Arboretum Community Partnerships Amplify Arboretum Impact The UCF Arboretum’s success as a natural refuge from the bustle of campus life happens largely because of committed staff and volunteers, but there’s another… Biology UCF Sets Dreamer On Path to Becoming Full-Time Veterinarian Rachel Williams ‘13, DVM, is in the business of making big impacts on communities of small animals. The graduate of the UCF pre-veterinary studies program… Biology New Study Shows Impact of Roadkill on World’s Vulnerable Animal Populations Vehicular collisions are a common cause of death for animals such as the endangered Florida panther and the state’s black bears, and a new international… Biology Clues Emerge: How Harmless Bacteria Go Rogue Turning into Deadly Flesh-eating Variants For bacteria, like people, lifestyle matters. A new study from the University of Central Florida found that the environmental lifestyle that bacteria possess reveal why… Anthropology 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… Anthropology 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… Biology Scientists Work to Ensure Solutions to Red Tide Don’t Cause More Harm than Good A team of experts from Florida and Massachusetts are evaluating a technique that may help eliminate the algae blooms that cause massive fish kills, stink… Biology Study Finds Critical Data Needed for Monitoring and Preserving Biodiversity is Missing The world’s largest repository of raw genomic sequences from wild plants, animals and fungi is missing critical data necessary to monitor and protect the Earth’s… Biology ‘CBS This Morning: Saturday’ Features UCF Professor’s Work With Oysters, Climate Change A recent segment of “CBS This Morning: Saturday” highlighted UCF Pegasus Professor of Biology Linda Walters’ work with oyster reefs, which are vital to healthy… Biology Book Profiling Early Botanist Takes Spotlight in New Smithsonian Magazine The biography of a little-known French botanist is bringing UCF to the pages of the prestigious Smithsonian Magazine. Biology Professor Emeritus Walter Taylor, Ph.D., along… Read more stories
