The Annual Student Research Week Showcases the Innovative Endeavors of UCF Students

Student Research Week has been a long-standing tradition at UCF. However, even decades after the events’ conception, students continue to dazzle audiences each year with their novel research and creative scholarship....

UCF Student Research Week 2023 Kicks Off with the Academic Exhibition of the Year

UCF students will share their findings with the university community during Student Research Week, March 27-31. Compiling and condensing all their work on one poster each, students will present their work...

UCF’s First In-person Student Scholar Symposium an Outstanding Success

Amid rows of colorful posters last week, more than 700 students — all eager to present their research to judges, faculty, and their peers — were stationed throughout the Pegasus...

Student Research Week: The Greater Good Ahead of Selfish Interests is Focus of Marketing Study

Marketing gets a bad rap, but it can create so much good. Mrudul Nilangekar has faith in people and says that’s why she is getting her Ph.D. in business administration...

Love of Korean Pop Music Leads to Research Project at Student Research Week

Erika Clippinger loves music and she’s sharing that love during this year’s Student Research Week – March 28-April 1. The week, which includes workshops, the Student Scholar Symposium, and more,...

Student Research Week: The Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic on College Students Lives

UCF graduate student Sarah Da Silva has always had an interest in helping young people, and the COVID-19 pandemic inspired some of her research, which she will be presenting at...

Student Research Week: Inspired by ‘The Bachelor,’ UCF Student Studying Aphasia

Allison Conrad always knew she would be attending UCF. Her mother is an alumna and Conrad grew up in Orlando. But what she would study was still up in the...

Student Research Week: The Impact of Disaster Migration on Receiving Communities

When Ashley Steen arrived at UCF, she found research opportunities quickly. As a McNair Scholar, she jumped right into research, which blended her areas of interest — psychology and criminal...

Student Research Week: Preserving History Through Field Work and Technology

Alexander Nalewaik ’21 enrolled at UCF as an undergraduate with one thing in mind. He wanted to merge his love of history, people, and the outdoors into a major that would...

Student Research Week: How a Special Bacteria and Vitamin D Impact Immunity

While growing up Joseph Vaccaro ’21MS was told that the mind is a beautiful thing that should be used to improve the world. It’s that parental mantra that helped him discover his...