UCF Graduates Prove to Be STEM Talent Real-World Needs Meet two students who say UCF inspired them to pursue scientific discovery and innovation to solve problems in medicine and Florida’s coastal habitats.
UCF to Play Key Role in NASA’s Artemis IV Mission Researcher Phil Metzger ’00MS ’05PhD prepares for the first real-world test of lunar dust theory that could have implications for activities being planned on the moon’s surface.
First-Generation UCF Grad Leverages AI to Boost Nonprofits’ Impact Ketty Dones ’23, who is graduating with dual master’s degrees in public administration and nonprofit management, works with the Applied AI Innovation Initiative at UCF to provide local nonprofit organizations with technical assistance for AI-integrated solutions that help drive their missions.
UCF Alumnus Continues Growth in Central Florida After Graduation Alejandro Lopez Zelaya ’25 is one of many UCF College of Optics and Photonics alums who power industry across Florida.
UCF’s Fall 2025 Commencement Set for Dec. 12-13 Fall graduates will hear from four distinguished speakers who’ve made significant contributions in business, education and community impact.
UCF Associate Professor’s Research to Explore Impact of Laws Shaping the Future of Opioid Addiction Treatment Barbara “Basia” Andraka-Christou and her team will study a decade’s worth of state laws, insurance claims data and more to understand how state law requirements for emergency departments affect overdose patients.
Staci Zavattaro Earns UCF’s Inaugural Big 12 Faculty Fellowship The award provides faculty with new opportunities for travel, discovery and impact, highlighting the academic value of UCF’s membership in the Big 12 Athletic Conference.
UCF Relationship Education Program to Support First Responder Couples, Parents Supported through a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-funded grant, Project Harmony is building a tailored, free curriculum to address relationship stressors unique to couples in the first responder and parenting communities.
Orlando’s New Poet Laureate, UCF Alumna Finds Healing Through Words As the third UCF alumna to earn the Orlando poet laureate honor, Camara Gaither ’23MSW sees poetry as a practice that enhances social work and service to others.
