Biology Student Coaching Project Earns Marchioli Award An ongoing project to boost classroom student engagement through high-impact practices (HIP) recently earned one of UCF’s highest internal awards. Called HIP Coaches, the project… Arboretum Fighting Fire with Fire: How Controlled Burns Keep Us Safe BY JENNA MARINA LEE From December through June, visitors to UCF’s main campus may occasionally see large, orange flames licking at trees and incinerating plants… Biology Student Snags 1st Place For Research Into Oyster Reefs UCF Senior Megan Witt received the first place award for her oral presentation on her first research project, “Exploring the Driving Factors Behind Mangrove Colonization… Biology Preparing for Extreme Sea Levels Depends on Location, Time, UCF Study Finds By ROBERT WELLS Sometimes to understand the present, it takes looking to the past. That’s the approach University of Central Florida coastal researchers are taking… Biology New Scholarship Funds Student Study of Sea Turtles Three students with big ambitions to curb the dwindling sea turtle population will benefit from a new scholarship started by the National Save the Sea… Biology New Research Technique May Shed Light On Baby Sea Turtle Journey By ZENAIDA GONZALEZ KOTALA A team of Florida researchers and their collaborators created a first-of-its-kind computer model that tracks where sea turtle hatchlings go after… Anthropology New Alumni Reflect on Journey That Brought Them to Fall ’19 Graduation As he adjusted his black gown, a yellow tassel dangling out of the corner of his eye, Bepsy Omar Aguasvivas thought about his father’s words:… Biology Agreement Opens New Research Opportunity at State Park A first-of-its-kind agreement between a Florida state park and a public university opens new research opportunities for students and faculty of disciplines ranging from biology… Biology Students Share Who They’re Grateful For This Thanksgiving There’s a lot to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. So we asked College of Sciences students to narrow it down to a person that influenced… Arboretum Behind the scenes at the Arboretum Spooktacular 2019 By Rachel Smith This year’s Arboretum Spooktacular drew nearly 200 students on Friday night after months of preparation and a long day of setting up.… Read more stories
