Category Archives: Faculty & Staff News

Pegasus Professor Gregory Welch’s decades of service have had a sustained impact, helping to strengthen the global virtual reality community and earning recognition from the IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Community. Highlights AdventHealth Endowed Chair in Healthcare Simulation Gregory Welch has made countless contributions to the fields of virtual, augmented and mixed reality as an […]

This year’s celebration recognized faculty from across nine colleges, the Center for Distributed Learning, the Institute for Simulation and Training, the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy and UCF Libraries. Beyond teaching and conducting research, many faculty members devote significant time — sometimes years — to authoring books. Their work spans instructional texts that guide students’ learning to creative publications […]

Associate Professor Brian Peach’s research examines how to help the more than half of the 5.7 million Americans admitted to an ICU each year who develop at least one post‑intensive care syndrome (PICS) condition, which is similar to PTSD. Whether it’s solving the world’s biggest problems or investigating the potential of novel discoveries, researchers at […]

In 2025, UCF’s College of Nursing launched a brighter future. Fueled by excellence, innovation and partnerships, UCF’s College of Nursing continued an upward trajectory of impact by preparing Knight nurses to address Florida’s nursing shortage and fostering collaboration and research to ensure a healthier future. Learn more about the stories featured here and our impact. […]

At the 2025 Florida Nursing Students Association convention, UCF’s Student Nurses’ Association received the Diamond Chapter Award for the fifth year in a row while students earned scholarships and gained valuable insights.  “Being active in the Student Nurses’ Association truly elevates the student experience at UCF by giving nursing students opportunities they wouldn’t get anywhere else,” says senior Allyson Crighton. “Beyond professional […]

Funded by NASA, the research leveraged immersive technologies and insights across disciplines to examine trust dynamics between humans and machines, ensuring safety and success for future space exploration. Born from the challenge of the Space Race, UCF was created to transform imagination into innovation and prepare people to launch humanity beyond its limits. Today, we […]

The honor recognizes some of UCF’s brightest stars who reflect the best of the university’s research and impact efforts. UCF honored seven faculty members as shining examples of excellence, dedication and inspiration during the 2025 Luminary Awards. Established in 2017, the annual awards recognize faculty whose achievements reflect the university’s highest standards in advancing knowledge, […]

Associate Professor Rebecca Koszalinski was recognized by the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence for her commitment to gerontological nursing education and the care of older adults. Rebecca Koszalinski, associate professor at UCF’s College of Nursing, is among the experts recently honored as a Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing. The award from the National […]

The collaborative interdisciplinary study is investigating how harmful blooms of blue-green algae and red tide in Florida are influencing human health. Harmful algal blooms do more than disappoint beachgoers with a do not swim advisory. Excessive growths of blue-green algae, known as cyanobacteria, and Karenia brevis, which creates red tide, release toxins into the surrounding air […]

The College of Nursing welcomes new faculty experts to meet increased demand as UCF expands access to its high-quality nursing programs with the opening of the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion next week.  At the start of Fall 2025 next week, UCF’s College of Nursing will welcome more than its newest cohort of 244 future Knight […]