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Amanda Groff wins online teaching award
Anthropology teacher Amanda Groff was selected by a committee of her faculty peers as the inaugural winner of the Chuck D. Dziuban Award for Excellence in Online Teaching. Her award recognition includes an iPad tablet and paid registration to attend this Fall’s 18th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning. Groff will be officially presented […]
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Biology brings home several awards at Sea Turtle Symposium
At the 32nd International Sea Turtle Symposium, held in Huatulco, Mexico, March 11-16, members of the Biology Department received these awards: Dr. Llew Ehrhart received the International Sea Turtle Society Lifetime Achievement Award, given to honor an individual who has had a significant impact on sea turtle biology and conservation work throughout the course of […]
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Dr. Kerstin Hamann featured in article
In protest against a labor market reform passed by the government, Spanish trade unions have called a general strike for March 29, 2012. Dr. Kerstin Hamann was interviewed on her opinions on the general strike for the Spanish Yorokubu magazine. The article also cites her work on general strikes in Western Europe conducted with her […]
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New Center: More Jobs, Investment in Space Research for Central Florida
More jobs and economic investment may be coming to Central Florida thanks to the creation of the new Center for Microgravity Research and Education. The center (microgravity.physics.ucf.edu) will conduct fundamental research in ground-based laboratories, on parabolic microgravity airplane flights, with a laboratory drop tower, and on suborbital rocket flights. The center will also develop experiments […]
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NASA Selects 3 UCF Projects for Flight Opportunities Program
NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program has selected three University of Central Florida cutting-edge space technology projects for flights. The UCF projects were among 24 NASA chose for its program this month. NASA will pay for all projects to fly on a suborbital rocket, high-altitude balloon or on a parabolic airplane. UCF Associate Professor of Physics Joshua […]
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Internship opportunity for Mandarin speakers
Political sciences students that speak Mandarin are encouraged to apply for the following internship with the King Law Center in Orlando. The position includes answering phone calls, scheduling appointments, researching legal issues, drafting or editing legal documents, working with clients and corresponding with USCIS and other law offices. If interested, please contact Echo Meisheng King, Esq. at the King Law Center, which is […]
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Physics professor leads Center for Microgravity Research and Education
The Center for Microgravity Research and Education is a joint venture between UCF and Space Florida, an aerospace economic development agency. The center, which is located on UCF’s Orlando campus, conducts and facilitates research in microgravity. “Some of the experiments that we’re working on in the center are looking at the early stages of planet […]
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Physics research gets international attention
We wrote about Sergey Stolbov and Marisol Alcántara Ortigoza’s research on hydrogen fuel cells earlier this month, you can read that piece here. Now the pair is receiving a lot of attention. The Engineer wrote an article about it, which you can read here. Gas2 wrote a blog post about it, which you can read here. TG Daily wrote a […]
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Psychology student’s research showcased
Every driver in a chatty carpool, or with kids crying in the back seat, or with a passenger trying to pick an argument should thank University of Central Florida graduate researcher Vanessa Koury for the work she is doing. Someday she may save your life. Koury, a second-year master’s student in Industrial Organizational Psychology, is […]
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Student accepted to prestigious program
Sono Shah, a recent UCF Political Science graduate, was accepted into UC-Riverside’s Ph.D. in political science program, where he will pursue interests in both comparative politics and international relations. During his time at UCF, Shah completed, among other projects, an independent research study with Dr. Dolan, of how civil military relations in Pakistan influence US relations […]
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New political science graduate student award
The Political Science Department is pleased to announce a new graduate student award. The Pollock-Ellsworth Award will honor a Master’s student for excellence in the appropriate use of political science methodology in addressing questions of interest and importance to the discipline. Nominations are especially encouraged for MA theses using quantitative methods. However, the award will […]
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Distinguished Speaker Series welcomes Sir Harold Kroto
The College of Sciences welcomes Sir Harold Kroto to UCF as a presenter in our Distinguished Speaker Series. Professor Kroto will give a lecture titled “Carbon in Nano and Outer Space” on Friday, March 30th, 2012 in the Communication Building, Room 101 starting at 4:30 PM. Sir Harold Kroto is the 1996 Chemistry Nobel Laureate and the Francis Eppes Professor of Chemistry […]
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Physics research published
Sergey Stolbov and Marisol Alcántara Ortigoza, from the University of Central Florida, have published their study on the new efficient electrocatalysts in a recent issue of The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. Currently, most hydrogen fuel cells use catalysts made of platinum, a rare and expensive material. Finding an alternative to platinum is challenging because […]
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Event: Reception in honor of Sir Harold W. Kroto
You are cordially invited to attend a reception in honor of Sir Harold W. Kroto, the 1996 Chemistry Nobel Laureate. The event for the Francis Eppes Professor of Chemistry at FSU will be held on Friday, March 30 from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. in the Burnett Honors College at UCF. Professor Kroto will speak […]
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Communication student organizes anti-bullying week
Abu Ngauja, a UCF sophomore advertising/public relations major and the judicial adviser of the Division of Student Affairs at SGA, helped organize Know Your Rights week and felt that the anti-bullying campaign fit right in with the three-day event. “One of your rights here at UCF is to feel safe. When you’re bullied, you don’t […]
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Psychology student wins mentor award
Julia M. Fullick, a doctoral candidate in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology program is this year’s recipient of a 2011 William R. Jones Most Valuable Mentor Award from the Florida Education Fund. This award provides matriculating McKnight Doctoral Fellows with the opportunity to honor someone who have provided mentoring and support toward completion of the doctoral degree […]
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Event: Schizophrenia Neurophysiology Colloquium
Presenter: Milena Korostenskaja, Ph.D., Clinical Research Scientist and Head of Functional Brain Mapping and Brain Computer Interface Lab Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center, Center for Pediatric Research Walt Disney Pavilion Florida Hospital for Children Title: Neurochemical regulation of auditory information processing studied with EEG/MEG: Application to schizophrenia Abstract: Cognitive impairments of attention, memory and executive functions are a fundamental feature […]
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Photos: International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference
The 2012 International Crisis & Risk Communication Conference: Cultivating Trust in Uncertain Times brought together leaders, researchers, and experts from private industry, government and the academy to facilitate an international dialogue about how we can collectively understand, adapt and respond to the significant crisis communication challenges we face in the wake of growing skepticism, suspicion […]
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UCF Preveterinary Students Organization wins award
The UCF Preveterinary Students Organization recently went to a national veterinary symposium and won the APVMA 2012 Outstanding Club Community Service Award. “The club has become increasingly active over the past few years,” said Frank T. Logiudice, Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Instructor in Biology. “I am certain their actions have played a role in our […]
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VIDEO: Dr. Walters and her oyster mat method
A new video by Jordan Kahn and Sean McNeil centers around the Halifax Oyster Festival in Daytona Beach which donates its proceeds to shoreline restoration projects done by the Marine Discovery Center. The center, led by Dr. Linda Walters, is regenerating living shorelines using a special oyster mat method developed at the University of Central Florida, […]
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Journalism student launches internship site
UCF journalism student Lauren Holliday has launched an internship web site, Freelanship. Holliday found herself in a troublesome predicament: she needed major-related work experience, but her parents said, “No more internships.” Managing four classes, an internship and freelance work was a daunting task in itself. Holliday knew it would be impossible to throw a part-time […]
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Event: Plant trees at UCF
The UCF Arboretum is supporting and partnering with the College Democrats and the Honors Congress to plant 100 trees on campus March 14th. This planting is not open to the public, as the students in the College Dems and the Honors College will be providing all the labor. We graciously welcome media and donations in the […]
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EVENT: Law School Admissions Workshop
The College of Sciences and the Department of Legal Studies are holding a Law School Admissions Workshop on March 19, 2012, at 4:30-6:00 p.m. in COM 100. Dr. Roger Handberg, Professor of Political Science and Prelaw Advisor for the College of Sciences, and Dr. David Slaughter, Prelaw Advisor in Legal Studies, will conduct an overview […]
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Dr. Chandler awarded Top Ethics Paper Award
A paper co-authored by Dr. Robert Chandler was recently awarded the Brigham Young University Top Ethics Paper. The Brigham Young University Top Ethics Paper Award is sponsored by the Department of Communication at Brigham Young University, and is given annually to the top ranked International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC) paper dealing with ethics and […]
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The Chases featured in Inside Higher Ed
Drs. Arlen and Diane Chase were recently featured in an article in Inside Higher Ed. When Arlen and Diane Chase first came to Caracol in 1983, the city was completely covered by Belizean jungle. Very little of what we now know about Caracol was known then – that it had defeated the mighty Tikal in […]
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Dr. Deborah Beidel in the news
Dr. Deborah Beidel, UCF Clinical Psychology Professor, is in the news again for her anxiety disorder clinic. Funded by the Department of Defense, the UCF Anxiety Disorders Clinic provides free behavioral therapy for all veterans who were deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan and are suffering from PTSD. Dr. Deborah Beidel, Trauma Management Therapy Program director, said that […]
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Humberto Campins featured on popular website
Humberto Campins, UCF Physics professor, was recently featured on the popular news website The Register. You can view the full article here. The Japanese space agency (JAXA) has confirmed a new mission to collect samples from an asteroid and return them safely to earth, and has set the target as 1999 JU3 – one of […]
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EVENT: Guest speaker courtesy of the UCF Political Science Department
Amitabh Pal, the author of “Islam Means Peace: Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today,” will make a presentation on the same subject Thursday, Feb. 23, at the University of Central Florida. Pal, who is also the managing editor of The Progressive, will speak at 3 p.m. in the Garden Key Room of the Student […]
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Math professor secures publication and guest lectures
Dr. Brian Moore recently had an article published in and featured on the cover of “Communications of the ACM,” a peer reviewed journal/magazine for all fields of computer science that has a monthly readership of about 90,000 people worldwide. After reading the article, someone from West Virgina University invited Dr. Moore to give a “Skype […]
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UCF students create piece worth national attention
UCF RTV students made a splash on the national stage, with a 3-minute plus piece on the website for the PBS Program “Washington Week with Gwen Ifill.” Lindsey Taylor and Shannon Garlin shot, wrote, and edited the piece looking at the opinions of UCF students regarding the Presidential Primary. You can find view the piece by […]