{"id":495,"date":"2013-07-04T05:39:16","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T05:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bugcloset.cos.ucf.edu\/?page_id=495"},"modified":"2026-03-09T14:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:26:29","slug":"media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/bugcloset\/outreach\/media\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, UCFC has been featured in a number of media outlets. By the numbers, UCFC has been featured twice in the local paper, <i>Orlando Sentinel<\/i>, four\u00a0times in the <i>Central Florida Future<\/i>, the campus paper, three times in <i>Pegasus<\/i>, the UCF Alumni Magazine, and has also been spotlighted on local Channel 35\u2019s Fox News, NBC WESH 2 News, the PBS show \u201cGrowing Bolder\u201d, and the PBS show &#8220;SciTech Central&#8221; . We have little doubt UCFC will pop up again somewhere soon, so stay tuned! In the meantime, peruse some of the articles below featuring UCFC.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hIfOKX2T1Ws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SciTech Central &#8211; October 2, 2015 &#8211; &#8220;SciTech Central Short:Bug Closet&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/a><div id=\"erdyt-69dce839d0777\" data-id=\"hIfOKX2T1Ws\" class=\"erd-youtube-responsive\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;clear:both;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\"><div class=\"erd-ytplay\" id=\"erdytp-hIfOKX2T1Ws-69dce839d0777\" data-vid=\"hIfOKX2T1Ws\"   data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hIfOKX2T1Ws?loop=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;rel=0\" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hIfOKX2T1Ws\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube Video\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmfe.org\/intersection-taking-care-of-cops-ucfs-bug-closet-and-sister-honeys-bakery\/62372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> &#8220;Intersection: Taking Care Of Cops, UCF\u2019s Bug Closet, and Sister Honey\u2019s Bakery&#8221; &#8211; WMFE-FM 90.7 &#8211; July 26, 2016 -Radio Show Segment &#8211; Publisher: Brendan Bryne, Orlando.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/monsters-in-the-closet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Monsters in the Closet&#8221; &#8211; Pegasus, The Magazine of the University of Central Florida &#8211; Spring 2017 &#8211; Vol. 23, Issue 2 &#8211; Publisher: UCF Marketing, Orlando, FL.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1062\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/bugcloset\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/06\/Pegasus-cover-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/bugcloset\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/06\/Pegasus-cover-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/bugcloset\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/06\/Pegasus-cover.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/bugcloset\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/04\/Valancia_BugCloset_2017.pdf\"> Insect Displays at Valencia College&#8217;s Osceola Campus Library. Instagram. Summer\/Fall\/Winter 2017<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rH63obMflyo\">Hannah Shell makes an appearance on Crash Course Zoology #14. July 15, 2021. YouTube.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bungalower.com\/2021\/08\/22\/ucf-bug-closet-has-all-the-bugs\/?fbclid=IwAR23twNUn_KUsthP56wG58zSErmTuLZf14wcDcu9ezFRYshlt--7pdjr93c\">&#8220;UCF Bug Closet has all the bugs&#8221; &#8211; Brendan O&#8217;Conner, Bungalower.com. August 2021.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/puss-caterpillar-florida\/41092007\">Jamie Ling appears on a WESH 2 News segment talking about puss caterpillars.\u00a0 September 6, 2022.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/tussock-moth-caterpillars-central-florida\/60311347\">Jamie Ling appears on a WESH 2 News segment talking about tussock moth caterpillars.\u00a0 March 27, 2024.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EeEejr_VuWo\">Florida Road Trip: UCF (start at 12:15). October 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com\/news\/massive-insect-research-collection-the-bug-closet-reopens-after-months-of-renovation\/article_c784f9a8-7c28-41ab-a0f4-3e37ea393f24.html\">The Charge article on the Bug Closet renovation.\u00a0 February 15, 2026.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years, UCFC has been featured in a number of media outlets. 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