Category Archives: Health & Wellness

The honor is designed to recognize some of UCF’s brightest stars who shine a positive light on UCF and in their respective fields. UCF College of Nursing faculty member Desiree Díaz is among 15 faculty members who were celebrated for their leadership and the impact they are making in communities, the nation and in the […]

Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death in adults over 65 in the U.S. and are just one of the national problems McKnight Doctoral Fellow and nursing doctoral student Eunice Oladepe Ojo ’21DNP is working to address. “As a young high school girl growing up in my native Nigeria, I always aspired to achieve […]

What we feed our bodies not only affects our physical appearance but our brains and cognition, as well. A growing body of research shows diets rich in whole foods and plant-based foods increases our wit and decreases our risk of disease. Associate Lecturer Leslee D’Amato-Kubiet ’13PhD shares her insights and personal story in the latest […]

Whether it’s solving the world’s biggest problems or investigating the potential of novel discoveries, researchers at UCF are on the edge scientific breakthroughs that aim to make an impact. Through the Research in 60 Seconds series, student and faculty researchers condense their complex studies into bite-sized summaries so you can know how and why Knights […]

  Thirty-seven UCF teams will split $1 million in UCF SEED funding to conduct preliminary research the university hopes will lead to bigger individual grants from other agencies and breakthroughs in a variety of fields. Among the funded projects is one led by Assistant Professor Jean Davis exploring outcomes of the FitMoms2B exercise program among […]

A UCF Nursing alumna and nurse at Orlando Health shares her story from the frontline of COVID-19. “Every day I wake up wondering, ‘Is today the day I am going to have to care for someone infected with the virus that has the whole world quarantined?’, ” writes Michi Leonardo ’18BSN. Read More

Avoid accidentally contaminating yourself with COVID-19. Critical care nursing expert and Assistant Professor Annette Bourgault speaks to 10 News Tampa, WTSP, on the safe and healthy way to remove a face mask. Read More

Chris Dantes, a grants specialist in the UCF Office of Research, is one of the many people across the country who has taken up the effort of sewing homemade face masks for first responders and medical personnel. While the homemade masks are not adequate protection for healthcare providers, they may help bridge the gap until […]

Dr. Annette Bourgault, an assistant professor of nursing at UCF and a widely respected researcher in the area of critical care, was interviewed by Forbes about how healthcare professionals and other experts can help correct the misinformation shared about the Coronavirus on social media. Read More

UCF faculty and staff in various fields share their expertise with local and national media, including Annette Bourgault, an assistant professor in the College of Nursing. Read More