UCF’s Multiplier Effect: $10 Billion Economic Impact Projected
UCF is transforming lives with “collective impact.”
Approved! UCF Downtown Campus
“If there is anything that I have learned in than 22 years, it is that our greatest danger…
The Legacy of Mary McLeod Bethune
Some people’s stories are so compelling that the facts alone weave a tale far interesting than any writer’s…
Florida Universities Launch #ThinkFlorida
Campaign promotes state universities & economic growth When it comes to innovation and economic development, Think Florida. That’s the message…
More than 7,000 Teachers in Orlando for Annual Meeting
Where are school teachers spending the summer? Right now, many of them are in Orlando, but they’re not…
Making the Grade Globally
USF President Judy Genshaft has a bulls-eye view of the world. It is no accident that President Judy…
UCF Awarded Commerce Grants for Entrepreneurship
The University of Central Florida hosted U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Sen. Bill Nelson at a…
Lockheed Martin announces $2M grant to fund STEM education
"This investment will put our STEM education on steroids."
Mentors
Successful businesses still need them. The older we get the some of us realize just how little we…
Giving Back
UCF engineering students set out to change the world with Limbitless Solutions. Growing up in Tarpon Springs, Florida,…
Let’s Beat It
Heart disease is often fatal. And preventable. Heart disease is a real killer. According to the Centers for…
State of Disruption
As colleges and universities change in the name of innovation, Stetson holds steady to its guiding principles. National…
Growth of STEM
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) takes root in the Super Region. It’s 1961. President John F. Kennedy…
Academics & Globalization
A close-up lo at the benefits of international students at Florida universities, from multiculturalism to economic impact. “UCF…
Technically Speaking
From buzzword to boom, the new EdTech industry is finding its way into classrooms near and far. Rob…
Social Studies
Stetson University’s new graduate program aims to break down barriers that at-risk students face in and out of…
An App a Day
It used to be children in the classroom got their hands dirty from crayons, finger painting with maybe…
CORRIDOR COLLABORATION
Sensing opportunity in advanced manufacturing, educators along with industry leaders and government officials are building toward a new…
Academics vs. Athletics: Shining the Spotlight on Incentives
Shining the spotlight on incentives for college coaches and athletic directors reveals than winning and losing. This has…
Drug Discovery – Florida Translational Research Program
The Florida Translational Research Program at Sanford-Burnham unites statewide medical explorers in the quest for new remedies. Call…
Florida Education News Sept. 2014
F. ROBERT HUTH, vice president for business and chief financial officer at STETSON UNIVERSITY, was named 2014 Distinguished…
Bold & Gold Equals Green Roofs
Patented soil developed by UCF’s Stormwater Management Academy is helping green roofs come to life. Ever walk by…
UCF Research | Innovation to Commercialization
New funding enables major equipment purchases at UCF research for laser photonics, simulation and nursing. The University of…
Student Entrepreneurs
Fueled by the energy and spirit of twenty-somethings, three ambitious companies have taken flight from their respective university…
Grow Your Business with Social Entrepreneurship
Boost business by practicing social responsibility. If you Google the term “social entrepreneurship,” you get than 18 million…
Dr. Judy Genshaft | Research Riches
When Dr. Judy Genshaft arrived as president of the University of South Florida in July 2000, she made…
Research Park Thought Leader | Rick Weddle
President and CEO of the Orlando Economic Development Commission, Rick Weddle served as president and CEO of the…
Tech Before Theme Parks | UCF and the Central Florida Research Park
A few years before Walter Elias Disney surreptitiously bought huge tracts of land in Central Florida, another visionary…
If the Shoe Fits | Funds2Orgs
The question is a fundamental one that pervades the world of nonprofit organizations: how to raise funds with…
Ava Parker | Florida Poly and the Lady in Purple
Ava Parker gets a C. Not for chief operating officer, but for calm, cool and confident. As the…
3-D Revival | Tech Innovation
Now playing: Back from the Dead, starring UCF’s Jayan Thomas as a breakthrough innovator who saves the day.…
Mathematics and Cancer Care
For one Florida Tech researcher, the study of breast cancer hits home, and an analysis of mathematical data…
Water Conservation in Central Florida
Even with a long history of water conservation, Stetson University is poised to make its biggest splash through…
Arts in Education: Adding an “A” to STEM Studies
by Neil Levine Historically, scientists and engineers led the technological breakthroughs that drove domestic economic growth. Then, in…
Achievement Funding
by Marshall Criser III Florida universities are enormous drivers of economic growth, generating thousands of jobs and patents than…
University Research: Study In Conservation
Florida Tech researchers observe surprising bonefish spawning behavior in the Bahamas—with possible impacts felt across tropical marine life.…
Investing In Education
At Stetson University, “George” students are making quite a name for themselves in the business of money management.…
Head of class: Marshall Criser III takes on new role
From boardroom to education board. That’s the course Marshall Criser III to in his new role as chancellor…
UCF Millionaires Club celebrates millionaires and innovators
Twenty-one researchers in areas ranging from optics, medicine, psychology and education are new inductees into the UCF Millionaires…
Studying Bone Mass Loss in Microgravity
The students of Kunal Mitra a common interest—one that leads to a promising partnership. “NASA is always an…
Developing the Next Generation of Big Data Experts
With the help of Stetson University, organizations are effectively transforming complex data sets into actionable information for business…
Osceola: 2+2 Equals Collaboration
Now that the pomp and circumstance over graduating its charter class of medical students has passed, this fall…
Daytona State College Set for Expansion
Daytona State College is constructing a 24,000-square-foot building at its Flagler/Palm Coast campus—as part of the college’s continuing…
Q&A With USF President Dr. Judy Genshaft
Proudest achievement? ”There are many. I don’t know if one stands out. Overall, as I lo at the…
Q&A With UCF President Dr. John Hitt
What is the proudest achievement during your 21-year tenure? “Getting the medical school up and running. Who knows…
University of Florida: Top 10 Mission
University of Florida President Bernie Machen and Position of Preeminence EDITOR’S NOTE: With the official announcement on Sept. 12,…
Rising Prominence
With their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the future, presidents Judy Genshaft and John Hitt…
Teamwork Touchdown
Stetson’s picturesque Palm Court will accommodate a few students this fall. As part of President Wendy Libby’s plan,…
Reassessing Education
To keep Florida at the forefront of the U.S. technology market, tactical changes to the state’s educational offerings…
Bigger Bite for Education
The Sunshine State is emitting solar flares when it comes to education. With the stre of a pen…