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2015 UCF College Showcase
The UCF College of Sciences will once again participate in the UCF College Showcase during UCF Family Weekend. Family Weekend, taking place September 18-20, is a UCF annual tradition bringing together families and students to create memories that will last a lifetime. Events taking place throughout the weekend include campus tours, The Understudy play at the UCF […]
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College of Sciences Graduate Program Panel
Kick-off this year’s Pegasus Palooza at the COS Graduate Panel, Monday, August 24th, hosted by the Graduate Student Association (GSA) and the UCF College of Sciences (COS). The panel will be held in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Four students from different COS graduate programs including anthropology, biology, […]
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Teens Experience NASA Explorations Through UCF’s Camp Connect
Story courtesy of Nicholson News, August 2015 Last month, the world watched in awe as the NASA-captured images of Pluto made headlines in the media. Coverage of this historic event highlighted the role of communication in the world of science and technology, a topic that NSC’s Kennedy Space Center liaison, Lisa Malone, knows all too well. Malone […]
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NSC Alumni Toast to Public Relations
Nearly 200 public relations professionals from across the state gathered in Orlando last week for the statewide Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Sunshine District Conference. The conference was held July 16 -18 at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort with the theme, “Setting the Course.” The UCF Nicholson School of Communication Alumni Chapter welcomed […]
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Outstanding Communication Alumnus and Career
UCF Nicholson School of Communication alumnus, Clay McMillan, ’90, was awarded the 2015 Outstanding Communication AlumKnight award at the inaugural ceremony in February. McMillan was recognized for his exceptional career and his continued service to the university. McMillan serves on the UCF Nicholson School of Communication’s Board of Visitors and runs his own production company, […]
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Mummy Expert Draws Crowd to UCF
UCF recently hosted Mummies: Culture, Science and People From Around the World presented by Heather Gill-Frerking, Ph.D, in the Psychology building. Over 200 people attended the presentation, including UCF faculty members, UCF students and members of the community. Gill-Frerking presented different types of mummies, the Mummies of the World exhibition and personal stories. She also […]
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Workshop to Teach About Dangers of Invasive Lionfish
Responding to a venomous lionfish invasion in Florida’s coastal waters, UCF will co-host a community workshop Thursday, June 18, about the species that’s threatening native fish and how to get rid of them. The Invasive Lionfish Collecting and Handling Workshop will be held 6-8 p.m. in the UCF Biology Field Research Center, Bldg. 92 on […]
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UCF Research and Innovation Recognized at International Conference
Qun “Treen” Huo, Ph.D. will be recognized for her groundbreaking technology and will present her innovation at the 2015 TechConnect World Innovation Conference from June 14 – 17 in Washington, D.C. Her discovery, along with two others from UCF, are among the top 20 percent of submittals selected to receive TechConnect Innovation Awards. The annual event is […]
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College of Sciences Continues Graduation Tradition
Spring 2015 graduates were treated to a post-ceremony reception jointly hosted by the UCF College of Sciences and its academic departments. The reception, which has been embraced as an end of semester tradition, was held in the UCF Psychology Building immediately following the commencement ceremony on May 8. Along with enjoying light refreshments and returning their rented regalia, […]
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Unraveling the Mystery of Mummies Around the World
In June UCF will host an intriguing talk on the fascinating subject of mummies of the world. Mummies: Culture, Science and People From Around the World will be presented by Dr. Heather Gill-Frerking on campus Wednesday, June 10 at 7 p.m. Gill-Frerking will share parts of her research from South America, Europe and Egypt in […]
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NASA Mission Principal Investigator Visits UCF Science Café
Florida Space Institute’s Dr. Alan Stern will be the featured guest as part UCF’s Science Café’s Special Summer Edition as he shares his experience as the principal investigator for NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto on Monday, June 1. His presentation, titled “Encountering Pluto: New Horizons Mission,” will highlight images from the spacecraft, New Horizons, […]
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Going Primal
The UCF Global Achievement Academy students got an up-close look at primate diversity during their field trip to the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, FL on Apr. 25. As a part of the ANT 2511: Human Species course taught by Dr. Lana Williams, the Global Achievement Academy received a chance to explore the biological […]
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Introducing Our New COS Ph.D. Graduates
May 8, 2015 the College of Sciences celebrated 17 new Ph.D’s at a special graduation reception. The event was held in the afternoon in the Physical Sciences building. Student’s family members and faculty advisers were in attendance. Associate Dean Teresa Dorman hosted a presentation that individually recognized each graduate with their faculty adviser and read a brief […]
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Graduation Spans Generations
A unique event will occur for a mother/daughter team this Friday. Both will be graduating with degrees from the University of Central Florida on the same day. Debbie Tyson will be graduating with a degree in psychology from the College of Sciences and her daughter, Raina Sims, will earn her degree in education from the College of Education and Human […]
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Big Data Wave of the Future
Big Data is the estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes of data that we create per day from conducting our daily lives, posting on social media, using rewards cards at stores, making insurance claims, surfing the internet, etc. Earlier this month, the statistics department hosted their annual Big Data Symposium for the fifth year in a row. […]
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Cybersecurity and the Internet
Lewis Shepherd, one of the IC CAE’s guest speakers during the last event “Topics in Cybersecurity and the Internet,” mentioned UCF’s IC CAE program in a recent article in SIGNAL Magazine. SIGNAL is the official publication for the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. Mr. Shepherd’s article talks about his observations that the younger generation […]
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UCF Celebrates the Best and Brightest During Founder’s Day
The best and brightest students, faculty and staff at the University of Central Florida were honored during the University of Central Florida’s annual Founders’ Day Honors Convocation. Founders’ Day recognizes some of the outstanding achievements at UCF and is a time-honored tradition. Recipients ranged from an avatar-creating engineer to an expert in Western European politics […]
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Officially Partners in Crime
The UCF Department of Sociology and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office have been partners in crime for the past three years. Together, they have undertaken a number of projects that have served both the university and the community. On April 8, the sociology department and BCSO celebrated their three-year partnership by signing a Memorandum of […]
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UCF Professors Lead Boston Alumni on Exploration of Ancient Maya Civilization
By Barbara LeBlanc Freelance Writer, UCF Foundation Inc. Thousands of people have visited “Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed” since the exhibition premiered at the Science Museum of Minnesota in 2013. But on Friday night, only UCF alumni were lucky enough to be guided through the exhibit by the very archaeologists who excavated many of the […]
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The American Delusion: Rise of the Post-racial Narrative
Sociology Colloquium Series presents: Dr. Lawrence D. Bobo W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University “The American Delusion: On the Rise of the Post-racial Narrative” Thursday, April 9 at 3:00pm Teaching Academy, Room 117
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Treasured Member of the UCF Family Celebrates Retirement
The university community is invited to a retirement reception honoring Dr. Ida Cook, associate professor, department of sociology in the College of Sciences. Wednesday, May 6, 2015 2:00-4:00 p.m Morgridge International Reading Center Gallery Light refreshments will be served After 39 years of dedicated and excellent service to the University and community, Dr. Ida Cook is […]
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Q&A on Success of Women Faculty at UCF with Dr. Cynthia Young
Please join us for a question and answer session with Dr. Cynthia Young regarding the reorganization of Academic Affairs and the Office of Faculty Excellence. Dr. Young will discuss UCF’s efforts to date and new initiatives currently being developed for the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women faculty. This is an opportunity to learn and […]
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ICARUS: At the Edge of Time
ICARUS: At the Edge of Time Friday, April 10, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. • FREE A visually stunning movie. A moving orchestral performance. A touching story narrated live by an acclaimed actress. Each would be a fun activity in its own right, but combine them all into one free, multimedia performance at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center […]
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String Theory Meets Star Trek Voyager
Friday, April 10 11:00 a.m. Live Oak Room at the UCF Marketplace Free Event – Open to the public A book signing event by the speakers will take place immediately after the interview. For more detailes information, contact Costas Efthimiou as costas@physics.ucf.edu Presented by the UCF iCubed Project ———————————————————————————————————— Brian Greene, a physicist who helped make […]
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Seminar with Dr. Eli Chapman from University of Arizona
The University of Central Florida, Department of Chemistry, presents Dr. Eli Chapman, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona. He will give a seminar entitled, “Withanolides that target the AAA+ chaperone p97” Thursday, April 9, 2015 3:00-4:00 p.m. Health & Public Affairs I Room 126 His presentation will cover the following: […]
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COS Distinguished Speaker Series Finale
This year, the Distinguished Speaker Series was held off campus for the first time. At the mouthwatering Tex-Mex cuisine restaurant, Cocina 214, guests crowded in for each guest speaker. Topics ranged from the Mayan collapse to managing conflicts in relationships. Drawing a crowd each time, each speaker was an expert in their field, bringing their […]
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Knights in New York
On Saturday, March 7, over 60 Knights gathered together in New York City for a UCF Networking Knight. Nicholson School of Communication instructor Joan McCain and a group of 13 advertising/public relations students traveled to New York for spring break to learn about careers in the Big Apple. UCF alumni from the New York […]
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UCF Hosts Academically Competitive Summer Institute
Dedicated to providing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) related summer opportunities for middle and high school students, UCF will be offering the Summer Institute beginning in June. The Summer Institute offers tracks in Biology and Computer Science, as well as a Programming Competition institute. Each track offers a mix of activities designed to maximize learning […]
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Flood Control in Ancient Rome
As we have seen with the devastation caused by hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and recurrent flooding in the Midwest, floods remain a serious threat today. Given this reality, it is worth examining how the largest city of the ancient world met this danger. The Central Florida Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and […]
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Large Crowds Attend the Science Cafe
Science Café is designed to bring together UCF scientists with the community in a fun and casual environment. Held in the Physical Sciences Building, the series highlights the exciting research currently being conducted in the College of Sciences. Each month features a scientist from a different department in the college. On February 26, the second talk […]