UCF Alum Establishes New Fund for Testicular Cancer Research, Awareness After first being diagnosed with the disease in 2003, Mason Moore ’97 has become active in the cancer community, working to encourage men to take ownership of their health.
Nemours Children’s Health, UCF Partner to Elevate the Quality of Healthcare for Florida’s Children Nemours Children’s Health is UCF’s first pediatric medicine-focused Pegasus Partner, underscoring their mutual investment in leading-edge training, recruitment, research and innovation in Central Florida.
UCF Research Holds Promise for Fighting Malaria Two multimillion-dollar grants from the National Institutes of Health are investigating various medicines and compounds that can combat the disease.
The Potential of Precision Health in Preventing Preterm Births An innovative new study led by UCF expert examines epigenetic aging in Black pregnant women to reduce disparities and improve birth outcomes.
UCF Physical Therapy Faculty Inducted as Distinguished Fellows of the National Academies of Practice Clinical associate professors Laurie Neely and Jennifer Tucker ’23PhD are honored for exemplary work to promote interprofessional education.
UCF-HCA Programs Gain More Than 200 New Residents With residency and fellowship programs from Pensacola to Greater Orlando, the UCF-HCA consortium is one of the fastest growing Graduate Medical Education programs in the state and will be training more than 620 physicians by this summer.
All UCF Class of 2024 Students Match, Record Number In Psychiatry On Friday, 117 UCF College of Medicine seniors placed into residencies — the entire Class of 2024, which entered medical school at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UCF Med Student Earns National Award for Efforts to Reduce Health Disparities The Excellence in Public Health Service Award recognizes medical students’ contributions to public health in their community.
New Drug May Help Prevent Brittle Bones, Weight Gain During Menopause College of Medicine Professor Melanie Coathup’s goal is to find a more effective drug that can be used long-term with little or no side effects.
UCF Researchers Develop Novel Therapy for Incurable Brain Cancer By targeting a drug resistant mechanism in cancer stem cells, researchers discovered that traditional cancer therapies are four times more effective against glioblastoma.