UCF Selected for Worldwide Health Consortium
11/02/2022UCF has been accepted into the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), an organization of 170 academic institutions and organizations worldwide that are committed...
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News & Information Archive
Diversity Week: Celebrating Each Person’s Unique Experience
10/26/2022“Each of us has our unique lens, perspective, lived experiences, biases and identities. The goal of celebrating diversity week is to be intentional about recognizing...
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UCF Researchers Design Treatment To Protect Bones During Cancer Therapy
09/23/2022A novel nanoparticle could provide hope for millions of cancer patients at risk for bone damage from radiation therapy. UCF material sciences engineers Drs. Melanie Coathup...
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Researchers Validate Long-Lasting Anti-Virus Disinfectant
09/21/2022A team of UCF researchers, which includes Dr. Griff Parks, College of Medicine virologist and director of the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, and Dr. Sudipta...
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Burnett Students Support Artemis Mission During NASA Internships
09/07/2022Two Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, Andrew Ady and Christopher Ngo, are among UCF’s M-STAR Fellows who conducted research at NASA’s Langley, Johnson and Kennedy...
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Can Cancer Drugs Cure Malaria? UCF Researchers Get $3.8 Million Grant to Investigate
08/31/2022Cancer-fighting drugs may be a powerful weapon in the battle against malaria – a parasitic infection spread by mosquitoes that kills more than half-million people...
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Cure Bowl Kicks Off With Messages Of Hope
08/30/2022“Never give up” was the message shared from a breast cancer survivor, cancer researcher and star UCF quarterback during a Cure Bowl kick-off event Friday....
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Burnett Students Receive Highly Competitive Astronaut Scholarships
08/12/2022Two Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences students are among three UCF students to have been awarded the highly competitive Astronaut Scholarships this year — raising...
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College of Medicine Alum, Faculty Among 2022 Shining Knights Award Winners
08/12/2022A College of Medicine alum and late founding faculty member have been named among UCF Alumni Shining Knights Award recipients for 2022. The 11 winners...
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100 Young Scientists Graduate From Burnett School this Saturday
08/04/2022On Saturday, Aug. 6, some 100 young scientists will graduate from the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences during UCF’s Summer 2022 commencement. Those earning degrees...
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Meet Omar Martinez, New Population Health Sciences Faculty Member
08/02/2022A researcher who has dedicated his career to addressing societal issues that cause higher rates of disease – including cancer, HIV and substance abuse –...
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What Keeps Someone Well? Med School, Lake Nona Seek Answers
08/01/2022UCF’s medical school is helping to lead a long-term health study of the Lake Nona community that’s designed to determine “what keeps someone well.” The...
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