Event: UCF Ad Club will host first meeting Sept. 12

The UCF Ad Club will host their first meeting on Wed., Sept 12 at 4:30 p.m. in BA 207. Advertising students are encouraged to attend to “to learn about who we are, what we’ve done, and how we want to help you grow professionally in the advertising field.” For more information, visit http://ucfadclub.blogspot.com/.

Will Florida Seniors Accept Ryan’s Medicare Vision?

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate may help energize support from conservative voters who like his tough approach to overhauling the federal budget. But there’s a risk that Ryan may turn off an important voting bloc: senior citizens. University of Central Florida political science professor Aubrey […]

Biology student wins scholarship

Sara Bolivar Wagers, UCF biology student, was recently awarded a $5,000 scholarship for books and tuition from the Hispanic Heritage Scholarship Fund. She will attend an award ceremony at Disney World in October to receive a certificate. “When I received the great news that I had earned this specific scholarship I couldn’t believe it, tears definitely came […]

Symposium on “The U.S. Constitution Confronting the 21st Century”

The Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government, part of UCF’s Department of Political Science, will hold its Fall 2012 Symposium, “The U.S. Constitution Confronting the 21st Century,” on Constitution Day, September 17, in the Pegasus Ballroom. The program begins at 9:15 a.m. on Monday morning with welcoming comments, and then Professor Nadine Strossen, past […]

New research from UCF psychologists about deception

After decades of research, a substantial body of work now exists about the best ways to detect an individual in the midst of deception. But how about when a pair of deceivers is being questioned? Solid evidence has been much harder to come by, which is why new research, Social Indicators of Deception, funded by […]

UCF political scientist on Romney’s VP choice

Some Republicans had urged Romney to put caution aside in choosing a running mate and “go bold,” in the words of conservative commentator Bill Kristol. They focused on Ryan or Rubio — one considered the party’s hottest rising star and the other a top emissary to Hispanics, a fast-growing voter group whose alienation from the […]

Looking for a job, NSC grad? Check out this site.

If you are a recent UCF NSC Communication graduate, you will want to check out the Job Bank from the Public Relations Society of America’s Orlando chapter. The Job Bank is a service to the Central Florida communications community. It provides businesses seeking to fill positions with a direct line to some of the region’s […]

Meet Dr. Herschlag from Stanford University

The Chemistry Department Seminar Program is bringing Dr. Daniel Herschlag from the Biochemistry Department at Stanford University School of Medicine to UCF this coming Monday, September 10, 2012, at 4 PM in BA 119. Abstract Enzymes lie at the center of biology, providing the enormous rate enhancements and exquisite specificity needed for life as we know […]

Bob Opsahl, WFTV anchor, comes to UCF Sept. 17

New fellowship program seeks UCF students

Students for a New American Politics PAC is pleased to announce the Fall 2012 Organizing Fellowship Program. The SNAP Fellowship is a paid grassroots organizing fellowship for students and youth that’s fast-paced, high-impact, and focused on social justice values. This isn’t your average summer internship – it’s your opportunity to create real, lasting change. As […]

Journalism grads win social media award

Two Nicholson School journalism graduates recently won top honors from the Florida Society of News Editors (FSNE) for their use of social media to break news. Ryan Little,’11, a reporter for The Ledger newspaper in Lakeland, Fla., and Matt Reinstetle,’11, entertainment editor at The Ledger, shared the first place award from the FSNE for their use of […]

Professor leads youth to become leaders

In 2000, Shari Hodgson , a faculty member at the University Of Central Florida Nicholson School Of Communication, designed and facilitated a Youth Leadership Program sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Winter Park.  The program celebrated its 12th year this summer.  After receiving 70 applications for the summer, the Youth Leadership Program selected 50 students […]

UCF student returns from NSF Research Experience

Congratulations to Roman Torres, who was one of two students from UCF’s Political Science department selected for a highly competitive REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) during summer 2012. Participants were selected from applicants nationwide. The REU on Civil Conflict Management & Peace Science, held at the University of North Texas, was funded by the National […]

UCF team finalist in statistics competition

A UCF statistics team is one of three finalists in the A2012 Shootout Contest, which is part of the 2012 Analytics Conference. The team, led by Professor & Chair of the UCF Department of Statistics Dr. David Nickerson, includes Mitchell Shipman, Alexander Pham, Thuy Nguyen, Karina Miu, Kim Kempeneer and Chris Wilson. All team members are given a free registration for the conference, which will be […]

UCF grad receives applied research award

Former NSC M.A. student, Elizabeth Minei,’09, who is now at the University of Oklahoma, and Ryan Bisel, University of Oklahoma, are the recipients of the 2011 Stanley L. Saxton Applied Research Award, sponsored by the Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research (www.cccsir.com). They received this award on their paper “Negotiating the Meaning of Team […]

Journalism grads honored with press awards

Nicholson School journalism graduate Isaac Babcock, ’04, was a big winner at the Florida Press Association Better Weekly Newspaper awards on July 7 in Destin, Fla. Babcock, associate editor of The Winter Park-Maitland Observer, won first place for his sports feature “Rollins resurrects a legacy,” detailing one man’s mission to revive Rollins College’s football, a team […]

TurboVote hits the student union today

A new initiative adopted by the Lou Frey Institute and the Student Government Association called TurboVote hits the UCF Student Union today from 12 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Volunteers will have computers available for students to sign up and become registered voters. TurboVote makes voter registration as easy as renting a DVD from Netflix. Students can […]

Psychology professor recognized with lifetime achievement award

The Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGroup) at its 2012 conference honored UCF Trustee Chair and Professor of Psychology, Dr. Eduardo Salas with the group’s Joseph E. McGrath Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Groups.  The award recognizes the recipient for “scholarly contributions to the understanding and improvement of team performance.” Dr. Salas […]

Journalism instructor goes “camping”

Journalism instructor Rick Brunson spent a week teaching sports writing to 18 high school students as part of a summer journalism camp earlier this year. Camp Orlando drew 340 high school journalism students from across Florida to the Doubletree Inn at SeaWorld for a week of intense, daylong training workshops in various journalism skills. The camp was […]

Sea-turtle research on heat’s effect on eggs may aid conservation

Canaveral National Seashore and neighboring beaches in Central Florida are reporting record numbers of loggerhead sea-turtle nests, a promising change from a decade-long drop. But now a new threat is looming: rising temperatures. Summer temperatures are slowly increasing at Canaveral. This could mean trouble especially for the male of the species, which is already at a […]

UCF physicists break laser pulse world record

A University of Central Florida research team has created the world’s shortest laser pulse and in the process may have given scientists a new tool to watch quantum mechanics in action – something that has been hidden from view until now. UCF Professor Zenghu Chang from the Department of Physics and the College of Optics […]

UCF grad releases first of five new books

AMACOM is set to release the first of five books authored by John Mattone, a leadership thinker and talent expert. Mattone received a M.S. Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from UCF. “Talent Leadership: A Proven Method for Identifying and Developing High-Potential Employees” is due to be released on October 17th, 2012. This book is currently ranked by […]

Event: Law School Admissions Workshop

Political Science professor releases new book

The Department of Political Science is pleased to announce a new book authored by David Patrick Houghton, titled The Decision Point: Six Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy Decision Making, published by Oxford University Press.  In this book, Dr. Houghton shows students how real American foreign policy makers make real decisions. The book introduces advanced undergraduates […]

Event: The quest for a theory of everything

Dr. Costas Efthimiou, UCF Physics professor, is the guest speaker at the September 5 Science Cafe, which will be held at Taste Restaurant in College Park. The Science Cafes start at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public.  Efthimiou will explain the basic ideas that have led to our desire and hope that a […]

Event: Political strategists and former White House aides come to UCF

The UCF Global Perspectives Office is pleased to announce that political strategists and former White House aides, Doug McMarlin and Jason Recher, will speak Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at the University of Central Florida. McMarlin and Recher will give a presentation entitled “In the Face of Crisis: Lessons for Political Leaders” at 3 p.m. in […]

Physics student wins research award

UCF Physics Student Christopher Frye won the 2012 Outstanding Student for Undergraduate Research Award from the Society of Physics Students (SPS) earlier this year. Frye traveled to Utrecht, The Netherlands earlier this month to represent the SPS at the International Conference of Physics Students as part of his award. He has also been invited to […]

NSC grad live streams from race car

Nicholson School of Communication Graduate and Virgin sportscar driver Shea Holbrook became the first and only Pirelli World Challenge driver to stream live video from the cockpit during all on-track sessions at the Mid Ohio Sportscar Challenge, which was held earlier this month.  Fans were able to experience what it is like to be in the […]

Chemistry student reaches for international rock climbing gold

University of Central Florida chemistry student Ashley Norton will represent the United States later this month at the International Federation of Sport Climbing’s World Youth Championships in Singapore. This is the first time a UCF student has represented the nation at the competition being held in Singapore this year from Aug. 29-Sept. 1. She’ll be […]

President must be ‘natural-born citizen’ – but what is that?

This is a guest post from David Houghton, associate professor of political science at UCF. The long-running “birther” controversy–a rather bizarre conspiracy theory which holds that President Obama was not born in the United States–refuses to go away, kept alive by business celebrity Donald Trump and other assorted critics. And then last week it was […]