Student Initiative Providing Support To Puerto Rico
12/03/2017When Lorenzo Bosque learned that Hurricane Irma had devastated his homeland of Puerto Rico, he felt he had to do something to help. “Medical supplies...
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News & Information Archive
Dr. Pasarica Named Associate Editor Of Nature’s Obesity Journal
11/20/2017Her dedication to healthy eating has earned her the moniker of “obesity warrior” and now a role editing one of the world’s top nutrition journals....
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Holiday Showcase Highlights Season’s Spirit
11/20/2017One performer dedicated his song to a late friend who inspired him to become a physician. Another received a standing ovation for her rendition of...
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Bone Marrow Drive At Health Expo Inspires Students To Help Others
11/20/2017Every year about 17,500 Americans are diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses like leukemia and sickle-cell anemia, where their best treatment option is a bone marrow transplant....
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The Science Behind Medical Marijuana
11/20/2017While states continue to pass laws legalizing medical marijuana, the science behind the drug’s effectiveness in treating disease remains elusive, a College of Medicine researcher...
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Puerto Rico Se Levanta: Med Students Unite To Help Those In Need
11/08/2017Third-year UCF medical students showed their humanitarian spirit to Puerto Rico recently by collecting 152 pounds of food and supplies for island residents and donating...
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Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation’s $100,000 Gift Honors President Hitt
11/06/2017 In the first announced gift honoring UCF President John C. Hitt, who is stepping down in June 2018, the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation has...
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Burnett Researcher Takes Halloween To The Next Level With Special Effects Makeup
10/31/2017By day, he is a neuroscientist, a cellular biologist and biomaterials researcher. By night he brings monsters, aliens and zombies to life using the magic...
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Cancer Assassins Honored At UCF Knights Football Game
10/30/2017College of Medicine researchers leading the fight against cancer were honored at Saturday’s UCF-Austin Peay game along with officials from the AutoNation Cure Bowl, which...
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UCF College of Medicine/HCA Consortium Announces New Geriatric Fellowship
10/25/2017A new Geriatric Fellowship Program, based at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, FL has received initial accreditation and is seeking immediate applicants. This...
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Confronting Orange County’s Opioid Crisis
10/24/2017Orange County leaders seeking to stem the community’s opioid epidemic heard Friday from Dr. Martin Klapheke, assistant dean of medical education, who has led the...
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Helping The Community Breathe Easier
10/23/2017Some were plagued by chronic coughs. Others by allergy symptoms that never went away. A few couldn’t take a deep breath. And on Saturday, they...
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