Criticism – The Thing We Hate the Most Makes Us the Strongest I’m not much of a crier, but when a colleague critiqued a draft of my dissertation years ago, I cried like a baby. I was…
DirectConnect to UCF Celebrates 10 Years of Success The DirectConnect to UCF program this month is celebrating 10 years of helping students gain access to higher education and transform their lives. DirectConnect to…
UCF Students Win $25,500 at Cybersecurity Competition UCF’s teams of student cybersecurity experts cleaned up at another cyber competition recently, bringing home more than $25,000 in prize money and besting Ivy Leaguers…
UCF Army ROTC Cadet Ranked No. 2 in Nation Matthew S. Benedix, a member of UCF’s Army ROTC, was recently ranked as the nation’s No. 2 cadet in this year’s graduating class. The Army’s…
Research Summit to Focus on USA-China Tourism and Business Opportunities Experts and government officials will join business leaders on Dec. 19 to discuss exciting international opportunities in the hospitality and tourism industry at the first…
Student Develops Handheld Drug Test for Police Work, Lands National Institutes of Justice Fellowship Identifying illegal drugs rapidly, accurately and safely in the field is a challenge for law enforcement and forensic analysts, and often false positives come up…
Veterans at Medical School Honor Those Who Served Second-year UCF medical student Katherine Mills served six years in the U.S. Air Force working as a hospital administrator before deciding to pursue medicine. Richard…
Students Play with Puppies for Knight-Thon Team Fundraising Event Rosen College’s Knight-Thon team, the Rosen Miracle Makers, brought some furry friends to campus for the Rent-a-Pup fundraising event on Nov. 2. In partnership with…
UCF’s STEM Day To Inspire 1,300 Children The Center for Initiatives in STEM (iSTEM) Office is hosting more than 1,300 students in grades K-12 at the University of Central Florida for STEM…