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CNN’s Peter Bergen to speak at UCF
Peter Bergen, CNN’s national security analyst and the author of “The Osama bin Laden I Know,” will speak at the University of Central Florida on Tuesday, Oct. 11. “After Osama bin Laden: Terrorism’s Future Prospects” will begin at 3 p.m. in the Cape Florida Ballroom of the Student Union. The event, organized by the UCF […]
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Conference to Examine Social Media’s Role in Politics
The political and social changes sweeping across the world will be the focus of an annual global issues conference at the University of Central Florida. “People Power, Politics and Global Change” will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union. The conference, hosted by […]
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Join us for the Rutherford Centennial Talk
Join the College of Sciences next Thursday, September 29 at 6 p.m. for the Rutherford Centennial Talk, which celebrates the centenary of the publication of Rutherford’s paper describing the discovery of the atomic nucleus. The event will be held in the Engineering II Building, Room 102. Tristan Hubsch, from Howard University, will be the guest speaker. […]
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Faculty and staff meeting
The College of Sciences faculty and staff meeting will be held Friday, September 30, 2011, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Key West Room 218B located in the Student Union. Please let your faculty and staff know. The Dean looks forward to seeing you.
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Sept. 12: Sociology Colloquium
Students of all levels are invited to attend Sara Hoskin’s presentation “Foreclosures and Crime: Testing Social Disorganization Theory in the Suburbs.” “I use social disorganization theory to analyze the rate of foreclosures, crime, and collective efficacy in Orange County, Florida. Social disorganization theory argues that the level of collective efficacy can reduce crime even in […]
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Send us your favorite UCF photos!
Send us your favorite UCF photos for a new project we are creating that will feature COS students. You can email them with your name and major to cosmarketing@ucf.edu.
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National Estuary Day
Join the College of Sciences and Dr. Linda Walters of our Biology Department for National Estuary Day at UCF. The event will be held at the Biology Field Building from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 24. The building is close to the Observatory Lab, which is by the Human Resources building. This […]
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Event for professors
COS professors might be interested in attending this workshop: Technology Fee Proposal Writing. The event is today from 1:00 pm–2:30 pm. Individuals considering submitting technology fee proposals are invited to attend a technology fee proposal writing workshop on Monday, August 29th, at 1:00 p.m. in the Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom-316AB. The workshop will include a […]
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Learn about COS grad school programs
Curious about attending graduate school? Clear your schedule for Wednesday, Sept. 7, for the University of Central Florida’s annual Grad Fair from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Pegasus Ballroom in the Student Union of UCF’s main campus. The Grad Fair is an open-house style event where the public can learn more about the […]
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Volunteers needed
College of Sciences students have helped restore oyster reefs on several occasions. If you are looking to do so again, please read further. To help restore oyster reefs in the Mosquito Lagoon, oyster mat-making workshops are held at Riverwalk: A Family Park, 5355 US Hwy 1, in Rockledge from 10 a.m. to noon the third Thursday […]
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Kidnapped journalist, Gandhi’s grandson visit UCF
Several distinguished speakers including Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Shadid, one of four New York Times journalists who were kidnapped in Libya this year, will give talks at the University of Central Florida this fall. Hosted by UCF’s Global Perspectives Office, the talks are part of the office’s mission to sharpen UCF’s international focus. The office […]
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Save the date: Summer Commencement is Aug. 6
More than 3,200 University of Central Florida students are expected to graduate during two commencement ceremonies Saturday, Aug. 6 at the UCF Arena. The anticipated graduates include 2,593 who filed intents to receive bachelor’s degrees, 546 for master’s degrees, three for education specialist degrees, 10 for educational doctoral degrees and 82 for doctoral degrees. The […]
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Do you have what it takes to be a muse or a mentor?
Are you a student and interested in the Women in Film & Television of Florida Mentor Program? If so, there is a new event for you – WIFT Wednesday! The next WIFT is tonight from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at EMBER, which is in downtown Orlando at 42 W. Central Blvd. MUSE: found in Greek […]
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Thinking about grad school? Come to the Grad Fair!
In less than two months the UCF College of Graduate Studies will be hosting the annual Grad Fair. Nearly 200 graduate degree and certificate programs will be showcased at the event, and students as well as the public can learn about what graduate school has to offer. At the UCF Grad Fair, you can meet […]
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Lockheed Martin college work experience
This Friday, July 15th, UCF in partnership with Lockheed Martin will hold a college work experience. Lockheed Martin Work Experience program provides students an opportunity to gain professional work experience related to their academic discipline while maintaining full-time university enrollment. Representatives from Lockheed Martin will be available to discuss the program to interested students. The […]
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Learn the dangers of stress, drugs and alcohol
Stress has become a part of college life and a new presentation titled “Stress, Alcohol and Drugs” examines what happens when stress, alcohol or study drugs are combined. The event will be in the Nike Programming Center. To learn more about the presentation, please visit this website. If you have specific questions you can contact […]
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Calling all star gazers
A team from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville has developed the website IceHunters (http://www.icehunters.org ), which challenges the public to discover potential destinations for a NASA mission at the very edge of the solar system set to happen around 2015. “I think it’s a great idea,” said Yanga Fernandez, a University of Central Florida physics […]
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NASA’s path to the future is ‘clear,’ panel says
NASA has a “clear path” to the future and times will be good again one day at Kennedy Space Center — even though the 30-year space shuttle program ends in July and the agency has not yet revealed the next big thing in manned space flight. That was the unanimous opinion of a panel that […]
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Event: From Resume to CV
How does a CV differ from a resume? Techniques to target academic and professional positions will be discussed at this work shop. Discover the components and formats to create a document that effectively communicates your professional background. The event will be held on Thursday, June, 2 at 3:00 pm–4:00 pm. Location: Room: 115, Career Services Experiential Learning, Building 140 […]
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Speaker brings stalking awareness to UCF
Contrary to popular belief, you’re more likely to be stalked by someone you know or used to be romantically involved with than by a crazed, psychopathic stranger, according to a leading expert on the subject of stalking. William R. Cupach, a renowned author and researcher on stalking, spoke April 12 to about 200 students and […]
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Retirement reception for former anthropology professor
The Women’s Research Center and the Office of Research & Commercialization invite you to a retirement reception in honor of Dr. Leslie Sue Lieberman. Dr. Lieberman came to UCF in 2001 as a professor of anthropology and she is the founding director of UCF’s Women’s Research Center. For the last decade, the Women’s Research Center […]
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International Crisis & Risk Communication Conference
The Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida will host the 2011 International Crisis & Risk Communication Conference. The conference “New Trends and Technology Impacts in Crisis Communication in the 21st Century,” is scheduled to take place in the UCF Student Union on Tuesday, May 10 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. […]
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Prepare for life after graduation
Are you a senior and still not sure how to write a resume? Do you think getting a root canal sounds more appealing than going to a job interview? Have you always meant to come into Career Services but never was able to fit the time into your busy schedule? If you find yourself stressed out about […]
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Physicist Garrett Lisi comes to UCF April 14
Physicist Garrett Lisi will be presenting “A Geometric Theory of Everything” at UCF on Thursday, April 14 at 5:30 p.m. in Engineering Bldg 2, Room 102. In this talk, rich in graphics, Garrett Lisi will describe the fundamental geometry of our universe and some new ideas about unification. Everything in our universe is composed of elementary particle […]
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Land your dream job at COMM day, April 8
Students from the Nicholson School of Communication are invited to network with industry professionals and connect with faculty and alumni at the school’s COMM day, which will provide students with tips to improve their job search skills. Events will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 8, at the FAIRWINDS Alumni Center. The […]
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Monday: Political symposium on US-China relations
Officials from the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., and other leading experts will gather Monday, April 4, at the University of Central Florida to discuss how the two countries can work together to overcome those challenges. “U.S. and China: What Does the Future Hold?” is the spring Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government symposium. […]
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William Cupach visits in April
Scholar to Shed Light on the Dark Side of Relationships William R. Cupach, Ph.D., an internationally recognized communication research scholar, will give a presentation on “The Dark Side of Interpersonal Attraction: Obsessive Relational Intrusion and Stalking” at the University of Central Florida. The presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, in room 125 […]
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UCF town hall on March 31
The University of Central Florida is hosting a town hall meeting on Thursday, March 31, about NASA’s planetary missions in the next decade. The public meeting is sponsored by the National Research Council, which just completed the Decadal Survey 2013-2022 for NASA and the National Science Foundation. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in […]
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Strategies for Long-term Research Planning
The “Strategies for Long-term Research Planning” workshop on Monday, April 11, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. will be a great opportunity to hear from experts as they provide an in-depth discussion on topics that will enhance the process for developing a competitive proposal, as well as provide faculty with tools for developing research […]
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Technology in Health Care Event
Regional representatives will discuss the impact of technology in health care at the seventh-annual State of Health Care in Central Florida Symposium at the University of Central Florida. The public is invited to attend the symposium at the FAIRWINDS Alumni Center, across the street from the UCF Arena, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, March […]