University of Central Florida
Recent News About University of Central Florida
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UCF Honored with 7th Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
UCF is among 100 colleges and universities to earn the national award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
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UCF Recognized as Leader in Innovation and Social Mobility by U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges’ Rankings
UCF is one of only three universities to improve its overall national ranking each of the last five years.
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Knights Set For Mountain Dew Invitational
The women's 4K race begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Gainesville.
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NSF Grant Means Big, Powerful Laser Coming to UCF
The grant will pay for a unique laser that is expected to help advance technologies in physical, chemical, and planetary sciences, as well as optical engineering.
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6 Trustee Chairs Named For 2021-2026
The five-year Trustee Chair Professorship was created to recognize faculty members and celebrate outstanding performance with renown accomplishment.
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Men's Golf Set for 2021-22 Season
The UCF men's golf season is right around the corner and after a strong showing in 2020-21, head coach Bryce Wallor and his squad will look to build upon their success this year as they play another tough schedule of opponents in the fall and spring.
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UCF Programming Team Advances to World Finals
The UCF team beat out teams like Stanford, Harvard and CalTech to continue its streak of qualifying for the World Finals every year during the past decade.
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UCF is 1 of 7 Universities to Win Grant to Support NASA’s Artemis Program
The grant means more underrepresented students – who make up 48.5% of the student body at UCF – will have an opportunity to work with engineering, physics, and medical faculty experts to develop innovative technologies critical for advancing space exploration.
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2 UCF Student Researchers Awarded 2021 Astronaut Scholarships
Two UCF students have been awarded the highly competitive Astronaut Scholarships this year — raising the university’s student awards from the organization to 51 since 1989.
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Armor Up and Get Vaccinated Before the Fall
This fall UCF will offer more of the in-person classes, services and experiences that contribute so much to student success.
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New Lifelike Hologram Tech Expands UCF Students’ Skills in Patient Care
The use of holoportation patients will increase the variety of different diagnoses students can learn from in a “true-to-life” form.