Lady GaGa released her second single from her forthcoming album, Chromatica, on Friday. ‘Rain on Me” is a duet with pop superstar Ariana Grande. The video features fun back-and-forth choreographed dance sequences between the two, who are surrounded by an army of synchronized dancers. Check out the official music video for the song below. Chromatica releases nationwide on May 29th.
Dr. Blackwell’s original article, “Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons: Implications for Public Health Nursing” has been accepted for publication in the journal Public Health Nursing, the profession’s premiere journal in public health. Co-authored by Dr. Humberto Lopez-Castillo, an Assistant Professor of Health Sciences in the College of Health Professions and Sciences at the University of Central Florida, the article includes an exhaustive overview of the literature on the topic and concludes with future clinical and research directives for nurses and other public health providers on the subject. The issue and volume of the publication are forthcoming.
Actor Zach Timson is about ready to make you smile, laugh, and have a GREAT day! Check out his Broadway medley educating you about the Coronavirus, below. ENJOY!
After three years and the winning of an Academy Award for her work in A Star is Born, Lady GaGa is heading back to her roots with a fantastic, fun, and poppy new single from her forthcoming album Chromatica. With science fiction elements and flashy costuming and choreography, the video for “Stupid Love” is also a TON of fun! Check it out below:
The UCF Knights (10-3; 6-2 AAC) clinched their 10th and final win of the 2019 football season Monday against the Thundering Herd of Marshall (8-5; 6-2 CUSA). As reported by the AAC:
Richie Grant and Tre’mon Morris-Brash had first-quarter defensive touchdowns, Dillon Gabriel lead three third-quarter scoring drives and UCF beat Marshall 48-25 in the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl on Monday.
Grant had a 39-yard interception return on Marshall’s third play from scrimmage 56 seconds into the game and Morris-Brash recovered a fumble, forced by Grant, and ran it 55 yards for a score that helped UCF go up 21-0 with 7 minutes left in the first quarter.
Gabriel threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Otis Anderson, connected on a 75-yard score with Marlon Williams, and added a 3-yard TD run as UCF went ahead 45-22 with 6:39 remaining in the third.
Gabriel completed 14 of 24 passes for 260 yards as the Knights (10-3) reached 10 or more wins in a school-record third consecutive season. Williams caught seven passes for 132 yards and Greg McCrae had 80 rushing yards on 14 carries.
Isaiah Green went 9 of 23 for 173 yards with a TD and had a rushing touchdown for Marshall (8-5). Brenden Knox, the Conference USA MVP, had 103 yards on 26 carries.
Green had a 3-yard rushing touchdown and hit Willie Johnson on a 70-yard TD pass, and Justin Rohrwasser made a 50-yard field goal during the third quarter.
Marshall got within 21-7 with 12:28 to go in the second when Micah Abraham picked off backup quarterback Darriel Mack Jr.’s pass and returned it 75 yards for a touchdown.
McCrae had a 26-yard TD run early in the first and Dylan Barnas made a 36-yard field goal as time expired as UCF took a 24-7 halftime advantage.
UCF had no letdown after playing in New Year’s Day bowl games the previous two seasons, beating Auburn two years ago in the Peach Bowl and losing to LSU in the last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
It was the first bowl loss for the Thundering Herd under coach Doc Holliday, who entered 6-0 in bowls at the school. Knox, a sophomore, had his seventh 100-yard rushing performance this season.
UCF lead 21-0 after the first quarter despite being outgained 133-86. Marshall, however, had three turnovers. Check out video highlights of the game, courtesy of the American Athletic Conference, below:
After the UCF Knights (9-3; 6-2 AAC) destroyed rival usf (4-8; 2-6 AAC) 34-7 last week in the War on I4, the Knights learned today they will be heading to Tampa to face the Thundering Herd of Marshall (8-4; 6-2 CUSA) on December 23rd in the Gasparilla Bowl. The bowl game will be broadcast on ESPN and kickoff is set for 2:30pm.
UCF leads the overall series with Marshall, 8-3 with the two last meeting on Oct. 27, 2012. UCF handed the Thundering Herd a resounding 54-17 defeat in that matchup. UCF ended its regular season on 11/28 with a 9-3 record, with signature wins against Stanford, Temple, and rival usf. Their three losses, which amounted to just 7 points, were to Pitt, Tulsa, and Cincy (who just lost to Memphis in the AAC Conference Championship Game on Saturday and will head to Birmingham to face Boston College).
A win against Marshall will allow the Knights to close its 2019 season with a double-digit 10th win and head into 2020 with a positive thrust.
Before taking on their rivals, the usf bulls (4-7; 2-5 AAC) on Black Friday (8pm, ESPN) and after a disappointing loss to Tulsa before their bye week last week, the UCF Knights (8-3; 5-2 AAC) went into New Orleans on Saturday and defeated The Tulane Green Wave 34-31. As reported by the AAC:
Darriel Mack Jr. threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, Dillon Gabriel threw a touchdown pass and UCF held off Tulane 34-31 on Saturday to keep its hopes for a third straight American Athletic Conference championship alive.
Tulane scored 24 second-half points and closed to the final tally after UCF recovered an onside kick.
The Knights (8-3, 5-2) entered having lost three games by a combined seven points but jumped to a 10-0 lead after Dylan Barnas’s 35-yard field goal and Gabriel’s 23-yard scoring pass to Marlon Williams (nine catches for 119 yards). Otis Anderson’s 44-yard scoring run put the Knights up 17-7 at halftime.
Mack scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter and his 2-yard pass to Anthony Roberson gave the Knights a 31-17 lead before Barnas kicked what proved to be the winning 26-yard field goal.
Stephon Huderson returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score for Tulane (6-5, 3-4). Corey Dauphine ran for two TDs and the Green Wave closed to 34-24 after his 7-yard TD run in the fourth quarter.
After stopping the Knights on downs, Tulane’s Justin McMillan threw a 7-yard TD pass to Jalen McCleskey on fourth-and-goal with 26 seconds to play and UCF recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal it.
Gabriel was 24 of 46 for 317 passing yards for UCF.
McMillan was 13 of 27 for 181 yards passing and rushed for 102 yards on 23 carries for Tulane.
Check out video highlights of the game, courtesy of the AAC, below:
After solidly defeating the Temple Owls last week in Philadelphia, the UCF Knights returned home and delivered a 44-29 victory over the Houston Cougars on Saturday. As reported by the American Athletic Conference:
Dillon Gabriel passed for 298 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Tre Nixon, and ran for a score as UCF dominated the second half and beat Houston 44-29 on Saturday.
Houston jumped out to a 10-0 lead on Mulbah Car’s 37-yard TD run and a 45-yard field goal by Dalton Witherspoon. Gabriel hit Marlon Williams for a 6-yard score and, after Car scored on a 2-yard run, added a 32-yard scoring strike to Nixon to pull UCF (7-2, 4-1 American Athletic Conference) with 17-14 after one quarter.
Gabriel scored on a 22-yard run midway through the second quarter to put the Knights up 21-17, but Witherspoon kicked two field goals in the final 4 minutes and Houston (3-6, 1-4) took a 23-21 lead into halftime.
UCF put the game out of reach with three third-quarter touchdowns. Bentavious Thompson scored on a 43-yard run, Gabriel and Nixon hooked up for a 34-yard score and Thompson added a 2-yard TD run for a 42-23 lead heading into the final quarter.
Gabriel hit 21 of 30 passes without an interception for the Knights. Nixon had six receptions for 123 yards.
Clayton Tune completed 18 of 30 passes for 179 yards with one TD and one interception for the Cougars. Mar carried 26 times for 132 yards and two scores.
Check out video highlights of the game, courtesy of the AAC, below. UCF hits the road to face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Friday. Kickoff is set for 7;00pm. The game will be nationally-televised on ESPN2.
Christopher W. Blackwell, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FAAN was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) on Saturday, October 26th in Washington, DC.
The American Academy of Nursing’s fellows are nursing leaders in education, management, practice and research. Fellows represent association executives; university presidents, chancellors and deans; elected officials; state and federal political appointees; hospital chief executives and vice presidents for nursing; nurse consultants; and researchers and entrepreneurs.
Invitation to fellowship is more than recognition of one’s accomplishments within the nursing profession. Academy fellows also have a responsibility to contribute their time and energies to the Academy, and to engage with other health leaders outside the Academy in transforming America’s health system by
Dr. Blackwell’s induction as a FAAN is a career pinnacle achievement. The UCF College of Nursing noted the induction:
Dr. Christopher Blackwell is a national expert on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer health. His work was among the earliest on point-of-service screening of HIV by nurses, and today his research continues to guide nurses on providing care and making clinical decisions for high-risk and vulnerable populations. For example, his research on the use of a smart phone application to help providers make vaccine-administration decisions for HIV-infected adults has contributed to safer and more effective health outcomes. A board-certified adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner and adult nurse practitioner, Blackwell has received numerous honors in his career including the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Outstanding Nurse Practitioner Educator Award and being inducted as a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. He currently serves as program director for the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner graduate programs and is a commissioner on the board of directors for the certified nurse educator program for the National League for Nursing.
The UCF Knights (5-2; 2-1 AAC) came back from a tough road loss @ #21 Cincy two weeks ago to deliver a 41-28 Homecoming victory against the ECU Pirates (3-4; 0-3 AAC). As reported by the AAC:
Dillon Gabriel threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as UCF beat ECU 41-28 on Saturday night.
Gabriel had a career-high 365 yards passing for the Knights (5-2, 2-1 American Athletic Conference) who scored 35 points in the first half. Gabriel Davis caught two touchdown passes and had 164 yards receiving. Otis Anderson ran for 80 yards on 18 carries.
The Knights scored three touchdowns in the first quarter beginning with Gabriel’s keeper to cap a 92-yard drive. Greg McCrae took it in from the 4 after that and Bentavious Thompson streaked 32 yards to close the quarter with a 21-0 lead.
Backup QB Darriel Mack Jr. threw a 33-yard touchdown to Davis early in the second quarter and Gabriel returned on the next drive to hit Davis again from 16 yards for a 35-3 advantage with 1:09 left in the half.
The Knights allowed 17-unanswered ECU points in the third quarter before Gabriel found Tre Nixon for a 53-yard score to lead 41-22.
Holton Ahlers had 313 yards and a touchdown passing and ran for another score for the Pirates (3-4, 0-3). Check out video highlights of UCF’s win below, courtesy of the AAC:
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