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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…

Paper Gains Doctoral Student Second Place Award From Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards

Chemistry doctoral student Jordan Stanberry recently received second place in the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office…

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.”…

Radioactive Contaminant Research Receives Boost from American Chemical Society

New research on radioactive iodine has received the American Chemical Society Award in Environmental Chemistry. Ilana Szlamkowicz recently received the award for her research in…

UCF Police Officer, Professor Recognized by Secret Service

A veteran UCF Police officer and a College of Sciences professor were recently honored by the United States Secret Service for their work with the…

UCF College of Sciences Researchers Join Project to Fight Animal-borne Diseases

Two University of Central Florida College of Sciences researchers have been selected by a national philanthropic foundation as research fellows to help fight the threat…

Forensic Hair Research Wins Recognition for NCFS Graduate Student

A forensics graduate student has earned the Forensics Sciences Foundation’s Emerging Forensic Scientist Award for his research on hair and color texture analysis. The research…

Chemistry Professor Breaks Down Vaccine Mystery With Ingredient Explanation

Mistrust of the COVID-19 vaccine is rooted partly in its rapid introduction, the seemingly new technologies involved and the long list of ingredients with mysterious…

138 Faculty Promoted Across the University

After going through a rigorous evaluation process, 138 UCF faculty have been promoted and 45 have been awarded tenure for the 2020-2021 cycle. The process…