UCF in the News

With coronavirus cases rising in Central Florida ahead of another school year, children might experience more than first-day nerves as they return to class. WMFE and Health News Florida spoke with UCF psychology professor Dalena Dillman-Taylor about how to talk to kids about mental health and what routines to consider.

This school year, the University of Central Florida is giving students a first opportunity in their health care education, using hologram technology to allow students to learn directly from patients without the patient needing to be present.

UCF is mentioned as a success story in this piece, for investing for years in efforts to integrate online and hybrid into its main operations. Enrollment this past spring increased 3 percent overall, and 18 percent for online programs.

UCF researchers have designed a nanoscale material that can efficiently split seawater into oxygen and a clean energy fuel — hydrogen. Hydrogen fuel derived from the sea could be an abundant and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels.

Several athletes competing in the Tokyo Summer Olympics trace their roots back to UCF. One of them, Kristen Thomas, said she never knew becoming a Knight would eventually lead her to becoming a member of Team USA's Rugby Sevens team.

Disagreement seems to spread online posts faster and further than agreement, according to a new study from the University of Central Florida. The finding comes from an examination of posts labeled controversial on social news aggregation site Reddit.

Dozens of people rolled up their sleeves to receive a COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination event at the UCF & Valencia College downtown campus on Saturday.

With coronavirus cases rising in Central Florida ahead of the start of the new school year, kids might experience more than first day nerves as they return to class. WMFE spoke with UCF psychology assistant professor Dalena Taylor about how to talk to kids about mental health and what routines to start now ahead of August 10th.

Since demonstrations across the entire country of Cuba began July 11, Carolina Esquivel - co-founder of the Cuban-American Association at the University of Central Florida - started to rally in Orlando to show support for them.