UCF Innovations Take Top Awards at 2021 TechConnect World Conference

Awards & Kudos
December 2, 2021 by
AdventHealth Endowed Chair in Healthcare Simulation Greg Welch and Assistant Professor Gerd Bruder from UCF’s Institute for Simulation and Training won an Innovation Award at the 2021 TechConnect World Conference for a new way to magnify objects in augmented reality (AR). Bruder and Welch’s invention, which is awaiting a patent, resulted from research looking for ways […]

2021 Another Record Year – Five Consecutive Years of Rising Research Funding

Academics
October 18, 2021 by
Despite a pandemic that slowed the economy; delayed or derailed some federal and private agencies’ spending plans; and frustrated supply chains, UCF generated $212.9 million in research awards — up more than $8 million from 2020. The College of Nursing also experienced another record year of increased research funding. This year’s UCF research success stories […]

Genius Foundation Awards $300,000 to UCF Interdisciplinary Health Research

Awards & Kudos
October 7, 2021 by
Eight interdisciplinary faculty research projects — on health topics including pain management, improving provider-patient communication, and intimate partner violence — have received about $300,000 in grant funding through a new partnership between the UCF Academic Health Sciences Center and the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation. The donation is the first major programmatic gift to the AHSC since it […]

Student Nurses’ Association adapts meetings and outreach for pandemic success

College & Campus News
September 20, 2021 by
NSM Today reports on how the Student Nurses’ Association at UCF Orlando adapted to COVID-19 while maintaining its high-achieving nature. The chapter was nominated for the “Outstanding Adaptation to COVID-19” award at the 2021 RSO Impact Awards, an award show put on by Knights of the Round Table and Student Government. Kate Dorminy, the organization’s […]

UCF Recognized by U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges’ Rankings

Awards & Kudos
September 15, 2021 by
The University of Central Florida is one of America’s most innovative schools and a rising leader in social mobility, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges Rankings. UCF also was named prominently in several national categories, including No. 86 for Best Colleges for Veterans and No. 96 for Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs. Read More

Join the Experts for Healthcare Simulation Week

College & Campus News
September 9, 2021 by
Learn about the latest research and best practices in this rapidly developing discipline at an interdisciplinary Facebook Live event with Johns Hopkins University, daily SIM talks, a new hologram technology demonstration, and more. Healthcare simulation is important to improving the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of patient care and outcomes. To increase awareness of the profession, […]

National Scholarship Aids Second Degree Nursing Students

Academics
July 28, 2021 by
Meet the 2021 Helene Fuld Health Trust scholars who are changing careers to change lives as nurses. An educator from a low-income immigrant family. A private pilot. An NCAA soccer standout. These are some of this year’s Helene Fuld Health Trust scholars who are now called to care for others. Thanks to the generosity of […]

UCF Names New Department and Endowed Chair in Nursing

College & Campus News
July 19, 2021 by
Welcomes renowned mental health nursing expert Dr. Mona Shattell Mona Shattell, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been named the new chair for the Department of Nursing Systems and the Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair in the UCF College of Nursing. As department chair, Shattell will oversee and manage undergraduate and graduate nursing degree […]

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