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Students: UCF has scholarships for you
Each year the UCF Alumni Association awards more than $40,000 in scholarships to UCF students demonstrating strong academic ability and significant extracurricular and community involvement. The UCF Alumni Association is pleased to again offer more than a dozen scholarship opportunities. UCF students are encouraged to apply for as many scholarships for which they are eligible. […]
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Dr. Bishop retires, Dr. Hinkle to serve as interim vice provost
The following is a message from Provost Tony Waldrop Dr. Patricia Bishop retired from UCF effective January 5, 2012. Since June of 2000, Dr. Bishop served with great distinction as vice provost and dean, first of Graduate Studies and continuing as vice provost and dean when UCF created the College of Graduate Studies in July of […]
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Dr. Walters named interim director for the Women’s Research Center
Dr. Tony Waldrop announced that Dr. Linda Walters will serve as interim director for the Women’s Research Center. Dr. Walters has worked at UCF for 14 years and is currently a professor in the Department of Biology. As a marine conservation biologist, her research focus is human impacts in the marine environment. Dr. Walters, her […]
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Dr. Linda Walters Day!
Dr. Linda Walters, a biology professor at UCF, has a new day to celebrate her life and her work – Dr. Linda Walters Day! Volusia County, Florida urged all residents to celebrate Dr. Walters for her “dedication to teaching, research and the environment” on November 6. The county released an official document announcing the honor […]
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Rare snake discovered by UCF biologist
A University of Central Florida biologist reports that an extremely rare snake has hatched. UCF field biologist Daniel Park said a two-headed albino Honduran milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis) made an appearance a few months ago, according to his website. Read more from the Orlando Sentinel here.
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The Disney Wilderness Preserve Project
UCF is working through a memorandum of agreement with the Nature Conservancy conducting conservation related research at Disney Wilderness Preserve which is a large conservation area already protected in the Northern Everglades Watershed. Research conducted at DWP will contribute to the understanding of ecosystem dynamics and conservation of the refuge lands which will greatly expand […]
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VIDEO: UCF project on effects of sea level rise
Investigation of the effects of sea level rise on sea turtle, shorebird, seabird, and beach mouse nesting distributions within the South Atlantic LCC region. Betsy Von Holle, an Assistant Professor in Biology, is part of the team studying the effects of sea level rise.
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Students experience exotic wildlife
“Goliath, head up!” Todd Drever said, as a 15-foot-long, 1,700-pound American alligator lifted its bone-crushing jaws into the air during an in-water training session. The 46-year-old conservationist, locally known as Safari Todd, rewarded the seemingly ancient predator with a piece of raw chicken before asking the reptile to perform another behavior. Drever, who serves as […]
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Biology student wins best poster
Kathryn E. Becker received the Elsie Quarterman-Catherine Keever Award, which is given by the SE Chapter of the Ecological Society of America for the best ecological poster presented by a student at the annual meeting. Becker won for her poster entitled “Effects of Florida flatwoods ecosystem restoration and management on carbon stock.” The purpose of […]
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Orlando Sentinel on Linda Walters
Our hats are off this afternoon to UCF biology professor Linda Walters, who was recently named as an Outstanding Educator by a national research group. Read more here.
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UCF PhD student wins awards
Simona Ceriani, a PhD student in the biology department who works with the UCF Marine Turtle Research Group led by Dr. Ehrhart, recently won a few awards. In August, Ceriani won the “Best Student Poster Presentation Award” at the Comparative Nutrition Society Symposium in Tucson, Arizona, which came with a $500 prize for her presentation […]