UCF in the News

UCF is hiring dozens of Armor Up Ambassadors, student employees positioned at high-traffic areas of campus – including the library and student union – to ensure visitors are adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols.

Jeannie Kiriwas, associate director of Student Union Event Services, oversees operations for the Knights Helping Knights Food Pantry. She recently sat down for a far-reaching interview about food insecurity and UCF's efforts to prevent it within our student population.

Humberto Campins, a UCF professor of planetary science, has coauthored three new papers on the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. He has done extensive research on the asteroid’s thermal behavior, noting that the asteroid is a treasure trove of useful information about orbital bodies.

John Hanley, a UCF lecturer in the School of Politics, Security and International Affairs, provided expert insight into coverage of the first presidential debate.

Bill Cooper, a UCF American Sign Language professor who is hearing impaired, says he has come up with innovative teaching strategies that allows him and his students to seamlessly communicate in a virtual setting.

Trey Gordon, an alumnus who graduated in 1996, recalls co-creating the first renderings of the Knight’s mascot design. Gordon has enjoyed watching the design and students’ affections for Knightro evolve over the last quarter century.

Tanvir Khan, an air quality engineer and researcher at the Florida Solar Energy Center, which is part of the University of Central Florida, says there is no scientific evidence suggesting that essential oils improve air quality.

President Cartwright talks with Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi about his first few months on the job, his philosophy on college athletics, UCF’s rising enrollment even during the pandemic and his formative years growing up in the Bahamas.

Martha Brenckle, a UCF professor of writing and rhetoric, discussed preferred pronouns: what they are, how to use them, and what to do if you mess up. International Pronouns Day celebrates how language can be used by the LGBTQIA+ community to claim and affirm their identities.