How Food Insecurity May Harm 5-Year-Olds
When families don’t know where their next meal will come from, it can be especially hard on young children. A new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior shows that 5-year-olds who experience food insecurity are more likely than other kids to have behavior problems. “Our study reinforces...
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and UCF Graduate
When UCF graduate student Jaha Dukureh started Safe Hands for Girls in 2013 to help end female genital mutilation, she admittedly...
Counselor Ed Grad Students Support Minority Youth, Earn Fellowships
When Petion discovered the field of mental health, it changed the way he managed internal challenges. As a child of a Haitian immigrant, “mental health was not something we talked about much. So as a student-athlete in undergraduate school, I internalized negative thinking.” But now, he believes, “increasing the awareness...
Kyle Dencker, who received both a bachelor’s in computer science and master’s degree in career and technical education from UCF, is a finalist for the 2019 Florida Teacher of the Year. In the 10 years he taught at Timber Creek High School, Dencker built a computer science program that supports...
UCF Undergraduates Publish New Law Journal
A new law journal written, edited and published by undergraduate students at UCF is now available and will be distributed to law offices across Central Florida...
Four UCF Professors Help Develop National Training in Advocacy and Culturally Responsive Instruction
As a leader in inclusive programming, UCF is the only institute of higher education asked to join the Delta Teacher Efficacy Campaign – Teachers Advocating to Lead Great Change (DTEC-TAG) initiative, part of a national effort of the Delta Research and Education Foundation (DREF) to ensure equitable outcomes for all...
