UCF Grad Selected to Help Introduce Scientific Perspectives to Congress Laser scientist Christina C. C. Willis ’09MS ’13PhD will begin her one-year fellowship as a special legislative assistant in September.
UCF PedsAcademy Hosts Science Fair at Nemours Children’s Hospital Children in treatment displayed projects as varied as fish prosthetics and bouncing marbles during the hospital’s first STEM Day.
DirectConnect to UCF to Award 50,000th Degree The groundbreaking partnership program with state colleges expands access to students, especially those who otherwise may not be able to pursue a university degree through traditional channels.
Assistant Professor Earns Impact Award For Work with Hospitalized Children The spring 2019 Marchioli Collective Impact Award was presented to Megan Nickels for her program of providing educational instruction to chronically ill children.
UCF Chosen to Participate in National Effort to Develop Diverse STEM Faculty UCF is part of a new national cohort to increase the diversity of science, technology, engineering and math faculty through recruitment and retention. The National…
Looking for Summer Camps in Orlando? Here Are 25 that Will Be Held at UCF There’s an educational and fun camp for just about every student – no matter their age or interest – that will have them excited to tell their friends about all summer.
Pamela McCauley Defies Odds as a Female Engineer Director of UCF’s Ergonomics Laboratory uses personal and professional experiences to empower other women in STEM to achieve success.
Breaking Barriers in STEM From professional development to community service, the National Society of Black Engineers produces some of the most well-rounded STEM graduates in the country.
Black History Month: Student Travis Slocum on Racism, Need for More Diversity UCF junior Travis Slocum has vivid memories of facing racism while growing up. Born in Little Rock, Ark., and raised in a military family, he…
$1 Million Grant from National Science Foundation to Help STEM Transfer Students A nearly $1 million grant to support scholarships for transfer students in their quest for STEM degrees was recently awarded to UCF by the National…
