Category Archives: Simulation & Technology

Pegasus Professor Gregory Welch received the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2026 Career Impact Award for decades of research, leadership and service that have shaped immersive technologies and future inventions. Highlights From transforming how images illuminate complex surfaces to creating new tools for healthcare simulation, UCF Pegasus Professor Gregory Welch has spent […]

The Virtual Experience Research Accelerator (VERA), a U.S. National Science Foundation-funded platform designed to advance the pace and scope of immersive research, has launched its first large-scale remote study and awarded its first use grant to address key challenges in VR and immersive learning. Highlights After years of research and development led by experts 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. […]

The Simulation, Technology, Innovation and Modeling is the first and only program in Florida accredited by the Association of SP Educators — and is now among an elite group worldwide with three accolades from leading organizations in the field. A longstanding leader in healthcare simulation, UCF’s College of Nursing has been awarded its third global […]

Opening in Fall 2025, the Dr. Colleen Conway-Welch Virtual Reality Learning Studio in the Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion will provide dedicated space to innovate nursing education and improve patient care. UCF’s College of Nursing has received a generous gift of $500,000 from the Conway-Welch Family Foundation to support the creation of a dedicated space for […]

Jason Konzelmann and Syretta Spears, from UCF’s Colleges of Medicine and Nursing, respectively, were honored for their significant contributions to simulation in healthcare education. Jason Konzelmann and Syretta Spears, who direct clinical skills and simulation centers at UCF’s Colleges of Medicine and Nursing, respectively, are among 19 healthcare simulation experts from around the world inducted into the Class of 2025 […]

Thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, UCF will bring a rural health clinic experience to the classroom to prepare future healthcare providers. Beginning this fall, students from UCF’s Academic Health Sciences Center will have an opportunity to provide care in a rural health clinic without having to leave campus. Created […]

Ladda Thiamwong and Desiree Díaz, international experts in their respective fields, have been selected to serve in positions funded by a gift from the Florida Blue Foundation and a U.S. Department of Education grant, respectively. UCF has appointed two nursing faculty experts to serve in new funded positions effective today. Aging expert Ladda Thiamwong will serve as […]

A patented innovation developed by UCF researchers brings the virtual and physical worlds together to enhance healthcare training for trauma and casualty care. One of the first steps in trauma, wound, and combat casualty care is to stop the bleeding. “There’s a right amount of pressure. Too much is not a good thing. Not enough […]

Professor Mindi Anderson, an internationally recognized healthcare simulation expert, was named associate dean for simulation and immersive learning at UCF’s College of Nursing. As associate dean, Anderson will provide leadership for simulation and immersive learning across academic programs at the college. She will also provide guidance to the college’s leadership team, faculty, and staff on […]