Faculty Excellence News

Fernando Rivera, the founding director of UCF’s Puerto Rico Research Hub, highlights the local to global impact of the center and how it helps uphold the university’s Hispanic Serving Institution designation. 

Lecturer of integrated business Ray Eddy ’21PhD’s research examines how immersion works, who enjoys it and whether it encourages repeat participation.

Peter Weishar, UCF’s themed experience program director, shares how UCF is preparing graduates to make an impact in this multi-billion dollar field by providing the industry training, insight and connections needed to succeed. 

By incorporating magical themes into her lessons, a UCF health sciences lecturer has seen a boost in students’ grades — and is even helping other faculty develop engaging curriculum.

Assistant Professor of Nursing Jean Davis ’19PhD‘s research examines how exercise can help reduce health risks and disparities for Black pregnant people.

The recipients are engineers who work with interdisciplinary teams to solve tech and health problems.

Assistant Professor Salvador Almagro-Moreno earned a $500,000 award that will be used to examine how potential infectious diseases can impact human health.

Consideration for promotion and tenure takes nearly an entire academic year as faculty are evaluated on three main areas: research, teaching and service

Muthusamy Swami was honored for his contributions to the field of building energy conservation and climate change, as well as his leadership in the local community.