UCF DirectConnect Consortium Boosts Bachelor’s Degree Attainment Curriculum alignment and success coaching are key components of DirectConnect, which this spring graduated its 50,000th student. Diverse Issues in Higher Education
As Melbourne Beach’s Nesting Green Sea Turtle Population Skyrockets, UCF Researchers are Trying to Better Understand Why Researchers are studying the unique genetic identities of sea turtle nesting areas to better understand their movements and where they originate. Orlando Weekly
UCF Researcher Hopes New Technology Can Save Florida’s Citrus Industry The patented technology, one of 32 issued to UCF last year, acts as a shield that protects the plant and the fruit and then washes off during processing. WFTV Channel 9
Colleges Find a Low-Cost Marketing Tool: Social-Media Influencers UCF's social media ambassador program helps bring authenticity and excitement for current and prospective students. The Chronicle of Higher Education
Among Rarest of Sea Turtles Found in Indian River Lagoon UCF researchers find and document a rare hawksbill sea turtle near Sebastian Inlet. Daytona Beach News-Journal
Local Teen Wins Texting and Driving PSA Contest A UCF film student talks about the PSA that brought her top honors in a national competition, earning her a scholarship and the chance to see it play in Times Square. FOX 35
Company that Creates 3-D Printed Prosthetic Limbs Help People in Wheelchairs UCF's Limbitless has invented technology that allows people in wheelchairs to use electrical impulses in their temple muscles to control movement. WFTV Channel 9
Florida Biotech Firm Aimed at Cancer Sells for $70 Million The sale of CytoSen, a company bolstered by UCF's business incubation program, is the largest biotech purchase in central Florida history. United Press International
A Look at the Impact of Active Shooter Drills UCF professors Larry Barton and Deborah Beidel discuss whether active shooter drills can be helpful or harmful. NPR