UCF in the News

An epileptologist is a type of neurologist that has special interest and training in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, a neurological disorder that causes repeated seizures. Most epileptologists receive an additional 1-2 years of subspecialty training in the treatment of epilepsy and interpretation of electroencephalograms (EEGs). The author, Dr. Ahmed Sadek is the Director of Orlando Epilepsy Center. He is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Florida Shands, Gainesville.

Asteroids constantly zoom around our solar system and sometimes smash into planets, including Earth. As such, in the name of planetary defense NASA conducted a test, dubbed DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test), to deflect a space rock like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs (or the one Bruce Willis blew up at the end of the movie Armageddon). Not all asteroids are planet killers, however. While some are monster-size, others are quite tiny. Meanwhile, the smallest asteroid is a matter of some debate. "There's not an official cutoff," said Yan Fernandez, an astronomer at the University of Central Florida, "so different people have different ideas about what counts as an asteroid."

Candle lights flickered in silence for several minutes Friday night at a vigil service for Dylan Lyons, the Spectrum News 13 reporter whose life was tragically lost to gun violence, along with the lives of Nathacha Augustin and 9-year-old T’Yonna Major.

There is a serious and critical shortage of school psychologists to support the needs of school-age children. Plus, there's a severe shortage of special education teachers. But how do we get them? The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education has invested in a program at UCF to help fill in the gaps.

Engage in science, technology, engineering and math subjects at the Orlando Science Center this weekend. There will be multiple workshops, demonstrations and exhibits for all ages, presented by the University of Central Florida Office of Research.

The Orlando Economic Partnership honored two longtime Orlando education leaders Thursday night. Retired Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Barbara Jenkins '83 '86MEd '96EdD and retired Valencia College president Sandy Shugart received James B. Greene Awards during the partnership’s annual dinner at Steinmetz Hall in downtown Orlando

Blasting the surface of the Moon with microwaves could help humans colonize the lunar surface. Getting construction equipment to the Moon is no easy feat – so scientists have developed a mind-bending workaround.