.

AlumKnights

To the Extreme

Driven by humanity’s endless quest for discovery, UCF researchers are examining how people perform in severe environments to push the frontiers of scientific study.

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A Powerful Partnership

Through key research from Pegasus Professor Jayanta Kapat and a Pegasus Partnership, UCF and Siemens Energy continue to advance energy innovation.

Digital Development: Inspiring Future Engineers and Scientists

In honor of the developing technology district NeoCity, UCF and other partners hosted a STEM showcase for K-12 students and the community.

In Focus

Fueling the Future: Investing in UCF

Knight Nation rallied together to make a record-breaking impact while celebrating all things Black & Gold.

In Focus

Leading the Charge

After more than three decades of an evolving career at UCF, Provost Michael D. Johnson steps down this summer with confidence that the university will continue its future-focused mission.

Call Security

When the world’s biggest companies need cybersecurity talent, they look to UCF’s acclaimed Collegiate Cyber Defense Club.

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On Campus: Spring 2025

From designing video games to engineering boats for racing, UCF’s campus was full of activity for Spring 2025.

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Events

Fri 20 Feb

Workshop/Conference

Get Started in Undergraduate Research

Are you interested in learning more about research? Not sure where to start or how to navigate all the programs available? This workshop will discuss how to expand your academic experience through undergraduate research, including how to get started by…

Fri 20 Feb

Workshop/Conference

Mind Mapping Your Career: Visualize, Strategize, Achieve

Speaker: Alexandra Minnick This interactive workshop empowers attendees to take control of their leadership and career development through the creative and strategic tools of mind mapping. By visually organizing their skills, interests, values, goals, and potential career paths, attendees will…

Fri 20 Feb

Academic

Research Seminar: Dr. Irene Davis (USF)

Dr. Irene Davis will deliver a seminar that traces our Evolutionary Legacy — including our Hunter-Gatherer history — to explain how human biomechanics developed and why modern movement patterns often conflict with our design. Building on this foundation, she will…

Why I Lived in Space*

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Robots in the Real World

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Ready for the Front Lines

A Powerful Partnership

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