26 Exemplary Students Awarded 2022 Order of Pegasus

Awards & Kudos
March 23, 2022 by
Awarded each spring, the Order of Pegasus is UCF’s most prestigious student honor. Twenty-six students — ranging in disciplines from engineering to biology to education and others across the institution — have been named as 2021-22 recipients of the Order of Pegasus, UCF’s most prestigious student award for those who display incredible academic achievement, university […]

Graduate Spotlight: Holly L. Muller ’21DNP

Alumni & Friends
March 21, 2022 by
The nurse executive developed collective mindfulness skills training for nurse leaders to influence a culture of safety “My initial career interests were in nursing, physical therapy, or osteopathic medicine,” says Holly L. Muller, DNP, MHA, RN, CRRN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center. “I chose nursing and have never regretted […]

Recipients of the 2022 Seed Funding Program Announced

Awards & Kudos
March 11, 2022 by
The program awarded a total of $1 million to 32 teams. This is the third year the program has been available to UCF faculty and researchers. Thirty-two teams representing colleges across the university and several centers were selected for 2022 Seed Funding awards, the third year the program has been available to faculty. The program, […]

2 Teams Awarded 2021 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation Awards

Awards & Kudos
March 10, 2022 by
The winning projects, which received $25,000 each, were chosen for adhering to the year’s theme of strength, resolve and resilience. One of the two funded projects focused on strengthening hospital nurses’ mental health resilience, and includes researchers from the College of Nursing. The project aims to enhance and adapt the UCF RESTORES REACT (Recognize, Evaluate, […]

A Conversation with UCF Nursing’s First Black Faculty Member

Alumni & Friends
February 24, 2022 by
As we celebrate Black History Month, we honor the achievements of Black Americans and how their contributions have shaped history – including UCF’s. Juanita Green joined the University of Central Florida nursing program in January 1980, becoming not only one of the College of Nursing’s founding faculty members but also the program’s first Black faculty […]

UCF Names 2022’s 30 Under 30 Alumni Award Winners

Alumni & Friends
February 21, 2022 by
UCF Alumni has announced its annual 30 Under 30 Award winners. “This year’s recipients are shining examples of what it means to keep charging on and never stop reaching for the stars,” says Heather Junod ’98, associate vice president of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving. Among this year’s honorees, who are scheduled to be recognized […]

UCF Nursing’s First Postdoctoral Fellow Awarded National Funding

Academics
February 17, 2022 by
Suzanne Hyer ’19PhD received funding from the National Institutes of Health to study the role of social determinants of health on pregnancy weight gain and infant birth weight among Black women. Nursing PhD alumna Suzanne Hyer is passionate about health promotion – to positively influence people’s health knowledge and behavior. Now as the UCF College […]

UCF Faculty Earn $1.5 Million Grant to Support Healthcare Provider Resiliency

Faculty & Staff News
February 16, 2022 by
Funding from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration will be used to help develop an interprofessional, evidence-based virtual program to prevent burnout, suicide, mental health conditions and substance-use disorders among healthcare workers. Associate Professor and healthcare simulation expert Desiree Díaz is part of the interprofessional team of researchers at UCF. Read More

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