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UCF NSC Alumni Chapter Receives Industry Award for Alumni Event
Shaloni Prine, ’07, Assistant Director of COS Alumni Relations, accepts the Award of Distinction from Cynthia Lambert, President of the FPRA Orlando-Area Chapter. The UCF Nicholson School of Communication (NSC) Alumni Chapter was recognized by the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Orlando-Area Chapter at its annual Image Awards banquet on Thursday, April 10 with an […]
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Prestigious Pathfinder Award Comes to UCF
Dr. W. Timothy Coombs, winner of the 2013 IPR Pathfinder Award, is a professor in the Nicholson School of Communication. The IPR, Institute for Public Relations, is a practitioner-oriented organization dedicated to public relations research. The Pathfinder Award recognizes an original program of scholarly research that has made a significant contribution to the practice of […]
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Faculty and Students Honored at Founders’ Day Convocation
Faculty members, staff and students who have made significant achievements and academic contributions at the University of Central Florida were recognized at the annual Founders’ Day Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. From a biology professor who has been featured in two National Geographic Channel documentary films (William Crampton), to a Professor Emeritus who […]
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Five With UCF Ties Join Military Simulation Pioneers in First Hall of Fame Class
The University of Central Florida is an anchor of Central Florida’s $3 billion modeling and simulation industry, so it’s no surprise that half of the inaugural inductees into a new industry hall of fame have black-and-gold connections. UCF President John C. Hitt, former U.S. Rep. Lou Frey, UCF alumni Albert Henry Marshall and Patricia Getchell, […]
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Career Achievement Award
Dr. Mark Neider will receive the Earl Alluisi Award for Early Career Achievement at this year’s American Psychological Association’s (APA) convention in Washington, DC. This award was presented by Division 21 of the APA. APA Division 21 represents the Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology areas of psychological research. The award recognizes outstanding achievements made by […]
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UCF Sociology Student Receives $1,000 FCHC Scholarship
Matthew Landon, UCF Sociology major, is the 2014 recipient of the Dr. Richard Piper Scholarship through the Florida Collegiate Honors Council (FCHC). The College of Sciences sends its congratulations to Landon on his achievement. According to the FCHC website, “the Dr. Richard Piper Scholarship is designed for university students who are graduating from a FCHC […]
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UCF Wins Big at SEEConference
March 14 to 16, 2014 students from the University of Central Florida’s Biology Department presented their research projects on ecology and evolution during the Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference (SEEC), hosted by the Biology Department of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga. UCF students returned from the conference with their heads held high, having won […]
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UCF Top Graduate Chemistry Program in Nation for Career Support
The University of Central Florida’s College of Sciences’ graduate chemistry program has been ranked ninth of twenty-five U.S. graduate chemistry programs providing excellent career support by GraduatePrograms.com. The College of Sciences is proud of the chemistry department’s achievement. Graduate students on GraduatePrograms.com are asked to rate their university’s graduate programs in 15 different categories such […]
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Mysteries of the Mind
If you’ve ever been presented the opportunity to catch a viewing of the film, ‘A Beautiful Mind’, it escapes your reasoning the lead character is dealing with schizophrenia. As landmark events begin to unfold, you piece together each clue noticed until the unforeseen realization occurs, “It was all of his own creation!” Schizophrenia has a way of […]
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Students Chosen for Order of the Pegasus
Nine College of Sciences students have attained the most prestigious and significant award possible at the University of Central Florida, the Order of the Pegasus. To even be considered as a candidate, students must be nominated by individuals who broadly represent the university community (such as the president, provost, executive vice president, vice provost, vice […]
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UCF Alumnus Earns Prestigious Sagan Fellowship
Kevin Stevenson ’12, graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Ph.D. in physics (planetary sciences track) and the Order of the Pegasus. He is now a post-doctoral scholar at the University of Chicago. In January, Kevin was awarded a 2014 Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowship. It is estimated that 7 fellowships will be given out […]
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Psychology Student Wins National Fellowship
Psychology student Becky Grossman has been awarded the national Leslie W. Joyce and Paul W. Thayer Graduate Fellowship in I-O Psychology. Only one of these awards is given out each year nationwide and the amount of the award is $10,000. The SIOP (Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology) Foundation offers this graduate student fellowship, which recognizes the […]
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UCF Faculty Selected for APS Fellowship
Physics professor Slava Kokoouline was elected to Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in November. His fellowship was recommended by the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. Election to Fellowship in the APS is limited to no more than one half of one percent of the membership. The criterion for election is exceptional […]
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History Making Awards for Two UCF Students
For the first time in UCF”s history, two graduate students, Briana Vargas-Gonzalez and Elias Assaf, have been selected as American Political Sciences Association (APSA) Minority Fellows with funding. Both students are currently in the MA program in Political Science and are planning on continuing their graduate education in a PhD program beginning in the fall of […]
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Twenty one researchers in areas ranging from optics, medicine, psychology and education were recognized last week in what has become a much-anticipated campus tradition – induction into the UCF Millionaires Club. The club, which was established in 2000, recognizes researchers who have received external sponsored funding of $1 million or more in the last fiscal […]
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Kevin Belfield Elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Kevin D. Belfield, Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Chemistry, was elected as a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the professional organization that publishes the journal Science. The honor is given to individuals by their peers for efforts to advance science or its application. Officially announced […]
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Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology Earns Reaccreditation
UCF’s Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology earned an exceptional reaccreditation this year by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association (APA). The program was reaccredited for a 7-year period, which is the longest period that the APA will award for re-accreditation. Accreditation means that institutional or program quality has been judged to be at an […]
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COS Alumni Shine at Black and Gold Gala
The University of Central Florida recently celebrated the professional achievements of some of its most distinguished graduates at the UCF Alumni Association’s annual Black & Gold Gala on Nov. 7. The gala is held during UCF Homecoming week at the CFE Arena and celebrates the achievements of UCF alumni who have “Reached for the Stars”. The evening included […]
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UCF Professor is Swimming in Honors
University of Central Florida professor emeritus Llewellyn Ehrhart was honored this week for work to help conserve Florida’s sea turtles. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service presented Ehrhart with a Regional Director’s Honor Award during a ceremony in Atlanta on Oct. 30. “Recognizing the excellence of partners, volunteers and employees is one way we can […]
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UCF Lands NASA-Funded Center
Years from now, if astronauts explore the surface of an asteroid or even the moons of Mars, they may have to give a shout-out to UCF scientists for helping them handle cosmic hazards such as clouds of potentially blinding space dust. The first step in that possible future came Tuesday with NASA’s announcement that a […]
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Human Communication Professor Wins Award
Human communication faculty member Shari Hodgson was awarded the Florida Communication Association Teacher of the Year Award at its annual convention on Oct. 19. The award honors FCA members and fellow NSC faculty member, Dr. Christine Hanlon presented the award to Hodgson at the event. “Shari knows how to deliver excellence and inspire it in […]
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Optical Society of America Shines Light on New Fellow
Dr. Zenghu Chang, distinguished professor in Physics, is recognized for his achievements and elected as a fellow of the Optical Society of America. “Founded in 1916, The Optical Society (OSA) is the leading professional association in optics and photonics, home to accomplished science, engineering, and business leaders from all over the world. Through world-renowned publications, meetings, and […]
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Emmy-Nominated Alumnus Inducted Into Hall of Fame
The UCF Nicholson School of Communication Alumni Chapter inducted Clay Newbill, ’82, into the UCF Nicholson School of Communication Hall of Fame on Monday, Sept. 30. Newbill, the executive producer of the Emmy-nominated TV show “Shark Tank,” reminisced about his time as a UCF student and discussed what it has been like to work on […]
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Technology to Prevent High-Risk Drinking among College Students
Psychology professor, Dr. Michael Dunn is one of three winners of the Technology-based Products to Prevent High-risk Drinking among College Students Challenge. Dr. Dunn won second place ($30,000) for the University of Central Florida’s Expectancy Challenge Alcohol Literacy Curriculum (ECALC) mobile application, which focuses on changing key expectancy processes to reduce risky alcohol use and […]
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Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction
When science educator Erin Saitta was a graduate student, she was invited to participate in a program in which students from kindergarten to high school age would do inquiry-based science — conducting real research labs without known outcomes, with the emphasis on learning how science works. Although skeptical about how such labs could succeed in […]
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Security in the Caucasus
Dr. Houman Sadri is an associate professor in the political science department at UCF. He has been with the university since 1995 and teaches courses in international relations, American government and world political geography. He recently received a $3,000 teaching grant from the Global European Studies Institute in Germany to lecture for the graduate level […]
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Annual Women of Distinction Mentoring Award
Dr. Chrysalis Wright wins the Annual Women of Distinction Mentoring Award given by the UCF Center for Success of Women Faculty. This award recognizes Dr. Wright’s extensive mentorship activities. Dr. Wright started a highly successful regional campus psychology undergraduate research lab soon after joining the Psychology Department and Western Region at UCF in the fall […]
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Alumni Climb The Career Ladder
Congratulations to the following UCF College of Sciences alumni on their recent career changes and accomplishments: Melissa Arocha, ’06, is the managing partner and co-founder of Silhouette Group, an award winning event planning, design and lifestyle marketing company based in New York City. At the 2013 International Special Events Society (ISES) Big Apple Awards, the […]
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University of Central Florida Named Top College for Political Science Majors
The University of Central Florida has been recognized for excellence in Political Science education. AffordableCollegesOnline.org, a website aimed at helping students find affordable college options and providing information about financial aid and college rankings, recently identified the top 20 Political Science programs in the United States with the highest return on investment (ROI). The University […]
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New COS Gonfalon Design Unveiled
“Gonfalon; a symbol of spirit for the University of Central Florida.” Originated in the medieval state of Italy, the gonfalon works as an ensign of the state of office. For UCF, the gonfalons are hung during the commencement ceremony to represent their respective college. In order to increase student participation, the College of Sciences created […]