Dr. Saleh Rahman is the College of Medicine’s new Interim Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion. Dr. Rahman received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka University, Bangladesh in 1992, his Master of Public Health degree from Harvard in 1997 and Ph.D. in public health from UAB in 2001. The UCF […]
UCF has diligently and methodically been making a name for itself in the world of planetary exploration, and it’s beginning to pay off in big ways. Not only are two UCF professors part of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to collect asteroid samples – a first for the United States, but scientists are playing critical roles as […]
The Great American Eclipse will occur on the first day of classes at the University of Central Florida, giving students another big reason to be excited. It’s the first total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous United States since 1979. The next one won’t occur until April 8, 2024. A solar eclipse occurs when the […]
UCF on Monday will welcome the largest and most diverse student body in its history, including a freshman class with a university-record GPA. Enrollment is expected to top 66,000 students, and the fall freshman class has an average incoming GPA of 4.05. These milestones, based on the latest preliminary figures, further prove that a university […]
UPDATE: Everyone is excited for the first day of classes and a chance to see a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse happening right overhead from 2-3:30 pm today. UCF will host a viewing event during that time in front of Millican Hall and the Reflecting Pond. The forecast has changed and there is a 30 percent chance […]
Student Government Association is facilitating UCF’s Unclassified School Survival Guide, an Add/Drop Workshop, on August 22 from 5-7 p.m. in the Student Union Egmont Key Ballroom, Room 224 to help students fully understand the terms and procedures on the academic calendar. A Q&A session will follow the presentations. Fall classes started and you realize you […]
Heavy traffic at UCF is expected the first couple weeks of the semester that begins Aug. 21, so be sure to allot extra time to park and get to your destination. Here are things new to parking and tips on how to ease your commute this semester. New to Parking Lot H4-A that’s south of […]
The “Hearts for the Homeless Orlando” movement was born when the three honors students learned that hypertension is one of the leading causes of death among homeless people. Every Monday and Tuesday evening, they set up tables, chairs and blood-pressure monitors in a parking lot behind downtown’s St. George Greek Orthodox Church, where more than 50 homeless people regularly gather there for meals provided by Straight Street Orlando and other charitable groups.
