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53 Faculty Scholars Honored at 4th Biennial Faculty Authors’ Celebration

This year’s celebration recognized faculty from across eight colleges, the library and the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning...
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Quality and Flexibility: UCF Online Programs Rank Among Top 10 in Nation by U.S. News for 2024

Rising in the national rankings, UCF’s faculty-led, innovative online programs position students for success...
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UCF Marriage and Family Research Institute Hosts Research Showcase for 20th Anniversary

This month, the Marriage and Family Research Institute celebrates 20 years of commitment to strengthening relationships in Central Florida...
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UCF Research Team Moves to Build Mobile Resilience Hubs for Local Neighborhoods

The team, led by Kelly Stevens, will take its designs and data from Phase 1 of the project and implement them into fully built and tested trailers that will serve residents in need during future emergencies...
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UCF Earns 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification

This is the third time UCF has earned the designation — highlighting a longstanding commitment to unleashing potential and promoting prosperity across the many communities it serves...
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UCF Researchers Study Effects of Personalized Adaptive Learning on Student Success

The team’s project focuses on finding whether personalized learning tools and resources have a positive impact on student outcomes in undergraduate mathematics courses...
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UCF Assistant Professor Publishes Rutgers Report on Political Socialization of Black Youth Voters

In the report, Amanda Wilkerson and postdoctoral scholar Rebecca Entress discuss findings and recommendations for optimizing civic engagement efforts for young Black voters...
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UCF Legal Studies Documentaries Win 4 Emmys

Two documentary projects chronicling senior lecturer Irene Pons ’00 and her students’ journey along the U.S.-Mexico border have earned major recognition...
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A Year of Fulbright Honors for UCF

These recent UCF graduates are landing in big cities and rural areas around the world to open cultural doors through the U.S. government’s most prestigious academic exchange program...
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8 Faculty Selected as Inaugural CCIE Research Fellows 

The UCF team traveled to Atlanta to compete in the National Association of Health Services Executives 28th Annual Everett V. Fox Student Case Competition...
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UCF Downtown Book Character Parade Promotes Early Literacy, Community Engagement

The College of Community Innovation and Education joined in on the fun of treating young learners to a spirited tour of a college campus...
Emmy awards

UCF Legal Studies Documentaries Receive 5 Emmy Nominations

Two documentary projects chronicling senior lecturer Irene Pons ’00 and her students’ journey along the U.S.-Mexico border have earned major recognition...
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UCF Faculty Tackle Shortage of School-Based Mental Health Providers

Over the next five years, a U.S. Department of Education grant will help facilitate the placement of more than 200 counseling and school psychology graduate students in local high-need schools...
Hillarie Burgess sits at a chair in front of a computer at the Lake County Emergency Operation Center during Hurricane Idalia.

Emergency Management Student Interns in Local Emergency Operations Center During Hurricane Idalia

Hillarie Burgess’ internship experience progressed more quickly than most when she was thrust into a full emergency activation during her third week...
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Crime Scene Confidential: UCF Alum Finds Her Purpose Through This First-of-its-kind Investigative TV Show

Alina Burroughs ’00 ’02MS uses forensics and raw evidence to shed new light on cases long overdue for justice...
Community Partnership Schools aim to serve both students and families.

UCF Center for Community Schools Welcomes $3.9M Funding Increase

This funding will provide thousands of students with access to needed enrichment and tutoring programs; physical, dental and behavioral health services; and family assistance...
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UCF Public Administration Professor Named National Academy of Public Administration Fellow

Abdul-Akeem Sadiq will be the fourth faculty member in the school to join the organization’s ranks as a 2023 Academy Fellow...
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Vulnerable Children and Families: Empowering Innovation through a Multidisciplinary Exchange of Expert Knowledge

The UCF College of Community Innovation and Education and Edge Hill University's Faculty of Education recently participated in a four-day knowledge exchange and community tour in the United Kingdom...
Nina Yon smiles as she is interviewed at The Sharing Center.

UCF Alumna, Local Nonprofit Leader Pursuing Doctorate in Public Affairs

Nina Yon ’90 ’16MNM, president and CEO of The Sharing Center, hopes her doctoral studies will bridge the academic-practitioner gap to the benefit of the community she serves...
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Recovery Support Specialist Internship Broadens Career Opportunities for Students

Two students discovered the career path they now want to follow thanks to an internship provided by the Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology...

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