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UCF Nursing Ph.D. Graduate Helping to Solve Two Healthcare Challenges

With her second doctoral degree in nursing from UCF, Eunice Oladepe Ojo ’21DNP will address the shortage of nursing faculty and the leading cause of injury-related deaths among older adults in the U.S.

UCF Nursing Aging Expert Named National Fellow

Endowed professor Ladda Thiamwong is among 47 experts honored for their outstanding contributions and selected as 2025 fellows of the Gerontological Society of America.

2 UCF Faculty Selected as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing

Rebecca Koszalinski and Joy Parchment ’15PhD are among the exceptional nurse leaders to be inducted in 2025 and honored for significant contributions to advance public health.

3 UCF Knight Nurses, 2 Generations, 1 Big Celebration

As Mother’s Day approaches, Stacie Scarborough ’13 celebrates the ultimate gift: Graduating alongside her twin daughters, during commencement.

Nursing Professor Named Healthcare-Simulation Educator of the Year

The international Society for Simulation in Healthcare honors Mindi Anderson for her advancements in the field.

UCF Staffer Helps Coronavirus Relief Efforts by Sewing Face Masks

Dantes has a personal connection to the medical profession.

Why Are Adults Without Children Sometimes Made to Feel Incomplete?

For generations, our society has been led to believe that an individual’s life must be comprised of marriage, children, a house with a white picket…

From My First-hand Experience, Unhealthy Sugar Habit is Hard to Break

“We need to recognize the concerns that sugar places upon our quality of life,” writes Syretta Spears, an assistant director of the UCF Simulation, Technology, Innovation and Modeling Center .

Helping Young Stroke Survivors

Two UCF alumni can hardly believe the words “young stroke survivor” apply to them. Now they’re determined to help others who find themselves on similar — and frustrating — roads to recovery.

UCF College of Nursing Simulation Center Manager Honored with International Award

The annual award is based on excellence in the implementation of simulation and delivery of simulation-based learning.

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