News: Strategic Plan
CSD Instructor Establishes Scholarship to Help Students with a Less Common Path to Graduation
Joe DiNapoli in class Joseph DiNapoli, a senior instructor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, recently established The Joe DiNapoli ‘Extended Journeys’ Endowed Scholarship Fund for “nontraditional” students,...
CSD Program Helps Young Mothers Instill Early Language Skills in Their Children
For the past four years, graduate clinicians in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders have been hosting playgroups that are not only fun for the babies, but also help...
Go Baby Go! Partners with Engineering and Computer Science Seniors to Enhance Toy Cars as Mobility Devices
Four teams of seniors in the College of Engineering and Computer Science will help drive innovation by working with UCF Go Baby Go! to enhance the technology used in its adaptive ride-on toy cars. The students included representatives from all...
2 Teams Awarded 2020 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation Awards
Two projects aimed at helping educate first responders and communicating the importance of vaccinations to new parents have been named winners of the 2020 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness...
UCF DPT National Licensure Exam Performance Continues to Surpass State and National Averages
The recently released licensure exam from the UCF DPT Class of 2020 place the cohort’s first-attempt pass rates and mean scores above both the state and national averages. Based on...
Students Expand Their Toolbox and Learn New Skills Due to COVID-19 and a Desire to Help Others
Service-learning in a digital classroom poses a significant challenge to the element of human interaction, especially for social workers. Though showing flexibility in a challenging situation is a hallmark of...
Research Roundup: Recent Publications By CHPS Faculty Fall 2020
Our faculty pursue big ideas and share what they learn by publishing their research to advance the profession. As part of an institution designated as “very high” research activity by...
Director Appointed to UCF Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science
Matt S. Stock, an associate professor of physical therapy, has been named as the director of the UCF Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science. The institute is the research...
Health Sciences Students Showcase Research Proposals at Annual Symposium
As the semester draws to an end, Health Sciences students from five sections of the Applied Health Research Methodology class participated in an online symposium of nearly 100 attendees to...
Orlando Health, UCF Partner to Provide Specialized Toy Cars for Kids with Limited Mobility
A team of therapists from the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, along with a group from UCF’s Department of Physical Therapy, built specialized, ride-in toy cars for four...