UCF in the News

UCF researchers are studying how to alter saliva so that droplets from a cough or sneeze immediately fall to the ground instead of traveling through the air to others.

Fernando Rivera, director of UCF's Puerto Rico Research Hub, says the Puerto Rican population needs more aid because of its high unemployment and poverty rate, and because it's still struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria and earthquakes.

UCF researchers are teaming up with USF to study the red tide and its economic impact across 80 sectors.

UCF has been offering online courses for 24 years, says Kelvin Thompson, executive director of UCF’s Center for Distributed Learning. More than 85 percent of the university’s student body takes at least one online or blended course each year. “We’ve been doing this a long time, and it’s something in which we have a lot of investment,” Thompson says.

Injured UCF star quarterback McKenzie Milton says there’s a chance he’ll play football again this season. Milton is currently in Orlando rehabbing his knee with the UCF athletic training staff.

Dr. Kimberly Renk, a psychology faculty member, shares on why it's important for parents to talk to their kids about Coronavirus and tips for doing so.

Tom Cavanagh, vice provost for digital learning at UCF, says that 80 percent of faculty members had some training in teaching online prior to the pandemic, and more resources are being developed to continue training faculty.

Dr. Cartwright shares more on his goals for the next 100 days, how UCF is planning around the financial impacts of COVID-19, how the pandemic might change of UCF operates and more.