UCF in the News

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.

A total of seven Knights will represent the university and their country during the 2021 games in Tokyo, Japan.

Mote scientists are working with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and the University of Central Florida to explore the use of clay to kill red tide.

For the past month, our most beloved eye on the universe has been closed, blinded by a computer glitch that NASA experts are still working to solve. UCF professor Theodora Karalidi was scheduled for observations to begin just days after Hubble experienced its glitch.

Future residents of Orlando’s newest continuing care retirement community, Legacy Pointeat UCF, gathered today for an exciting visit to their soon-to-be homes with a parade-style event to celebrate “topping off” the community’s final building.