UCF in the News

A new study from the Rosen College of Hospitality Management advises senior living communities to focus their marketing efforts on individuals’ social circles.

Nahla Turner endured a 16-month battle with cancer in order to play her final game with UCF. Despite all of her difficulties over the past year, Turner says she is grateful for her life’s journey.

Two UCF entomologists – Barbara Sharanowski and Nash Turley – have developed an app to provide users with a step-by-step guide on how to grow a wildflower garden. These gardens create direly needed natural habitats for bees, butterflies, and other insect pollinators.

A $250,000 gift from Sarasota resident Jessica Blume (’80) will support a scholarship program for UCF business students who are the first in their families to attend college.

Along with his head-coaching duties, Gus Malzahn asked to be included in the marketing, messaging and promotion of UCF’s football program when he was hired earlier this year. Malzahn says the “fit” at UCF has been perfect, and he feels his transition has been seamless.

College of Business students are learning in an unconventional class format, where the professor goes from “the sage on the stage” to “the guide on the side.” No textbooks are used in this class, and attendance is required just like at a job.

Youcheng Wang, dean of UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management, commented on how the Central Florida region's economic recovery has impacted Rosen students, and how the College has been working to innovate the hospitality industry nationwide.

UCF began administering the COVID-19 vaccine to students, with enough doses to vaccinate about 6,000 students with both doses. Vaccination appointments are in the Student Union.

UCF this fall will become the first public university in the country to offer a master’s degree in computer vision. The technology of this field is used in surveillance, self-driving cars, surgical procedures and more, and is rapidly growing in demand.