UCF Expert Researching Link Between Lifestyle, Brain Health for Seniors
A UCF public health and aging expert will travel to Finland this summer to research how digitally enhanced lifestyle changes can improve the brain health…
13th Annual Global Health Conference Tackles Addiction
An estimated 36.3 million people worldwide suffer from addiction and on Jan.13, medical students and health professionals gathered at the UCF College of Medicine to…
How Communications Can Shape Future Of AIDS Pandemic
Those walking through the UCF College of Medicine hallways last month may have noticed a new adornment – 5 banners showcasing the visual history of…
NIH Supports UCF Scientist To Develop New Antibiotic for TB
A College of Medicine researcher is developing a new antibiotic related to penicillin to treat tuberculosis (TB) and related lung infections. Dr. Kyle Rohde, an…
UCF Medical Student Honored For Service To Public Health
Second-year medical student Carolyn Rapp, who has volunteered to bring health services to Orlando’s uninsured adults and children, has earned the prestigious 2023 Excellence in…
UCF Sharing Mental Health Advice Worldwide
Dr. Marcy Verduin has spent her career leading medical students and caring for patients with mental health conditions. Now she is sharing that expertise with…
Sharing Healthy Aging Research Worldwide
A UCF population health expert will travel to Ben-Gurion University in Israel next month to share her research into healthy aging. Dr. Su-I Hou, professor…
UCF Selected for Worldwide Health Consortium
UCF has been accepted into the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), an organization of 170 academic institutions and organizations worldwide that are committed…
Global Health Conference Highlights Need For Healthcare Advocacy
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to highlight racial disparities in healthcare, physicians and other providers play a key role in helping patients overcome barriers to…
Knights Do That Podcast Features Dr. Elena Cyrus
Elena Cyrus, an infectious disease epidemiologist at UCF’s College of Medicine, shares her expertise in public health and COVID-19 vaccines. In episode 13 of Knights Do…
Med Student Receives National Award For Pandemic Efforts
A UCF medical student who used her bioengineering training to create makeshift ventilators for COVID-19 patients and help a free clinic transition to telehealth services…
College of Medicine Epidemiologist Weighs In On Missed Vaccine Doses
The advent of COVID-19 vaccines has provided a light at the end of the tunnel for a global pandemic that is going into its second…