UCF in the News

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.

Grad Walk is offered to graduating students, incorporating elements of a traditional commencement ceremony with social distancing, mask wearing and hand sanitizing.

The City of Orlando will use CARES Act funding to provide vocational training to Orlando residents who have been furloughed or laid off because of COVID-19. UCF is partnering with the City of Orlando, Valencia College, and other local entities to prepare residents for their next job.

Kevin Haran, a UCF art professor, is offering virtual drawing lessons to veterans at the Lake Baldwin VA as part of its recreation therapy offerings.