Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation Award Winners Enhance Mental Health Resiliency
November 29, 2022 The winners of the 2021 awards accomplished great things with the $25,000 awards. This year, applicants are invited to submit proposals through Dec. 16 for projects that strengthen our sense of community through arts and wellness.
Playing an Instrument in Childhood Boosts the Brain, say UCF Professors
October 25, 2022 Two professors at UCF report the benefits associated with playing an instrument as a child.
Central Florida’s Hidden History
October 21, 2022 The artifacts and little-known stories of the area’s LGBTQ community have found a safe place at UCF, where volunteers have also provided the ears to keep the history alive.
Unrest Across Iran Continues Under State’s Extreme Gender Apartheid
October 11, 2022 Haidar Khezri, an Kurdish-born scholar and assistant professor of Middle Eastern studies at UCF, shares insight into the unrest in Iran following the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was arrested for improperly wearing her hijab.
Spotlight 2022: Year-In-Review
September 22, 2022 The positive impact the arts and humanities has on our community is evident. From the expertise our professors lend on a daily basis to the talents of our students, the people in our college accomplish great things. Read about them in our annual report, Spotlight 2022.
CAH Funded Research: 2021–22
August 25, 2022 2021–2022 funded research projects involving UCF College of Arts and Humanities personnel include: Faculty PIs receiving awards Faculty and staff involved in proposal submissions Before a research grant is awarded, considerable time and effort go into preparing the proposal. We recognize and thank CAH faculty and staff involved in research...
Orlando Weekly: Artist-in-residence Shannon Rae Lindsey explores the nature of objects at Casselberry Sculpture House
August 12, 2022 Shannon Rae Lindsey, gallery director and lecturer at UCF, is the current artist-in-residence at the Casselberry Sculpture House. Her work is a unique approach on order and disorder and her interpretation of entropy.
Ancient Near East Research Receives Funding, Exposure
May 11, 2022 Historian Tiffany Earley-Spadoni’s research on the rise and fall of near East fortresses is receiving support from funders, including the National Endowment for the Humanities.
On the Shared Culture of Food and Music: A Talk With Lidia Bastianich
April 16, 2022 UCF Director of Orchestras Chung Park reflects on a shared a meal with chef Lidia Bastianich during UCF Celebrates the Arts 2022. Bastianich was invited to talk at the annual festival as part of the Neil R. Euliano Speaker Series, hosted by UCF’s Italian Studies program.
Orlando Sentinel: Limbitless Solutions at UCF Launches Kids’ Bionic Arm Research
April 13, 2022 Limbitless Solutions is partnering with children’s hospitals to research the effect bionic prosthetics devices on young patients’ brains.
Love of Korean Pop Music Leads to Research Project at Student Research Week
April 06, 2022 Erika Clippinger presented her findings about South Korea’s music education practices and their impact for Study Research Week.
Women’s and Gender Studies Lecturer Discusses Closing the Gender Wage Gap
March 31, 2022 Anne Bubriski, lecturer of women’s and gender studies, spoke with News 6 WKMG about how we can close the gender wage gap.
Writing and Rhetoric Student Researches the Power of TikTok in Self-Expression
March 29, 2022 Undergraduate writing and rhetoric student Lindsey Wright explores the use of audios and hashtags on TikTok and how their use reflects self-identity.
WFTV: New Research by UCF’s Limbitless Solutions to Test Brain’s Ability to Adapt to Bionic Limbs
March 16, 2022 UCF’s Limbitless Solutions will lead a new, first-of-its-kind clinical trial this spring to examine how the brain adapts to advanced, bionic arms in children born without a limb.
11 CAH Faculty Members Named Recipients of the 2022 Seed Funding Program
March 10, 2022 The program awarded a total of $1 million to 32 teams, several of which included CAH faculty members.
2 Teams Awarded 2021 Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts and Wellness Innovation Awards
March 09, 2022 The winning projects, which received $25,000 each, were chosen for adhering to the year’s theme of strength, resolve and resilience.
Anastasia Salter Explains the Phenomenon of Dating Sim Video Games
February 16, 2022 Anastasia Salter, Director of Graduate Programs and Texts and Technology, spoke to the French magazine “Le Monde” about the rise in popularity of dating simulation games.
UCF Researchers Share Their Insights into Innovation and Inspiration
February 11, 2022 Faculty members from across UCF share what it takes to achieve progress: collaboration, perseverance, diversity of perspective, acceptance of diversity, and, through it all, inspiration.
PRINT Workshops Provide a Hands-On Opportunity to Investigate the Past
February 11, 2022 Housed in the UCF Department of History, PRINT provides access to historical correspondence between Anabaptists, Quakers and Pietists and allows users to create custom visualizations of the connections sparked by these letters.
Department of Philosophy Chair Michael Strawser Featured in ‘Philosophy Now’
February 03, 2022 Department Chair and Professor of Philosophy Michael Strawser was featured by Philosophy Now, a bimonthly magazine that shares articles on all aspects of Western philosophy.