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New UCF Project Works to Help Keep Victims of Intimate Partner Violence Safe

The goal is to create a screening tool that can be used by student health services and beyond, including in college athletic training settings or in college counseling centers.

New UCF Co-led Study Will Focus on Keeping Intimate Partner Violence Survivors Safe

The researchers will create evidence-based, intimate partner violence pretrial safety assessment guides for judges to use when considering pretrial release in intimate partner violence cases.

UCF Professor Helps Elevate the Discussion and Inform Policy About Violence Against Women

Bethany Backes, assistant professor of criminal justice and social work, reflects on her path to academia for Women’s History Month

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UCF’s Themed Experience Program Welcomes New Instructor and Producing Concentration

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‘The Chief Online Learning Officers’ Guidebook’

Inside Higher Ed

Companies Invest Millions in Florida Higher Education to Shape Future Talent Pipeline

Orlando Business Journal

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Middle School Brass Camp 7:30 am - 3:00 pm

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2025 CREOL Summer Camp 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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