UCF’s Spring Football Game to Host Fans at 50% Capacity UCF will still host its spring football game at the Bounce House with Knights taking the field in front of fans. WKMG News 6
After Covid, Services Are Where the Trade Action Is James Bacchus, a UCF Distinguished Professor of Global Affairs and Director of Global Economic & Environmental Opportunity, says the pandemic has showcased the digital economy, where the U.S. has enormous comparative advantages. The Wall Street Journal
UCF Nursing Program Sees Surge in Applications College of Nursing saw a 26% increase in applications for the coming year. Many students said they have been inspired by the work of nurses during the pandemic. Spectrum News 13
Galileo School Founder Michele Gill Says Learning Should Be Engaging, Even During a Pandemic Michele Gill, a CCIE professor who founded Sanford's Galileo School ten years ago, is making an impact on the present and future by making student success and support her top priority. WMFE
Orlando Vigil Remembers Atlanta Spa Shooting Victims, Denounces Anti-Asian Hate More than 200 individuals gathered at the Reflecting Pond for a candlelight vigil, honoring the eight victims, including six Asians, who were shot to death by a gunman last week at Atlanta-area spas. Orlando Sentinel
UCF Professor Teams up With NASA to Create Camera Going to the Moon UCF professor Kerri Donaldson Hanna is developing a one-of-a-kind camera going to the moon, the result of over two years of work. WOFL Fox 35
UCF Celebrates the Arts is Back with Ballet, Broadway Star UCF Celebrates the Arts will be back at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts beginning April 2 with a special community partner and participation by a homegrown Broadway star. Orlando Sentinel
UCF Kicks Off NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Monday Against Northwestern The Knights (16-4) earned a No. 10 seed, the highest in program history, for their sixth trip to the tournament in program history. Orlando Sentinel
UCF Students Help Local Asian Community Heal After Rise in Violent Attacks in U.S. Students in UCF’s Asian Pacific Coalition are planning a vigil to honor the victims of the Atlanta shooting. Members said it’s difficult knowing it took eight people being murdered, six of them Asian, to highlight an issue some Asian communities have long been worried about. WFTV Channel 9