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UCF Podcast: Reimagining Storytelling Through Themed Experience

Peter Weishar, UCF’s themed experience program director, shares how UCF is preparing graduates to make an impact in this multi-billion dollar field by providing the industry training, insight and connections needed to succeed.

August 15, 2022

UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management Again Named Nation’s Best

The hospitality school remains in the top five worldwide in the ShanghaiRankings’ 2022 listing.

3 UCF Students Selected for 2022 Astronaut Scholarship

This year’s honorees includes a student who has earned the honor for the second time, one who has studied at-risk patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and another who aims to make an impact in space.

UCF Alumni Announces 2022 Shining Knights Award Winners

The honors include the Michelle Akers Award, Distinguished Alumni, Honorary Alumni, Young Alumni, Distinguished Student and the Champion’s Award.

UCF’s Perla Latorre-Suarez Named Among Best Aerospace Graduate Students in the World

Aviation Week Network magazine released its annual 20 Twenties Award Class listing, which identifies students with the potential to change the aerospace industry.

UCF Athletics Names 2022 Hall of Fame Class

Since 1998, the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame has been inducting former Knight players and coaches and others connected to the UCF program.

Getting to Know Pageant Winner: UCF’s Ashley Cariño

The aerospace engineering student and former Miss Florida recently won Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022, which makes her eligible to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in December.

2 UCF Med Students Receive Prestigious National Scholarship

The American Medical Association’s Physicians of Tomorrow award recognizes medical students for their academic excellence, volunteerism, and research activities and provides $10,000 in tuition assistance.

AI Model Recommends Personalized Fonts to Improve Digital Reading, Accessibility

A study led by UCF and Adobe scientists indicated that a machine learning model developed by the software company can improve reading speed by matching reader characteristics with recommended fonts.

7 UCF Health Docs Named Orlando’s Best for 2022

The Orlando Family Magazine list, which is based on a reader’s poll, is a celebration of professionals who go above and beyond to help move medicine forward.

85-Year-Old UCF Grad Earns Master’s, Strengthens Dedication to Lifelong Learning

Always striving to learn more, Virginia Perwin ’22MA has earned her second master’s about 60 years after earning her bachelor’s.

UCF Confers 400,000th Degree

An industrial engineering doctoral student and NASA veteran received the distinction at Summer 2022 commencement.

UCF Provides Fast Track to the Front Lines For Grads in Accelerated Nursing Program

After completing the rigorous 15-month program, nearly 70 career changers will graduate from UCF this summer to begin new careers as RNs and help address the nursing shortage.

UCF Podcast: Season 3 Launches with a New Host

As UCF’s official podcast returns, get to know the Knight who will be sharing stories of the innovators, entrepreneurs and creators making an impact on the world.

UCF Police Detective Recognized for Supporting Survivors

Rick Salcedo’s dedication to serving survivors, expertise on sex crimes and mentorship to officers has earned him the Champion of Change award from End Violence Against Women International.

UCF Mechanical Engineering Student Named Station1 Frontiers Fellow

Samir Ali is UCF’s third student to earn the honor, which focuses on socially directed science and technology.

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