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Opened in Fall 2025, the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion \u2014 a\u00a090,000-square-foot, tech-forward facility \u2014 enhances students\u2019 training, including ultrasound technology used by Haley Janke \u201922<\/strong>, an acute care nurse practitioner doctoral<\/a> student.<\/p>\n

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\"Two<\/p>\n

Jan. 30<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two researchers test a rover on the world\u2019s largest simulated lunar surface \u2014 the Lunar Highland Regolith Test Bin<\/a> \u2014 located at UCF\u2019s Exolith Lab.<\/p>\n

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\"Beloved<\/p>\n

Feb. 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beloved Universal Orlando Resort characters took over the Rosen College of Hospitality Management<\/a> for an interactive career fair connecting students and recent graduates with on-the-spot job and internship opportunities.<\/p>\n

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\"Themed<\/p>\n

Feb. 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

Themed experience students created pieces for a 30-foot art installation showcasing collaboration across creative disciplines, later featured at UCF Celebrates the Arts.<\/p>\n

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\"The<\/p>\n

Feb. 28<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UCF softball team clinched the program\u2019s 900th victory during its final day of the Charge On Classic, propelling the Knights into the national rankings.<\/p>\n

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\"Students<\/p>\n

March 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Students and alumni packed Addition Financial Arena for UCF\u2019s Internship and Career Expo, exploring career opportunities with over 250 companies while building their professional networks.<\/p>\n

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\"Professor<\/p>\n

March 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor of Philosophy Jonathan Beever (left) and Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Science Mohsen Rakhshan (right) discuss a human-machine interface technology prototype for a project supported by Meta<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Knights<\/p>\n

March 26<\/strong><\/p>\n

Knights across all disciplines presented work during Student Research Week.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":26229,"template":"","categories":[978],"tags":[388,341,405,1660,1697,1769,1454,30,297,289,1722,1727,573],"class_list":["post-26302","story","type-story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gallery","tag-ucf-athletics","tag-college-of-arts-and-humanities","tag-college-of-nursing","tag-exolith-lab","tag-jonathan-beever","tag-mohsen-rakhshan","tag-nursing","tag-research","tag-rosen-college-of-hospitality-management","tag-space","tag-student-success","tag-themed-experience","tag-ucf-celebrates-the-arts","issues-spring-2026"],"yoast_head":"\nOn Campus: Spring 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From high-impact rover testing to career-building opportunities, Spring 2026 brought nonstop momentum across campus.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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