UCF in the News

Aubrey Jewett, a UCF political sciences professor, suspects there will be a huge increase in vote by mail, and he hopes there will not be a big drop off in voter turnout. Early voting for Florida’s 2020 primary starts on Thursday.

Dr. William Gordon, the former Chief Operations Officer for Florida Virtual School and now a lecturer at UCF, says children as young as kindergarten age can succeed in virtual school.

Two faculty experts weigh in on how the coronavirus pandemic is changing hurricane shelter guidelines and abilities to stock up on hurricane supplies this year.

In a Facebook Live interview, NBC journalist John Torres talks with Christopher Emrich, a UCF environmental science professor, about how to prepare for natural disasters during the coronavirus pandemic.

Graduating PhD student, Valorie MacKenna, helped solve a problem when the pandemic struck: How to make hands-on learning experiences through simulation effective via online learning.

All graduates' names will be read aloud and displayed on the screen during one of 12 commencement ceremonies on Aug. 1.

Chrysalis Wright, a UCF faculty member who studies misinformation, said conspiracy theory believers often engage in mental gymnastics to make their beliefs conform with reality.

Dr. Shunpu Zhang of UCF says the projections, if they hold true, would mean new case numbers will decrease slowly toward the end of this year, then fall off more substantially.

COVID-19 survivors who had to be placed on a ventilator likely will need medical assistance to help regain their ability to speak or swallow. That's where speech pathologists come in, and UCF is ahead of the curve in training students in this field.