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Dean's Office

CHPS Welcomes New Finance/Budget Director Taylor Owens

Written By: Paul Byron-Kelly | March 18, 2024
The College of Health Professions of Sciences welcomes Taylor Owens as the new finance/budget director. He started in the position on March 4.  Owens joins...
Innovation Center

Holograms Begin Beaming Into College Classrooms

Written By: Lauren Coffey | February 23, 2024
Bari Hoffman first learned of holograms during the pandemic, when she saw that rapper Diddy had beamed a full-body digital version of himself into a...
Dean's Office

UCF Announces 2024’s 30 Under 30 Alumni Award Recipients

Written By: Camille Dolan ’98 | February 20, 2024
UCF Alumni is pleased to announce its 30 Under 30 Alumni Award recipients for the Class of 2024. By virtue of their indomitable tenacity, unwavering...
Kinesiology

Black Undergraduate Kinesiology Association Celebrates First Anniversary

Written By: Heather Lovett | February 19, 2024
A new student organization at UCF is building a community of aspiring kinesiology professionals and offering support and mentoring to its members. Established as a...
Health Sciences

Gail Kauwell Reappointed as Chair of the Department of Health Sciences

Written By: Heather Lovett | February 19, 2024
Professor Gail Kauwell has been reappointed for her second five-year term as the Chair of the Department of Health Sciences. The reappointment follows a performance...
Social Work

Research Identifies Student Pathways to Academic Success

Written By: UCF Academic Success | February 13, 2024
Research underway by Center for Higher Education Innovation (CHEI) fellows is producing key insights into how to help students with adversity in their backgrounds find academic success. ...
Communication Sciences and Disorders

UCF Graduate Scholars to Teach Students with High-intensity Needs in Language, Literacy

Written By: Stella Canfield | February 2, 2024
UCF has received an interdisciplinary personnel preparation grant from the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education to again deliver Project SPEECH,...
Innovation Center

CES Roundup: Holoportation, Empathic Robot, Aging Suit, Bionic Prosthetic Arm, Headband For Better Sleep

Written By: Marion Webb | January 25, 2024
CES 2024 was dominated by “artificial intelligence” and tech solutions to better our lives, including many solutions in the health and wellness space. Below is Medtech...
Physical Therapy

Beato Appointed as Board Member to the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties

Written By: UCF & OH Residency | January 19, 2024
UCF and Orlando Health Neurologic Residency Director Morris “Rick” Beato, PT, DPT, GCS, NCS has been appointed as a new member of the American Board...

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