{"id":119134,"date":"2021-04-07T14:59:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134//?p=119134"},"modified":"2023-11-03T11:26:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T15:26:46","slug":"meet-the-2021-pegasus-professors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134//meet-the-2021-pegasus-professors/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134//","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 2021 Pegasus Professors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five 166su faculty members have been chosen for this year/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134/u2019s Pegasus Professor award, the university/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134/u2019s highest faculty honor. Professors who receive this distinction have well-established careers at 166su and beyond, with national and international recognition for their impact on their area of expertise./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134/n

The group of Pegasus Professors crosses all disciplines from playwrights who captivate audiences, to scientists who explore the planets, to storytellers who keep history alive. They are selected by the president and provost, and are given a $5,000 award./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134/n

The men and women who are Pegasus Professors leave a lasting impact on students, their colleagues and our world. In a year where a global pandemic has changed how we live, UCF faculty have been at the forefront of research to improve lives./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134/n

The 2021 Pegasus Professors are first-generation students, immigrants, groundbreaking researchers and embody what makes 166su a great university that changes lives and livelihoods./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134/n

This year/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134/u2019s recipients are:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/119134/n

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