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Saving the World One “Mound” At A Time
This year’s UCF Book Festival holds true to its word in delivering a wide variety of literary insight, how-to’s, and how-can-you-help’s. With a schedule overflowing in book signings, workshops, and too many options to count on fingers and toes, it can become slightly overwhelming to decide which novelty venues are worthy of exploration. This same […]
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Faculty and Students Honored at Founders’ Day Convocation
Faculty members, staff and students who have made significant achievements and academic contributions at the University of Central Florida were recognized at the annual Founders’ Day Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. From a biology professor who has been featured in two National Geographic Channel documentary films (William Crampton), to a Professor Emeritus who […]
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Yale professor, Sociologist Elijah Anderson to Speak at UCF
Sociologist to talk about role of race in current society Professor and American sociologist and ethnographer Elijah Anderson will be at UCF on April 9 speaking to students about his latest book “The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life.” Anderson will educate the audience and make attendees aware of this social phenomenon he […]
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Mathematical Conversation Starters: Talk Monday, April 7
Prof. John DePillis Department of Mathematics, University of California, Riverside, author of 777 Mathematical Conversation Starters and Illustrated Special Relativity Through Its Paradoxes WHERE: Health and Public Affairs Building I, Room 112 WHEN: Monday, April 7, 2014, 3:40 – 4:40pm USING BASIC LINEAR ALGEBRA as a natural language of special relativity, and assuming very little […]
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Local Fourth Graders Challenged to SavEarth
The College of Sciences is always happy to see innovations coming from our most valuable resource, future students. A large group of fourth graders will be showcasing their months long research in areas of conservation, recycling and other ways to help save the earth Saturday April 5 in Engineering II in the atrium. We’re excited […]
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2014 STEAM Exhibit: Putting Art in Science
People often view art and science as polar opposites, but fine arts students at UCF may be changing that perspective with their newest exhibition. The 2014 STEAM Exhibition will showcase students’ artwork they have created in response to presentations given by UCF scientists and students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The […]
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First Annual Sociology Career Day
The UCF Sociology Department hosted its first annual Career Day this week. The UCF chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, an international sociology honors society, planned and hosted the career day. The goal of this career day was to show students what job opportunities are available to them with a sociology major. There were also agencies attending that […]
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AIA presents: Sacred Spaces and Human Sacrifice
The ancient Nasca people of southern Peru inspired a long line of theories and myths to explain the mystery of the Nasca Lines. Peru’s Nasca lines are a number of ancient geoglyphs, or designs on the ground which are made up of stone or other natural materials. This archaeological find has left many in the […]
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Miss America to Speak on Celebrating Diversity Through Cultural Competency at UCF
Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, will visit UCF on Tuesday, March 25, to be the keynote speaker for a Month of the Women celebration sponsored by the campus Multicultural Student Center. Davuluri, the first contestant of Indian descent to win the Miss America competition, will speak on her platform: Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency. She […]
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“Harm Reduction”: Combining Drug Use Information Awareness and Personal Choice Prevention
Out of Harm’s Way: An Ethnography of Harm Reduction in Argentina Shana Harris, Ph.D. National Development and Research Institutes Wed., April 9, 2014: 3:00 – 4:00 PM In: Howard Phillips Hall, room 409-M, 4th floor Drug abuse continues as a focus of study and prevention, with new models of intervention in the works each day. […]
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Tombs With a View
Tombs With a View: Using Vertical Archaeology to Explore Pre-Hispanic Cliff Tombs in Chachapoyas, Peru Presenting Dr. J. Marla Toyne Assistant Professor, Anthropology department, University of Central Florida, Orlando March 21, 2014 University of Florida, Rolfs Hall, Room 205 Event begins at 2:00 p.m. Sponsored by: FASA and the Department of Anthropology, University of Florida […]
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UCF’s Littlest Knights Dive Into Ocean Day
Future marine biologists sharpened their communication skills Wednesday while pre-schoolers learned about sea creatures during UCF’s annual Ocean Day activities. Twelve students in Linda Walters’ marine biology lab and marine biology class visited the Creative School on campus to teach children about sea creatures and those found in Florida waterways. Walters has been working with […]
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Learn What to Do in an Emergency: KnightSHARE Expo 2014
The College of Sciences, and UCF as a whole, is committed to educating students and faculty on how to handle any emergency situation, from an active shooter on campus to a student who needs CPR. We encourage all of our students to participate in the KNIGHTSHARE Expo, to become familiar with emergency personal and their […]
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Fifth Graders Become College Students for a Day with ACE
About 650 fifth graders from Orange County schools will see firsthand the opportunities that college can provide for them when they visit the University of Central Florida Monday, March 17. The college of sciences will play a big part in this rewarding College Education Day. Achieve a College Education Day, or ACE Day, is intended to inspire children by […]
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COMM Week 2014: Sharpen Your Professional Communications Skills
On March 17-22, the Nicholson School of Communication (NSC) will host COMM Week. COMM Week is a week of professional development to help students transition to the workplace. Nationally renowned speakers will share insights on how to jump-start careers. Sessions include résumé reviews, personal finance workshops and technology tips across the communication career spectrum, among […]
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What Can You Do With Your Sociology Degree?
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the UCF Teaching Academy (TA), Room 130, the sociology department will hold its first career day. The event will become an annual networking opportunity for students and employers to attend. UCF’s Sociology department is dedicated to educating their students about what job prospects are […]
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Sea Turtles…….and Manicures??
UCF Sea Turtle Expert, Kate Mansfield, on NPR’s Science Friday and in Glamour Magazine UCF biologist Kate Mansfield and her Florida team published a first-of-its-kind study this week about sea turtle’s “lost years.” The “lost years” refers to the time after turtles hatch and head to sea where they remain for many years before returning […]
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The Fight for Social Justice – Distinguished Speaker This Monday, 3/10
UCF College of Sciences presents “Courting Social Justice: Social & Economic Rights in the Developing World” Distinguished Speaker Dr. Varun Gauri, Senior Economist with the Development Research Group of the World Bank Monday, 3/10/2014 4:30pm-5:30pm College of Sciences Building (CSB), Room 101 To visit website click here. Dr. Gauri will discuss the approach governments in the […]
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Wearing RED for Heart Health
Faculty, staff and students in the College of Sciences proudly wore Red apparel on February 7th in honor of the American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day. This philanthropic effort, also known as “Go Red for Women”, puts emphasis on the awareness of cardiovascular disease in women, and helps raise money to continue on life-saving cardiovascular research. Although […]
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A Time for New Traditions
The College of Sciences recently started a new tradition, as it held its inaugural Scholarship Luncheon in February to honor University of Central Florida 2013-14 donors and the college’s scholarship recipients at the UCF FAIRWINDS Alumni Center. The event was created to acknowledge the achievements of the college’s most accomplished students and recognize the continued […]
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The Gold Knight Rises, Rise to LEAD 2014
College of Sciences Alumna, Lauren Berger, ’06 (aka the Intern Queen) will be the Key Note Speaker on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Student Union for Leadership Week 2014: “The Gold Knight Rises, Rise to LEAD 2014”. Leadership Week will take place from February 24th through the 27th in the Student Union and various campus venues. Leadership […]
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Mathematician to Reveal New Discoveries From Lost Notebook
In 1976, at the University of Wisconsin, George Andrews made a monumental discovery. Hidden in heaps of dusty books, he found Ramanujan’s lost notebook full of mock theta functions. It had been established through correspondence with a friend, prior to Ramanujan’s death, that he was investigating mock theta functions. Only a few had been sent […]
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Panel to Discuss Using Preserved Land to Link Florida and Georgia
Come MEET THE EXPEDITION TEAM and learn about their amazing adventure! The University of Central Florida and the Legacy Institute for Nature and Culture will spread the word of an opportunity Florida has to maintain a corridor of preserved land and waterways that would run from the Everglades to the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia. An […]
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Put Your Money Where Your Party Is: Alumnus Patrick Stewart to Present
I know what you’re thinking. No, it isn’t that Patrick Stewart, but Patrick A. Stewart Ph.D ’88, is an accomplished University of Central Florida alumni. (We even did a spotlight on his various achivements last year.) He is coming to speak about the 2012 preprimary donations in Florida, how they influenced recent electoral outcomes and the potential implications for […]
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Middle East Expert Speaks About Region’s Transition
Max Rodenbeck, Chief Middle East Correspondent for the Economist, will speak Thursday, February 6, on the topic “Middle East in Transition.” The event will be held at 3 p.m. in the Cape Florida Ballroom of the UCF Student Union. A writer for the “Economist” since 1989, Rodenbeck covers the Middle East region from Morocco to […]
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What can MOOC’s do for YOUR future?
UCF College of Sciences presents MOOC Mania – “Universities in an Era of Economic and Technological Change” (Massive Open Online Courses) Distinguished Speaker Dr. Jack M. Wilson President Emeritus & Distinguished Professor of the University of Massachusetts Thursday, 1/30/2014 4:30pm-5:30pm Classroom Building 2, Room 106 Dr. Wilson will discuss MOOC mania (Massive Open Online Courses), the […]
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Don’t Miss the Presentation “The Impact Hazard from Small Asteroids”
“The Impact Hazard from Small Asteroids: Lessons From the Chelyabinsk Airburst One Year Later” University of Central Florida, College of Sciences, presents Dr. Peter Brown, Distinguished Research Professor in the Faculty of Science at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. Venue: University of Central Florida Main Campus, Student Union, Pegasus […]
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Get Your Hands Dirty For Science
On Saturday, January 25th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the UCF Biology Field Research Center in Orlando, Fla. will host Meandering: A Community Experience in Creating a River. Created by the Center For Earth Jurisprudence, this event promises “working with clay, participants will learn the inherent ability of water to define and organize itself, […]
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College of Sciences Starts New Tradition for its Graduates
The College of Sciences has 10 departments and is the largest college on campus in terms of student enrollment. To celebrate its students’ accomplishments and promote a sense of camaraderie between the departments, the college hosted a Graduation Reception on Dec. 13, 2013 in the atrium of the psychology building after commencement. Previously, some of […]
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Failure and Public Education
It’s not a secret public education is often looked down upon. If it isn’t for what teachers are excluding from their curriculums, then it’s how over-crowded the classrooms are or the grades students and their schools are getting. Public education is becoming synonymous with failure or somehow ‘less than something else.’ Though many acknowledge the faults of public […]