University of Central Florida

Adding to a series of similar rulings across the state, an appeals court rejected two lawsuits alleging UCF should be required to refund money to students because of a campus shutdown.

The university's Board of Trustees will consider approving nearly $700,000 dollars in matching funds from the state to help boost its nursing program.

UCF’s new Blended Learning Interactive Simulation Suite is a virtual room with 270-degree, floor-to-ceiling touchscreen walls that display curated audio and video that create an immersive experience.

Elena Cyrus, a University of Central Florida epidemiologist, says Florida’s sprawling demographic of children and seniors puts it at risk of seeing dangerous increases of COVID, RSV and flu.

The donation from Dr. Philips Charities will support the construction of a College of Nursing building in the Lake Nona area and should help UCF increase its nursing student body.

Ultimately, HCA Florida Capital Hospital and the UCF College of Medicine plan to provide 100 annual residencies in a number of medical specialties.

The university's board of trustees voted to authorize the use of $29 million from the Legislature for a new facility that will help graduate an additional 150 nurses per year.

Capital Regional Medical Center officials hope the residents will settle in the Tallahassee area upon completion of their training.

Universities with mandates are concentrated in the Northeast and California. Almost all of those without mandates are in states that have restricted the ability to implement similar requirements, including Florida.

We speak with UCF psychology assistant professor Dalena Taylor about how to talk to kids about mental health and what routines to consider.