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The University of Central Florida, founded in 1963, is the largest institution in Florida and the second-largest university in the nation. UCF and its 12 colleges, located in Orlando, Florida, provide opportunities to 56,000 students, offering 180 bachelor’s and master’s degrees and more than two-dozen doctoral programs. UCF students come from all 50 states and 140 countries.

In 2010, UCF opened its School of Performing Arts. And in 2011, UCF became of 40 public institutions with the Carnegie Foundation's highest designation in two categories: community engagement and research activity.

  • New UCF, USF Program to Help Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children

    “It really is a wonderful blessing,” said Rosa-Lugo, an associate professor in the University of Central Florida’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. “This grant will give us the chance to train students to partner with families and their children to develop foundational listening, speech, spoken language and early literacy skills in children with all levels of hearing loss.”

  • $1.6 Million Grant Funds Rural Health Care Study

    “The study is timely,” said Thomas T.H. Wan, an associate dean for research for the College of Health and Public Affairs and one of the lead researchers for the grant. “We lack information on standards and best practices in rural health. It’s critical to have this information as we design and implement ways to reform health care delivery.”

  • Simulations Bring Prehistoric Fish, Climate Change to Life

    “This is why I came to UCF,” Smith said of creating interactive elements for museums. “We can do so much to help families learn about science and math in fun ways at a museum, and technology can be a great tool to connect learners with each other and the topic. They don’t even realize at first that they are learning.”

  • Partnerships Produce Promising Cancer Research Results

    “These are exactly the kind of collaborations we knew Medical City would spark. Combining our complementary expertise allowed us to accomplish what we could not have achieved independently,” said Kevin Belfield, Ph.D., UCF chemistry professor.

  • NASA Selects UCF Project as Finalist for Explorer Mission

    “Space weather can be very dramatic,” Eastes said. “We just don’t hear a lot about it because, frankly, it’s in space. But it does have an impact on earth.”

  • UCF Partners With Prominent Real Estate Alliance Program

    Students and graduates looking for help in achieving their real estate career goals have a new resource. UCF has signed an agreement with the Chicago-based CCIM Institute to become a partner in the 16,000-member association’s University Alliance Program.

  • UCF Bangs a Gong (and Conch Shells and Glockenspiels) in New York

    On the longest day of the year, public spaces across the five boroughs of New York City erupt with sound during the Make Music New York festival—and UCF’s percussionists were there to join in on the celebration. The festival is an innovative approach to making music—it’s a free celebration of sound, where 460 cities across the globe create a global music experience.

  • NASA Veteran to Lead Space Institute

    “We are thrilled to have someone of Dr. Stern’s caliber,” said M.J. Soileau, vice president for research and commercialization. “He will help us more effectively develop projects to support the space industry in the state and the nation.”

  • 'World-Class Scientist' is First Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Sciences

    “He is amazing,” said Dr. Pappachan Kolattukudy, director of the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, who is himself a researcher in cardiovascular disease. “He is a world-class scientist who is acknowledged by everyone in the profession. He is also a world-class scholar. It is a significant achievement for us to get someone like this.”

  • MoMA Adds Limited Edition to Permanent Collection

    The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City has purchased for its permanent collection a limited edition, hand-printed book by artist James Siena that was developed and published by Flying Horse Editions (FHE). The book has also recently entered the collections of Stanford University and the Johnson Art Museum at Cornell University.