Academic Excellence News

The faculty members will engage in cutting-edge research and expand their professional networks internationally, which may help UCF develop future partnerships with institutions abroad.

After beating dozens of top teams to earn seventh place, UCF will advance to the World Finals for the 11th consecutive year.

Pegasus Professor Timothy Sellnow, who teaches in the Nicholson School of Communication and Media, researches the importance and impact of simply using the right words during a crisis.

As part of the UCF College of Medicine’s 10th graduating class, Michael Chiang ’20MS is the first Knight to earn a dual degree in medicine and hospitality.

UCF will host and compete against 49 other top student programming teams — including Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Caltech, UCBerkeley and Georgia Tech.

UCF alum Chris Clifford ’21 is determined to help cure type-1 diabetes, the disease that once sent him into hiding.

Three UCF undergraduates are recipients of the esteemed Goldwater Scholarship, validating that their research work could bring groundbreaking results.

Biomedical sciences student Justin Barthel has spent his time at UCF pursuing excellence in scholarship, research and service while working on his goal of becoming a physician.

Awarded each spring, the Order of Pegasus is UCF’s most prestigious student honor.