A Family’s Unlikely Journey to Become Knights More than 30 years after finishing high school, StaceyAnn Castro will graduate from UCF with her son, followed soon by another son, capping a story filled with doubt, obstacles, and service.
Taking Apart the Mystery of Vocal Fatigue For Assistant Professor Hamzeh Ghasemzadeh, finding solutions to unsolved communication problems was what he was always destined to do.
UCF Researchers Lead Study to Improve Quality of Life for Testicular Cancer Patients With 95% of testicular cancer survivors surviving, two health sciences researchers are exploring interventions for Florida patients that includes low-impact activity, wearable technology and online support sessions.
UCF Research to Help Inform Statewide Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence and Improve Care for Survivors Interdisciplinary researchers from UCF’s Violence Against Women faculty cluster are evaluating the state’s domestic violence resources to help make a safer Florida.
UCF Celebrates Order of Pegasus, Student Awardees During Founders Day 2026 The Order of Pegasus inducts its 25th class of exemplary Knights among more than 50 students who will be recognized at the annual celebration.
9 UCF Experts Inducted to National Academies of Practice Faculty members from UCF’s Colleges of Health Professions and Sciences and Nursing are now recognized as distinguished fellows, honored for their dedication to interprofessional research and practice.
84 Faculty Scholars Honored at the 5th Biennial Faculty Authors’ Celebration This year’s celebration recognized faculty from across nine colleges, the Center for Distributed Learning, the Institute for Simulation and Training, the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy and UCF Libraries.
Future Speech-Language Pathologists Test Skills in High-Tech “Escape Room” Exam Feedback from the more than 120 student participants found the creative approach to be digestible, challenging and less nerve-racking than a normal final exam.
Orlando’s New Poet Laureate, UCF Alumna Finds Healing Through Words As the third UCF alumna to earn the Orlando poet laureate honor, Camara Gaither ’23MSW sees poetry as a practice that enhances social work and service to others.
New UCF Mobile Health Clinic Increases Access to Care The clinic also serves as real-world classroom for medical, nursing, speech-language pathology and physical therapy students.
