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Health Awareness and Prevention Society Among UCF’s Fastest Growing Student Organizations
UCF registered nearly 100 new student organizations this academic year, and perhaps the fastest growing was the Health Awareness and Prevention Society, or H.A.P.S. H.A.P.S. began last fall with 30 […]
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Laryngectomy Support Group Helps Educate Students
A laryngectomy support group named the New Voice Club of Orlando provides patients who have undergone laryngectomies with a chance to connect and share their experiences as cancer survivors. Club members meet once […]
Athletic Training
Photo Essay: Athletic Training Students Practice Spine Boarding
Each spring, seniors in the Athletic Training Program hone their emergency skills during a semester-long course named Acute Care in Athletic Training. “They get a one-credit refresher course on emergency skills […]
Physical Therapy
Gov. Scott Appoints Pabian to State’s Physical Therapy Board
Gov. Rick Scott has appointed UCF faculty member Patrick Pabian to the Florida Board of Physical Therapy for a three-year term. Pabian (right) is director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy […]
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Fourteen Students Present Research Posters This Week
Fourteen students from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders presented research posters during UCF’s 2015 Research Week, held March 30 to April 2 on the Orlando campus. Five students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Track […]
Health Sciences
Nearly 20 Students Present Research Posters This Week
Nearly 20 students from the Department of Health Professions presented research posters during UCF’s 2015 Research Week, held March 30 to April 2 on the Orlando campus. Twelve students from the Physical Therapy Program presented posters at the […]
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Free Head and Neck Cancer Risk Assessment Available April 14
Free Head and Neck Cancer Risk Assessment is available April 14 at the Crosby YMCA in Winter Park. Fla. The event will include risk assessments for thyroid cancer and cancer caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV). […]
Physical Therapy
Kids with Developmental Disabilities to Have Field Day All Their Own
Playing is a big part of being a kid. But for children with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and other physical and developmental disabilities, it can be tough to find […]
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Doctoral Student Achievements Include National Article, UCF Award
The latest accomplishments of doctoral students in the department include an article in a national news magazine and a first-place award for research. Mary (Patterson) Mitchell is the author of “Doctoral Direction,” published this month in The […]
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Rivers Reports on Communication Skills Used by African American Children, Adolescents
Associate Professor Kenyatta Rivers is a co-author of two studies on the language of African American children and adolescents published in the latest issue of the peer-reviewed journal Topics in Language Disorders. He also […]
