University of Central Florida News

Routt Catholic High School Principal Gale Thoroman will remember this year's graduates for many things, but especially for their dedication to academics and community service.

This is one of a series of reports publishing through the end of May about some of the outstanding seniors in the Class of 2012.

The 21-year-old will get her wish when she leaves June 6 to fly to Jinja, Uganda, in Africa to volunteer at an orphanage called Amani Baby Cottage for orphaned, abandoned and needy children, from newborn to 5 years old.

One of Central Florida's best-known law firms and a prominent Brevard County surgeon may have had an "across-the-board agreement" in recent years to inflate by millions of dollars the charges for spinal surgeries in auto-accident claims, according to insurance-company allegations that have sprung unexpectedly from a pair of routine personal-injury ... (more)

Pay packages at the top. While students languish in debt, many university presidents enjoy lofty paychecks.

Students in Quebec are rising up and fighting back against tuition increases. For over three months there has been a strike comprising of as many as nine percent of the province's students, with marches and rallies night and day against the March 2011 decision to raise tuition by $325 a year for five years.

As America searches for solutions to its economic woes, one of the most innovative and productive job-creating engines is being overlooked.

SUN PHOTO BY CHEYENNE EMRICH Richard Bealieu, left, of AMVETS Post 2000, stands with Logan Hoggarth and Toni O'Connell, who both received $500 scholarships Thursday night at North Port High School's 2012 Senior Awards Night.

The Orlando Fringe Festival has partnered with the University of Central Florida on a brief online survey to gauge Fringe-goers' satisfaction with the festival.

That was what NASA astronaut Don Pettit said Friday morning right after he grabbed SpaceX's Dragon capsule with a robotic arm at 9:56 a.m. Pettit, aboard the International Space Station, had help from colleague Andre Kuipers.

The skulls, of a man and ten-year-old boy, were believed to be from Peru or another region of South America almost 900 years ago.

One of the most important tactics when searching for an internship is to tune out anyone who says that you can't do it, according to Lauren Berger, the Intern Queen, who spoke to Drexel students May 22 in the Sky View Lounge of MacAlister Hall.

Undergraduate students returning to the University of Central Florida in the fall will be hit with a 15 percent tuition hike that may make it harder for many to afford a college education.

The state's economy is showing signs of life and growing at "the speed of a tortoise," with professional and business services expected to grow 4.4% over the next four years while construction is projected to make a comeback, starting with a 3.6% increase in 2014, according to projections by the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

For military veterans in Central Florida, medical care may become a little less of a hassle this time next year.

He set 17 state and national powerlifting records in the 15-17 age group. LAND O'LAKES - Nate McCoole had plenty of recruiters knocking on his door, offering him a place to attend college and play football.

The cost of getting a bachelor's degree at the University of Central Florida could go up by about $2,000 if school leaders approve a proposed 15 percent tuition increase.

The "headline" given on "Mike and Mike in the Morning" on ESPN Radio was exactly the same as our subject, although to be clear, it's a little hyperbolic, but the story is still comical, at its heart.

By Lou Ortiz The state's economy is showing signs of life and growing at "the speed of a tortoise," with professional and business services expected to grow 4.4% over the next four years while construction is projected to make a comeback, starting with a 3.6% increase in 2014, according to projections by the University of Central Florida in ... (more)

The Great Recession has NASA grounded. It's so bad that they are letting private companies in on the space exploration game .