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Physical Therapy

UCF Inducts Hanney into Scroll & Quill Society

Written By: Audrey Ramos | November 5, 2018
UCF Faculty Excellence has inducted William Hanney, assistant professor of physical therapy, into the university’s prestigious Scroll & Quill Society. Hanney is one of 22...
Social Work

Suicide: A Topic We Need to Talk About

Written By: Audrey Ramos | November 2, 2018
The panelists were (seated, left to right) Kim Gryglewicz, Julie Bilsky and Jim Whitworth, here with (standing, left to right) Bonnie Yegidis and Ana Leon....
Athletic Training

Preceptor of the Month: Rey Malave ’11

Written By: Kim MacLennan | October 31, 2018
Congratulations, Rey Malave, for earning the UCF Athletic Training Program’s first Preceptor of the Month award! Malave (B.S. in athletic training ’11) is an athletic...
Health Sciences

UCF Student and National Guardsman Assists After Hurricane Michael

Written By: Camille Dolan '98 | October 30, 2018
Blain Roberson, a UCF health sciences student, was recently called into duty by the National Guard to assist in emergency response efforts in Panama City...
Kinesiology

UCF Sports Scientist Says GPS Is Changing the Game

Written By: Audrey Ramos | October 23, 2018
UCF Sports Science Director Michael Redd (Ph.D. in exercise science, ’18) recently visited the Fox 35 News studio in Orlando to describe his use of...
Athletic Training

Athletic Training Student Selected for State Leadership Position

Written By: Camille Dolan '98 | October 23, 2018
Allison Newsome, a junior in UCF’s Athletic Training Program, was recently selected for the Athletic Trainers’ Association of Florida’s Student LEAPS Program for 2018-2019. Newsome...
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Health Literacy: An Epidemic of Misunderstanding

Written By: Camille Dolan '98 | October 19, 2018
October is Health Literacy Month. Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and...
Social Work

Social Work Experts Discuss Importance of Mental Health Awareness, Education

Written By: DREXLER B. JAMES ’13 | October 10, 2018
A rising concern in recent years is the number of people who deal with mental illness. Nearly one in five adults in the United States...
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Award-winning Technology Gives Nonverbal Children a Voice

Written By: Camille Dolan '98 | October 1, 2018
UCF researcher Oliver Wendt recently received an inaugural GAIN Award for technology that teaches communication and social skills to individuals with severe autism or developmental...
Physical Therapy

Don’t Be Such a Slouch. Your Neck and Back Will Thank You Later

Written By: Camille Dolan '98 | September 27, 2018
The American Chronic Pain Association dubs September as Pain Awareness Month. While habits like slouching, knuckle-cracking and constant phone usage might not affect students’ bodies...

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