UCF in the News

UCF professors Larry Barton and Deborah Beidel discuss whether active shooter drills can be helpful or harmful.

Members of the UCF and greater Orlando community gathered on Monday to remember the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting and reflect on how the community can continue to heal.

One of Central Florida's newest podcasts, Florida Foodie, features the Knights Helping Knights Pantry, an on-campus resource for students that offers free food, clothing and toiletry items.

UCF's emergency and crisis management programs, now entering their second year, are teaching both new students and current leaders how to better protect their communities.

On track for an August start, the full service campus will offer 7,700 UCF and Valencia students a unique learning environment in the heart of Orlando.

UCF Women's Soccer Coach Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak visited the News 6 studio to talk about the Knights' historic presence in this year's FIFA Women's World Cup.

UCF's patents last year covered everything from new technology developed to enhance science-education delivery, to newly developed synthetic materials aimed at protecting citrus from disease and keeping wood, ceramics and fibers protected against bacteria and fungus.

UCF biologists are studying dung beetles in an attempt to restore the species and help protect Florida livestock.

The new campus will be an economic and social driver as well as a place where ideas, talent and capital will intersect to create innovation says interim President Thad Seymour.