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Kinesiology

Kinesiology Students Win Competitive National Scholarships

Written By: Drexler B. James '13 | February 4, 2019
Six students in the School of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy have each won a $1,500 scholarship from the National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation. Nicholas...
Health Sciences

Health Sciences Students Present Research, Serve Community in Jamaica

Written By: Drexler B. James '13 | January 29, 2019
Nineteen students accompanied Danielle Webster, an associate lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences, on an unique academic and altruistic venture to Jamaica in November....
Physical Therapy

Med Students Get a ‘Leg Up’ on Anatomy Training from PT Students

Written By: Christin Senior | January 29, 2019
Kayla Combs stands at the head of the Anatomy Lab table surrounded by medical students examining their patient’s musculoskeletal system. “If you pull on this...
Health Sciences

“Perseverance is key.”

Written By: Jenna Marina Lee | January 28, 2019
Redshirt senior forward Nyala Shuler ’17’s biggest fan at UCF women’s basketball games is also the person who inspired her future career as a pediatric...
Physical Therapy

UCF Student Wins National Award for Research on Walking Speed of Elderly

Written By: Drexler B. James | January 25, 2019
Ashleigh Trapuzzano devotes herself to research to benefit elderly adults and her work has not gone unnoticed. The Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy on Thursday...
Athletic Training

Preceptor of the Month: Samantha Visco

Written By: Kim Maclennan | January 24, 2019
Congratulations, Samantha Visco, for earning the UCF Athletic Training Program’s Preceptor of the Month award for January 2019! Visco is assistant athletic trainer for women’s...
Communication Disorders Clinic

Knox Named State President of National Nonprofit

Written By: CAMILLE DOLAN ‘98 | January 23, 2019
In her role at the Communication Disorders Clinic, Debra Knox is a clinical instructor and supervises graduate students who work with the deaf and hard...
Research

James Receives Two-Year NIH Grant for Independent Research

Written By: Drexler B. James '13 | January 18, 2019
Brittny James, a research associate in the CHPS Office of Research, has been awarded a two-year, $139,343 National Institutes of Health grant. The award is...
Physical Therapy

Lake Highland Prep Students Impact Lives by Upgrading Toy Cars

Written By: Downtown Community Paper | January 16, 2019
Students from the robotics program at Lake Highland Preparatory School cheered on toddlers who were testing out their new toy vehicles, but these were not...
Physical Therapy

Clinic for Apopka Farmworkers Gets Boost from Florida Blue Grant

Written By: Orlando Sentinel | December 27, 2018
Since 2016, a group of UCF volunteers has been hosting a free clinic in Apopka four times a year to provide care to uninsured farmworkers...

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