Remembering UCF Gallery Assistant Director, Senior Lecturer Larry Cooper The UCF community honors the contributions of the late Larry Cooper, who played influential roles in fostering creative expression on campus and in the wide arts industry.
Lessons to Learn From the Odyssey as a UCF Student Retrace some of Odysseus’ fabled journey in a UCF Study Abroad Summer 2027 program and take courses rooted in themes of the epic poem that still apply to modern life.
UCF Researchers Receive NEH Grant to Preserve Noah Webster’s Dictionaries Online The project will engage undergraduate and graduate students to transform the dictionaries into searchable digital editions, preserving the texts that helped define and document American English.
UCF’s Wayne Bowen Selected for Prestigious ACE Fellowship The associate vice provost for undergraduate studies is one of 31 higher education leaders selected for the honor, which provides a yearlong professional development experience at a host university.
UCF’s Football Stadium Gains 2, Alumni-Made Murals The custom artwork on the concourse-level of Roth Tower pays homage to the UCF story and the university’s relationship to Orlando and Orange County.
UCF Grad Helps Shape Humanity’s Next Giant Leap Alex Williams ’09 discovered a path for his creative interests at UCF — and now he’s helping design the future of human spaceflight at Virgin Galactic.
Song for the Ages: The Late Bronze Age World of the Odyssey UCF Associate Professor Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, historian and archaeologist, examines the influences that shaped one of ancient literature’s great epics.
UCF’s Summer 2026 Commencement Set for July 31-Aug. 1 Graduates will hear from distinguished alumni who’ve made significant contributions in the Orlando community.
Research in 60 Seconds: What History Can Teach Us About Today’s Society In recognition of America250, Professor of History John Sacher explains lessons from our nation’s founding that can inform and help create our future.
UCF-Led Excavation Reveals Evidence of Life, Conflict in Ancient Mesopotamia New discoveries from a UCF-led excavation in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, near the city of Erbil, are reshaping what researchers know about how ancient cities lived, governed and fell.
50 Most Powerful People of 2026 in Orlando: Education – UCF President Alexander Cartwright Orlando Magazine
