UCF in the News

Despite the collapse of the 1,000-foot dome at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, UCF researchers will continue to work at the facility at least through 2023.

Students in Knight-Thon continue to raise money for the children’s hospital charity. They are hopeful they can hold the annual dance marathon this spring, and have been safely hosting dance practices this semester in preparation.

The UCF Downtown campus opened in August 2019 to 7,700 University of Central Florida and Valencia College students. Since then, it has added multiple academic programs and increased its community partnerships.

A new report assesses social mobility data from more than 600 higher education institutions. UCF is listed among the top 10 universities in the nation for social mobility.

Numerous UCF students and faculty are mourning the loss of Joyce DeGennaro, a UCF College of Nursing instructor who passed away after a long battle with breast cancer.

UCF will be transitioning to fully online classes following the University’s Thanksgiving break. The decision, says university leaders, will benefit the entire region. President Cartwright also discusses the fall semester and plans for the upcoming spring semester.

UCF is one of only five schools in the nation offering a senior living management degree, bridging hospitality and healthcare together into one career field.

To find out just how well the aging-in-community strategy is working, a University of Central Florida health management and informatics researcher examined three aging-in-community programs in Florida.

UCF professors Michael Kinzel and Kareem Ahmed have been modeling how COVID-19 spreads. Their biggest takeaway: COVID-positive younger men with minimal symptoms are the most likely to be super spreaders.