UCF Space Week: Watch Party of Hidden Figures
UCF Space Week: Watch Party of Hidden Figures In-Person
Join UCF Library for a viewing of Hidden Figures (2017).
As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers", we follow these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return. Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.
- Date:
- Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 7:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- 402
- Library:
- John C. Hitt Library
- Audience:
- Faculty Graduate Students Staff Undergraduate Students
- Categories:
- Academic Public Event Space Week
Lauren Kehoe (she/her) is the head of research engagement at University of Central Florida Libraries. In this role, she leads nine faculty librarians in their work to support their academic engagement endeavors that include research support, information literacy and library instruction, and outreach activities to support the academic success and well-being of the UCF community.
Lauren received an MA in digital humanities from the City University of New York Graduate Center and an MS in library and information science from Pratt Institute. Previously, she served as the accessibility and accommodations librarian at New York University Libraries and as the undergraduate instruction and outreach librarian at NYU. Additionally, Lauren was an adjunct lecturer at the Palmer School, Long Island University, where she taught graduate courses in Information Literacy & Libraries and Serving Diverse Populations. Her research interests include accessibility in libraries, critical pedagogy and librarianship, and making, collecting, describing, and discovering zines in the library.
Lauren is available for general research consultations or to provide support in subject specific research. If her availability does not meet your needs, please email her at lauren.kehoe@ucf.edu to request an appointment outside of what's available on this calendar.