UCF Space Medicine Expert: Polaris Dawn Brings New Areas of Research, Medical Care UCF College of Medicine’s Emmanuel Urquieta, discusses the Polaris Dawn flight and vacuum of space astronauts will face.
Martin Andersen-Gracia Andersen Foundation Gift to Support Study Cafe in New UCF Nursing Building The Martin Andersen-Gracia Andersen Foundation Study Cafe will support a space to foster student success and self-care for UCF nursing students in the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion, which is scheduled to open in Fall 2025.
Med School Scientist Receives Prestigious NSF Award for Inflammation Research Associate Professor Justine Tigno-Aranjuez will use a five-year grant of more than $1 million to study how influences on the production of lipid mediators to better understand impacts on inflammation.
UCF Researchers Develop Rapid Test to Detect Dopamine The sensor could serve as a low-cost and efficient tool for early detection of neurological disorders and conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and depression.
UCF Program Helps Kids with Hearing Challenges Become Better Readers An experienced audiologist, a specially trained speech language pathologist and a team of student clinicians are working to prevent kids who are deaf and hard of hearing from falling behind in language development.
University Unites Clinical Services Under UCF Health Brand The rebranding comes as the latest step in the development of UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Center, which unites all of the university’s clinical programs.
UCF Welcomes M.D. Class of 2028 UCF welcomed its 16th class of medical students Monday — a diverse group that includes artists, athletes, engineers and crisis counselors.
UCF Researcher Identifies Digital Divide Impacting Diabetes Care for Millions of At-risk Medicare Beneficiaries Health economist Boon Peng Ng was honored with the 2024 Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists Research Award for the noteworthy interdisciplinary study.
UCF Nursing Appoints 2 Experts as Inaugural Endowed Faculty Ladda Thiamwong and Desiree Díaz, international experts in their respective fields, have been selected to serve in endowed positions funded by a gift from the Florida Blue Foundation and a U.S. Department of Education grant, respectively.
4 Volunteers Will Spend 45 Days in a NASA-simulated Mars Habitat — How Will They Handle Isolation, Mental Health? Crew members will live and work in a 650-square-foot habitat meant to mimic the red planet.
Digital Access Key to Boosting Diabetes Self-Management Education Uptake for Older Adults Healio: Endocrine Today