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The University of Central Florida has raised more than 180 million dollars in research grants so far this year. It will mostly support research projects in the sciences and engineering.
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Dale Whittaker started his first day as UCF’s fifth president Monday by having coffee with students in the union. Whittaker was formerly UCF provost and executive vice president. Whittaker was formerly UCF provost and executive vice president. He is succeeding President John C. Hitt, who held the position for the last 26 years.
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There’s been an increase in Lyme disease across the country including Florida. University of Central Florida’s Dr. Mollie Jewett who studies the bacteria that causes the disease says most Floridians contract it while traveling in parts of the country where ticks are more prevalent.
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A University of Central Florida team is designing new ways to keep astronauts safer in space. They’ve designed a kind of fire alarm for space crafts.
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Should future doctors take cooking classes? The University of Central Florida thinks so.
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A new psychiatry residency program will address the shortage of mental health providers in the state. Th program will eventually train more than 600 psychiatrists a year.
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Diabetes, substance abuse, and tobacco use are just three of the public health concerns that a new collaboration between the University of Central Florida and Shepherd’s Hope will address. Students have already been placed at the clinic in Ocoee.
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An app called Pegasys School could help socially anxious children cope with the fear they feel around social interaction. A twelve week study of this virtual socialization practice begins shortly.
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A University of Central Florida clinic that treats veterans and first responders for post-traumatic stress disorder would receive $3 million under the proposed national defense budget that passed the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week and will now head to the Senate.
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UCF is seeking a partner to build an academic teaching hospital in Medical City.