UCF in the News

A new report assesses social mobility data from more than 600 higher education institutions. UCF is listed among the top 10 universities in the nation for social mobility.

Numerous UCF students and faculty are mourning the loss of Joyce DeGennaro, a UCF College of Nursing instructor who passed away after a long battle with breast cancer.

UCF will be transitioning to fully online classes following the University’s Thanksgiving break. The decision, says university leaders, will benefit the entire region. President Cartwright also discusses the fall semester and plans for the upcoming spring semester.

UCF is one of only five schools in the nation offering a senior living management degree, bridging hospitality and healthcare together into one career field.

To find out just how well the aging-in-community strategy is working, a University of Central Florida health management and informatics researcher examined three aging-in-community programs in Florida.

UCF professors Michael Kinzel and Kareem Ahmed have been modeling how COVID-19 spreads. Their biggest takeaway: COVID-positive younger men with minimal symptoms are the most likely to be super spreaders.

Food distribution at the Amway Center will take place on Nov. 24 to provide Thanksgiving meals for area residents.

Peter Weishar, director of UCF’s Themed Experience program, shared with InPark Magazine how he and the students in the MFA Theatre – Themed Experience track collaborate with Carolina Cruz-Neira, Agere Chair in Computer Science at UCF and creator of the CAVE virtual reality system.

UCF is going into Thanksgiving week with a limited number of COVID-19 outbreaks. According to the university's dashboard, UCF has 1,001 reported cases among its student body. That number compares favorably to other major Florida universities when enrollment is taken into account.