High School Students Level Up Knowledge of Gaming Careers at UCF’s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy The KB Foundation-sponsored visit allows youths from Philadelphia to go behind the scenes of one of the nation’s top graduate gaming program.
How UCF’s Latest Goldwater Scholars Are Charting Their Own Fascinating Destinies The two recipients are making research impacts in healthcare and space to help better the world.
Introducing John Buckwalter, UCF’s Next Provost Prior to joining UCF on Aug. 1, Buckwalter has served as provost at Boise State University, where he led transformative interdisciplinary initiatives and championed student achievement.
Robin Griffin-Kitzerow Is UCF’s Next Chief of Police Griffin-Kitzerow will step into the new role on July 4. Carl Metzger ’03MS, who has served as chief since 2018, will remain the associate vice president of public safety.
Kareem Ahmed Named a Trustee Chair The five-year professorships honor and celebrate distinguished faculty members for exceptional performance.
Research in 60 Seconds: How Seagrass Helps Coastal Ecosystems Thrive Biology graduate student Carla Perscky’s research examines environmental stressors on seagrass and how to future-proof critical ecosystems.
UCF Dean and Vice Provost Maggy Tomova Takes New Role in Georgia Tomova’s last day at UCF is June 30. Associate Dean and Pegasus Professor Joshua Colwell will become interim dean of the College of Sciences on July 1.
UCF Engineering Students Place 3rd in NASA Tech Challenge The team of mechanical and aerospace engineering students turned their Senior Design project into an award-winning invention that can protect solar panels in space from the harmful effects of lunar regolith.
UCF Computer Programmers Bound for 13th World Finals in 14 Years The UCF team placed in the top 10 for the International Collegiate Programming Contest’s North American Championship, where more than 50 teams competed.
UCF Student Selected for Prestigious Internship at The New York Times The English and journalism student earned the acclaimed opportunity through the Dow Jones News Fund, which has prepared thousands of journalists for careers at respected American media companies.
