News: Health Sciences
Student Spotlight: Emily Wagner, Health Sciences
The youngest of five siblings, three of whom were adopted during the Romanian orphan crisis, Health Sciences major, Emily Wagner, is fast approaching her last semester at UCF. “Coming from...
Student Spotlight: Savannah Adams, Health Sciences
Savannah Adams, a Health Sciences major, is living proof that, as she says, “If it doesn’t kill you, it makes you stronger.” During her junior year at UCF, Savannah started...
Student Spotlight: Nardy Pena, Health Sciences
Moving from Venezuela to the US by herself at the age of 21, Nardy Pena sometimes worked three jobs at a time to support herself as she learned English and...
New UCF Graduate Degree Prepares Students for Careers in Health Education and Promotion
Launched Fall 2024, the coursework for the master’s in health promotion and behavioral science covers topics such as disease prevention and care, health behavior, health and wellness coaching, health equity,...
UCF Health Sciences Researcher Embraces Florida as Her Living Lab
Qianxia Jiang arrived at UCF’s Department of Health Sciences earlier this year as a researcher, teacher and optimist. With her interest in the environmental influences on healthy living, Jiang the...
UCF Honored Nationally for Interprofessional Health Education Excellence
UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Center is recognized by the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions, which focuses on critical issues affecting health professions.
Research Roundup: Publications by CHPS Faculty, Spring and Summer 2024
Students at the College of Health Professions and Sciences benefit from faculty who conduct research into a broad number of health and wellness topics, discovering new insights and creating innovation...
Graduation Spotlight: Brooke Martinez, Health Sciences
Meet Brooke Martinez. Her journey to UCF began with an invitation to audition for the UCF orchestra. While looking through promotional materials from various institutions across the nation, the one...
High School Students Get Hands-on with Healthcare at UCF
UCF’s Health Leaders Summer Academy provides experiential learning opportunities for Central Florida high schoolers interested in the healthcare field, helping make careers in patient care and research more accessible. ...
Nutrition Lies: Serving Up Fact From Fiction
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Forty two percent of Americans are obese. One in three people is overweight. Lack of exercise, eating too much processed foods, genetics, there are several...
