Community Impact News

UCF Celebrates the Arts was awarded by the Downtown Orlando Partnership in the category of Arts & Culture on May 2, recognizing the festival’s economic and community impact on downtown Orlando.

Meet four of the nearly 300 new Knight nurses graduating in Spring 2023 and answering the call to help to address the nursing shortage.

The funds will nearly double participants in UCF’s iREAD program, which serves local schoolchildren struggling with reading.

UCF faculty conduct cutting-edge research on autism spectrum disorder, discovering innovative ways to better support this community. Through free camps and programs, Central Florida families can benefit from their work.

Carolyn Rapp is recognized for advancing public health and exemplifying its mission to protect and promote the health and safety of our nation.

UCF’s Institute of Simulation and Training started 40 years ago as a hopeful prototype on the “pioneering side” of Orlando. It has since become the global model of collaborative innovation.

The Black Faculty and Staff Association at UCF began with three people over a lunch off campus 52 years ago. This is a glimpse at why their vision, and the work of their successors, matters so much.

Assistant Professor of Nursing Brian Peach is leading the study, which uses exposure therapy featuring virtual reality with real sounds and smells, all mimicking the patients’ intensive care experience.

A Rosen College graduate shares his passion for pizza across northeast Florida — crediting hands-on courses, inspirational professors and an encouraging partner with helping him become an entrepreneur.