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Forensic Scientists Harness Pollen Power to Fight Crime

Pollen gets a bad rap this time of year for its allergy-induced itchy eyes and sniffles. But researchers at the National Center for Forensic Science…

COS Faculty Among Those Honored For Women’s History Month

  Thirty-one women were recognized this month by UCF Faculty Excellence for Women’s Month, including five from the College of Sciences. The awardess were chosen…

UCF’s New Technique to Create Nanomaterials May Help Detect Cancer Earlier

  By ZENAIDA GONZALEZ KOTALA   For the first time, a team of scientists at the University of Central Florida has created functional nanomaterials with…

Director’s Therapy Dogs Provide Comfort In Trying Times

Buddy and Nugget shed more love than hair — and if you’ve seen the back of their ride you know that’s saying something. The owner…

Chemistry Professor Recognized For Outstanding Lab Safety

UCF Environmental Health and Safety recently awarded Vasileios Anagnostopoulos, Ph.D, and his team of dedicated researchers the 2019 Safety Champion Award. This award recognizes faculty…

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:…

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…

NIH Awards UCF Researcher $3.8 Million to Study Opiate Overdoses

  BY ZENAIDA GONZALEZ KOTALA The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced that UCF will receive a $3.8 million milestone based grant to better…

Achievements Celebrated at 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards

  The College of Sciences recognized 10 alumni for their achievements Thursday at the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards. The annual event brings together outstanding alumni…

$610K Grant Boosts Development of Radiochemistry Lab

One of UCF’s newest labs just received a $610,000 grant to advance the field of radiochemistry and produce a new generation of nuclear scientists. The…