UCF in the News

UCF is going statewide with its novel approach to coaching transfer students. The program has helped get UCF more transfers than any other school in the state and is credited with increasing the number of bachelor’s degrees among Hispanic students by 378-percent.

Limbitless Solutions, a UCF-affiliated nonprofit that develops functional bionic limbs, produced an arm for a 12-year-old boy, who is now using it to create a comic book with his brother. All proceeds from the comic go to Limbitless Solutions in the hopes of providing bionic arms for other children.

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.