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UCF Moon Observation Night Saturday For Entire Family
UCF will host a free Moon Observation Night for children and their families on Saturday, Nov. 1, at the main campus. From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., observers will have an opportunity to view the moon through several telescopes set up at Knights Plaza near the CFE Arena. Students and professors associated with UCF’s Planetary Sciences Group […]
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Astronaut Scholarship Foundation offers opportunity to student scientists
30 years ago, the Mercury 7 astronauts joined together to encourage students to pursue scientific endeavors. Their idea of keeping America on the leading edge of technology led them to form the Mercury 7 Foundation, which later became the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). UCF is one of the first five universities to sign a Memorandum […]
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Social Anxiety Treated with Technology
Because they avoid social encounters, children growing up with social anxiety disorder or severe shyness often do not learn how to effectively engage in social encounters. Clinicians can teach social skills in the clinic, but children often do not get all of the opportunities that they need to practice in the community. Many clinicians are […]
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New UCF Center to Educate Future Intelligence Workforce
The University of Central Florida has been awarded a $1.85 million grant to establish a center focused on intelligence and national security within the department of political science. The center will help prepare the workforce for the intelligence community of the future. UCF will become one of only a handful of universities nationwide to house […]
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More Sea Turtles Come to Florida, but Reasons are Mysterious
This year’s early count of sea turtles nesting on Florida beaches is encouraging, though there are many unknowns in the numbers. Welcome to the mysterious world of sea turtles, which spend much of their life far from Florida’s beaches encountering fishing boats, oil spills, plastic trash and any number of other perils. Nesting by loggerhead, […]
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Help UCF’s Indiana Jones Team Beat Other Researchers in Contest
Did you know that Caracol, a Maya archaeological site being excavated by a University of Central Florida husband and wife team, beat the dig at Pompeii in a popularity contest last month? Today, you can help UCF anthropologists Arlen and Diane Chase, UCF’s very own Indiana Jones team, beat researchers who have excavated the South […]
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2014 Faculty Research Grant Awardee: Dr. Joanna Mishtal
Dr. Joanna Mishtal is one of the recipients of the Miami-Florida European Union Center for Excellence’s (MEUCE) Faculty Research Grant. While settling in the U.S., Mishtal became interested in the politics of healthcare, especially reproductive health. She began to draw comparisons to the system in place in the U.S. and in her native Poland. The […]
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UCF Biology Professor on ‘Monster Fish’
University of Central Florida zoologist William Crampton loves electric fish and that’s made him one of the world’s experts when it comes to these creatures. At 8 p.m. Friday (10/3/14) the world will get to know Crampton as he guides National Geographic Channel’s “Monster Fish” show host Zeb Hogan on a trip to the Amazon River […]
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Local High School Students Try to Balance the Federal Budget
Any budget decision can prove to be a challenge, especially with the Federal Budget. The Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government at UCF recently hosted their Fall 2014 Symposium to help high school students examine the issues that the President’s Budget Supercommittee could not solve. The event took place on Monday, September 29 at the UCF Alumni […]
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Science Café Features Discovery
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 September 18, the first […]
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Donors and Students Celebrated at UCF Scholarship Luncheon
On Sept. 24, the UCF College of Sciences held its second Scholarship Luncheon to celebrate its supportive donors and accomplished student scholarship recipients. Applause rang through the room as guests celebrated the $45,000 in financial assistance awarded to 24 scholarship recipients. The event provided a unique opportunity for the scholarship recipients to have lunch with […]
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Drivers, Don’t Trade in Your Smartphone for Google Glass … Yet
Texting while driving causes thousands of accidents each year. Researchers in the Psychology Department at UCF are studying Google Glass to see if it could be a technological solution to this growing problem. Their new study shows that texting with Google Glass is clearly a distraction — but there is a twist. In the study, texting Glass users outperformed smartphone users […]
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Space Launch Carries Experiments of UCF Professor, Graduate
Two payloads on last Saturday morning’s SpaceX-4 launch at Cape Kennedy had UCF ties. The launch will deliver cargo and crew supplies to the International Space Station. Several experiments on the flight will include: Physics professor Joshua Colwell’s research to explore low-energy collisions of dust particles to better understand the conditions that lead to the formation of […]
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COS Undergraduate Researchers Excel
Every month, university wide, one student is honored with the Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Award for their time spent researching a subject of their choice. So far this year, five students from the College of Sciences have been recognized and honored for their hard work. During their research, students work with a mentor that guides them […]
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Daughters of Civil Rights Movement Look to Students for Change
The daughters of two historical figures from America’s civil rights movement spoke at UCF last Thursday at the 8th annual “Women and Leadership: A Global Perspective” forum. Cheryl Brown Henderson and Peggy Wallace Kennedy, both civil rights activists, shared their family stories and personal paths to becoming leaders for the same cause. Henderson, who founded […]
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A Summer of Honor
This summer, one of our revered professors in the mathematics department was honored as Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker at several International Conferences on Mathematical Sciences in India. Dr. Kuppalapalle Vajravelu spoke at three different conferences during his time in India. His first stop, from July 17-19, was at Sathyabama University in Chennai, India. He spoke […]
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Showcasing the Sciences
This weekend, as a part of Family Weekend, the UCF College of Sciences is participating in the 2014 College Showcase. On Sept. 20, from noon – 2 p.m. the College of Sciences will be showcasing their Psychology Department. On display will be their research areas in which high technology is used to help a variety […]
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Record Crowd Attends DSS
The College of Sciences Distinguished Speaker Series started off with a record crowd this week. The first talk took place Tuesday night in front of a packed house. The event was hosted in a new location off campus. Located in downtown Winter Park, Cocina 214 is a cozy Mexican and Tex-Mex style restaurant and bar that […]
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New Organism Discovered by UCF Student
While many students spent their summer break enjoying the beach, University of Central Florida junior Grace Avecilla helped discover a new organism while interning at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Getting a chance to culture single-celled protists, a diverse set of microorganism, was the highlight of the internship, made possible […]
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“Shark Tank” Takes a Bite Out of the Competition
“Shark Tank,” produced by UCF alumnus Clay Newbill, ’82, devoured the competition at the 2014 Creative Emmy Awards for Outstanding Structured Reality Program. According to the Emmy’s website “Shark Tank” has been nominated three times with their first win this year. Newbill earned his bachelor’s degree in radio-television from UCF. Not only is he the executive […]
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Distinguished Speaker Series With A Spicy New Venue
The College of Sciences at the University of Central Florida will be presenting the Distinguished Speaker Series at a brand new venue this year, Cocina214. This Mexican and Tex Mex kitchen is sure to bring some spice to this series starting in September. The series brings renowned speakers from across the country to enrich the […]
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UCF Honors Alex & Sierra as Knights for Life
Alex & Sierra left for Los Angeles last year as UCF students with dreams of becoming X Factor stars. Last week they returned to UCF with their dreams fulfilled as the X Factor champions. The duo opened for Karmin during UCF’s Pegasus Palooza Concert Knight presented by Campus Activities Board. They were greeted with cheers […]
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Salt: The Only Rock We Eat
What: Taste of Science Presentation “A Brief History of Salt: Beyond the Shaker on Your Kitchen Table” Who: Dr. Peter Sinelli , UCF Instructor of Anthropology, specializing in Archaeology When: Thursday, August 28, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Where: East End Market in Audobon Park Today salt is as ubiquitous as sunshine. Across cultures, it is the most […]
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Passing the Torch
Dr. Piotr Mikusinski was recently honored by the College of Sciences for his hard work as the Department Chair of Mathematics. A small celebration featuring a cookie cake and fellow associates, including Dean Johnson, was held in the College of Sciences building. Dr. Mikusinski will return to being a faculty member and focus on his research with generalized functions and […]
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The Balut: A UCF Professor’s Rite of Passage
Being paid to talk about food is a dream job for some, for one UCF professor it became reality by stepping into the streets of the Philippines and cracking open a fertilized duck egg. Dr. Ty Matejowsky, of the Anthropology Department, won the 2014 Belasco Prize for Scholarly Excellence presented by the Association for the […]
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Congratulations College of Sciences Summer Ph.D. Graduates
In a reception hosted by Dean Michael Johnson, the College of Sciences honored 11 Ph.D graduates on Friday, August 1, 2014. The Ph.D. graduates attended the reception in the Physical Sciences Building on the UCF campus with their families and faculty advisors. Associate Dean Teresa Dorman hosted a presentation that individually recognized each graduate with their faculty advisor […]
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On Your Mark, Get Set…….Tour de Turtles!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlXdwAREWAc One, two, three…….they’re off! Turtles, scooting at high speed (for a loggerhead turtle), swept across the beach on their way to the ocean in the 7th Annual Tour de Turtles this past Sunday. Hundreds of spectators and fans came out to enjoy this year’s race which took place at the Barrier Island Center in Melbourne Beach on […]
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Vomit Comet Equals Opportunity of a Lifetime
Beginning on Monday, July 21, UCF students boarded a specially equipped plane that NASA uses to train astronauts and run microgravity experiments. The plane is nicknamed the vomit comet because first-time flyers tend to vomit as the plane hits zero gravity. “My team and I have worked tirelessly for the past year to get our project up […]
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Cornerstone Member of the UCF Family Celebrates Retirement
This year, after 42 years of service, the College of Sciences’ esteemed Associate Dean, Dr. John M. “Jack” McGuire, will retire. In honor of his retirement, the College of Sciences will host a reception Monday, June 30, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Jack comments, “After 42 years at FTU, [now] UCF, I’m ready to move […]
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New Voices for Refugees in Italy
Italy has long been an access point to Europe for refugees escaping from deteriorating political conditions and lack of economic opportunities. Influx of refugees from North African and the Middle East has dramatically increased in recent years after the political upheavals in Tunisia and Libya, driving asylum-seekers to pursue Italian shores in rickety boats across […]