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A Wild Summer for Biology Research Team
Alicia Huber, graduate student in the UCF Biology Department, has been working with a team of UCF students this summer at the Disney Wilderness Preserve to investigate its soil’s carbon storage. “It is well known that wetland ecosystems generally function as carbon sinks—their soils especially often store significant amounts of carbon,” explained Huber. “Although we […]
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Physics Student Makes Noise this Summer
UCF Physics senior, Michael Antia, has been one of the latest undergraduate selected for a research experience with California Institute of Technology this summer. Caltech’s LIGO Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program provides graduate and undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in the research and development program of Laser Interferometer Gravitational- Wave Observatory (LIGO). A broad […]
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Students Building Chess Dynasty at UCF
Story by UCF Today Lavine Von’s grandfather taught her how to play chess when she was 5. “It’s a popular game in the Philippines and so he taught me,” said the UCF computer engineering major. “Hmm. I forgot that. Maybe that’s why it feels so good to play. We were close. He’s been gone for […]
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Physics Research Nationally Recognized
UCF Physics graduate student, Takat Rawal, was recently selected as one of eight finalists for a top-level 2016 AVS National Student Awards. The AVS awards were established to recognize and encourage excellence among graduate students in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS. They include five top-level National Student Awards: Russell and Sigurd Varian, Nellie Yeoh […]
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NSC Prepares PR Professionals
Story by Nicholson News The UCF College of Sciences’ Nicholson School of Communication is one of 22 institutions in the country to offer a course to prepare its students for the Certificate of Public Relations Principles (CPRP) exam. One semester in, the course has had great results. The inaugural class had 10 students, six of whom have taken and […]
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NSC Grad Returns to Cover Pulse Tragedy
Story by Nicholson News Associated Press reporter and video journalist Josh Replogle, ’09, has great memories of the University of Central Florida and the Nicholson School of Communication in particular. Why wouldn’t he? He arrived on campus thanks to a Bright Futures scholarship in 2005. Having only lived in Florida a short time before graduating […]
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UCF Debate Team Finishes Record-Breaking Year
Story by Nicholson NewsThe UCF debate team completed a record-breaking year at the Novice-JV National Championship Tournament, hosted by West Virginia University in March. Joseph Tracy, debate team member, was named 24th speaker in the individual speaking awards. This honor recognized Tracy as among the top 25 first-year speakers in the nation. Over the entire year, […]
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Speech Team Surpasses its Own Goals
Story by Nicholson News UCF’s Speech Team has seen a great deal of growth since it started just four years ago, said Jonathan Conway, instructor of human communication in the UCF Nicholson School of Communication and director of the Speech Team. At the beginning of the year, Conway and his team set clear goals: secure a finalist in […]
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Three Math Degrees Plus One Knight Equals Infinite Opportunities
After earning three degrees from the UCF Mathematics Department, Robert Muise, Ph.D., ’88, ’90, ’03, continues to maintain strong ties to his alma mater. Most recently, Dr. Muise was honored as the UCF Mathematics Department’s 2016 College of Sciences Outstanding AlumKnight at an award reception this spring. Dr. Muise’s former Ph.D. adviser, Ram Mohapatra, Ph.D., […]
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Alumna Leads $6 Million Fundraising Effort for Pulse Victims
UCF alumna Ida V. Eskamani, ’12, ’16, serves as a development officer for Equality Florida in Orlando where she is currently managing what she describes as the most important task of her career. Following the shooting at Pulse Nightclub, Equality Florida launched a Go Fund Me page for the victims’ families and survivors. Eskamani launched […]
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Physics Hosts Teaching & Data Workshops
In an effort to transform classroom learning, the UCF Physics Department hosted a PhysTEC and Project CODER workshop from June 13-17 at UCF. The first two days of the workshop was hosted by UCF’s PhysTEC program (Physics Teacher Preparation Program); a partnership between the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) created to help […]
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Alumna UKNIGHTS for Orlando’s First Responders
University of Central Florida biology and psychology alumna Melyssa Allen, ’12, worked with departments and organizations across the university to assemble more than 150 care packages for Orlando’s first responders following the tragedy at Pulse nightclub. “I was listening to the radio the day after the tragedy at Pulse and heard that there had been […]
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‘Most Powerful’ List Features COS Alumni
Story by UCF Today Several UCF College of Sciences alumni were listed on Orlando magazine’s 2016 list of the region’s 50 most powerful people. The July edition of the magazine for the first time divides the 13th-annual list into categories, ranging from government and politics to philanthropy and community voices. In GOVERNMENT and POLITICS, Marcos […]
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Prestigious Award Aids Physics Researcher
Story by UCF Today// Two UCF researchers were awarded prestigious 2016 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards. The Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) group awarded Michael Chini, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UCF Physics Department, and Sean Pang, Ph.D., an assistant professor in CREOL (College of Optics and Photonics), seed money for their work […]
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UCF Biologist Studies ‘Coral Zombies’
Story by UCF Today Scientists have known for a while that coral reefs around the world are dying, and in a worst-case scenario they were counting on large, healthy-looking corals to repopulate. But a new study presented at the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium in Honolulu this week shows that these seemingly healthy colonies are “Coral […]
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Defining a National Security Threat
David Raugh, a Ph.D. Candidate in the UCF Security Studies Program has recently published an article titled “Is the Hybrid Threat a True Threat.” This article was published in the Journal of Strategic Security. The article examines the concept of the “hybrid” threat, or conflict which occupies the realm between state-on-state (external) war and intrastate (internal) wars, […]
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Math Lecturer Leads Genes4Vaccines
Story by UCF I-Corps Vaccines save countless lives every year. But one of the biggest problems with vaccines is the length of time it takes to develop new ones – about 10 years. In human terms, that’s a significant duration. An I-Corps team at UCF is trying to do something about that delay. The team […]
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UCF Arboretum Welcomes New Explorers
Story by Gene Kruckemyer, UCF Today The UCF Arboretum has more helping hands thanks to a new initiative embraced by UCF’s Creative School for Children. The Creative School was recently named a certified Nature Explore Classroom by the national Nature Explore program, an initiative that recognizes schools and other organizations that make a commitment to use […]
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Students’ Papers Sweep Competition
The UCF Political Science Department is proud to announce that Jennifer L. Hudson, a graduate student in the Political Science master’s program, won the FPSA 2016 Best Graduate Paper Award for her paper titled, “Legislative Gridlock, Partisanship, and Trust in Government.” The Florida Political Science Association (FPSA) is a professional association of scholars and students […]
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Love Conquers Hate at UCF Vigil for Pulse Victims
Story by UCF Today Rain and lightning delayed but could not stop a vigil Tuesday night where the UCF community honored the victims of the Pulse shooting, vowing to conquer hate with love. Gathered in the University of Central Florida Student Union, attendees listened as leaders from the university, the student body, the LGBTQ+ community […]
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UCF to Remember Pulse Victims at Candlelight Vigil
Story by UCF Today The University of Central Florida community will join together Tuesday, June 14, to honor the lives taken during the act of terror at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. A candlelight vigil will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Reflecting Pond. The event is being organized by members of UCF’s LGBTQ+ […]
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UCF Hosting Several Blood Drives This Week
UCF encourages the campus community and the public to donate blood at several on-campus drives this week. Big Red Buses from One Blood will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, June 13, in front of the Student Union and also at Bright House Networks Stadium. President John C. Hitt, Student Body President […]
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UCF Community Copes with Orlando Tragedy
Our entire Knight family is mourning the victims of the Orlando terror attack. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and friends. To assist our students, faculty and staff during the difficult days and months ahead, the Division of Student Development and Enrollment Services will host a series of campus conversations and therapy support […]
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President Hitt: UCF Stands with Orlando Against Terror
Story by UCF Today The following message is from President John C. Hitt: Orlando was attacked today. How painful, frightening, and infuriating it is to write that sentence. As President Obama said, this was “an attack on all of us, and on the fundamental values of equality and dignity that define us as a country.” […]
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Psychology Alumna Masters HR Management
Nikki Monroe, ’96, credits the guidance and support she received in the UCF Psychology Department for her success in Human Resources Management. While obtaining her Bachelor’s Degree in industrial psychology at UCF, she was competitively selected to assist Barbara Fritzsche, Ph.D.,with research. It was during this time Monroe says she was introduced to how psychological studies […]
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UCF Alumna Puts Conservation into Practice
UCF Biology alumna and former UCF Arboretum employee, Tina Richards, ’06, ’13, embraced her passion for the environment at UCF. From her instrumental role in the growth of the UCF Arboretum to becoming a full-time biologist, Richard’s path to success can be traced back to her time spent at UCF. In 2006, Richards received her […]
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Anthropology Alumna Advocates Social Justice
Lillie U. Dao, ’11, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from UCF and has been advocating for social justice and health as a human right through her research ever since. Dao has been devoted to working with underserved and marginalized communities to increase access to health services and health education. She is in pursuit […]
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NSC Associate Professor Receives SoTL Award
Story by UCF Nicholson School of Communication Just weeks after receiving his second Teaching Incentive Program Award, James Katt, Ph.D., has gotten more great news. The Nicholson School of Communication human communication area coordinator has received the 2015-16 UCF Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) award. Offered by the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, the award recognizes outstanding […]
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The New Newsroom
By Susan Frith Pegasus, The Magazine of the University of Central Florida Eric Gutierrez, ’15, was driving home from class last spring when he saw a UCF shuttle bus catch on fire. He immediately pulled over and grabbed his smartphone. But instead of taking a selfie, the journalism student began reporting. By the time […]
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Political Science Alumna Finds Passion in the People
With four UCF degrees and one on the way, UCF Political Science alumna, Anna Eskamani, ’12, ’15, has long time found a home at UCF. After graduating in 2012 with two bachelor degrees in Political Science and Interdisciplinary Studies, Eskamani went on to earn two master’s degrees in both Public Administration and Nonprofit Management from […]