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21 Faculty Members Inducted into UCF Scroll and Quill Society

The 21 new inductees of UCF’s Scroll and Quill Society represent a broad spectrum of academic expertise, such as fiction writing, artificial intelligence, police-community relations,…

3 Faculty Honored for Advancing Research, Creative Works

Three faculty members who maintained high levels of research excellence and creative works during the past year of the pandemic earned the 2021-22 UCF Women…

Maggy Tomova Joins the College of Sciences Today as Dean

Maggy Tomova, Ph.D., officially joins the University of Central Florida today as dean of the College of Sciences. Tomova, 44, brings deep research and leadership…

UCF’s Brightest Shine During Luminary Awards

The UCF community celebrated the accomplishments of 15 exceptional faculty members at its annual Luminary Awards Night. UCF leadership lauded faculty members for being leaders…

Student Finds Career Direction in Summer Anthropology Program

A hands-on examination of Bronze Age bones brought classroom lessons to life this summer for Hannah Jeanlouis.    Jeanlouis joined the Bioarchaeology of Bronze Age Social Systems Program at the University…

New Dean Named for UCF’s College of Sciences

Maggy Tomova will become the next dean of UCF’s College of Sciences on Oct. 18. She joins UCF from the University of Iowa, where she…

Summer 2021 Graduates Head Out With New College of Sciences Degrees

UCF’S newest College of Sciences graduates crossed the stage Saturday at Summer 2021 Commencement.  Among them was Nahla Turner, a psychology graduate who not only…

Congratulations to the Summer 2021 Doctoral Graduates

Biology Jordan Dowell, Ph.D., faculty advisor, Chase Mason, Ph.D. and Pedro Quintana-Ascencio, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Genetics and Evolution of Specialized Metabolism In Wild and Cultivated Helianthus.”…

Study of Medieval Migration Moves Forward with NSF Grant

A deep dive into the evolution of Christianity in medieval France will continue unabated thanks to a new NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant. The…

New Faculty Member Brings Human Origins Expertise To Classroom This Fall

One of the newest additions to the Department of Anthropology faculty will bring a specialized perspective on the evolution of humans to students this fall.…