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Tom O’Neal testifies in D.C.
The University of Central Florida’s Tom O’Neal appeared before the Subcommittee on Science & Space of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation in Washington recently to provide insight into the commercialization and potential for nanoscience technology. O’Neal, associate vice president of research in the Office of Research and Commercialization at UCF, said […]
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Students feel worse off than parents
Ask college senior Brooke Steiner if she thinks her generation will be worse off than her parents’ and she doesn’t quibble or hesitate. “Definitely,” said the 21-year-old UCF marketing major from Davie. This is astonishing for a number of reasons, but mostly because it conflicts wildly with the expectations we have for ourselves and our […]
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New UCF trustees
Walt Disney World Resort President Meg Crofton, local attorney Marcos Marchena and veteran investment manager Robert A. Garvy are the newest members of the University of Central Florida’s Board of Trustees. Crofton, Marchena and Garvy were appointed to UCF’s 13-member board by the Board of Governors of the State University System. In her 30 years […]
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Saving habitat makes “heroes” of UCF team
University of Central Florida Biology Professor Linda Walters and her team of students and community volunteers are featured on Field and Stream magazine’s website today as part of the Hero for a Day campaign. A video highlights the team’s effort to save Turtle Mound, a Native American shell mound within the Canaveral National Seashore in […]
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Senate taps UCF expert for testimony on nanotechnology
University of Central Florida’s Thomas O’Neal testified Thursday, July 14, about the revolutionary nature of nanotechnology before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Science and Space. The Subcommittee is part of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Committee Chairman, John Rockefeller IV invited O’Neal to provide his expert testimony as the group considers reauthorizing the National […]
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Winter Springs woman’s love for UCF lasted a lifetime
Nancy Burnett Gerber worked at the University of Central Florida only a short time, but her love of the university lasted a lifetime through her membership in clubs that promoted UCF. The longtime wife of a UCF associate professor, she was a member of the UCF Women’s Club during its founding and the Town and […]
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Zinc-Oxide NanoWires could mean better DVDs
A breakthrough in semiconductor laser technology could potentially lead to a new way to kill viruses and increase the storage capacity of DVDs. Researchers from the University of California at Riverside in collaboration with a team from the University of Central Florida have figured out a way to increase the use of ultraviolet semiconductor diode […]
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Disney Parks president and UCF grad retiring
Al Weiss, president of worldwide operations for Disney Parks and Resorts, a former president of Walt Disney World, and graduate of both University of Central Florida and Rollins College, is retiring. Weiss announced his retirement with a letter to cast members Wednesday. Weiss has been with Disney for 39 years, starting at Disney as a […]
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UCF professor featured in CBS article about Casey Anthony
The defense’s third witness of the day was Dr. Michael Sigman, a University of Central Florida (UCF) chemistry professor, who said he was asked by Orange County sheriff’s officials in July 2008 to take air samples from Anthony’s car. Sigman detailed how he and a colleague transferred 1 liter of air into a bag and […]
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Self-thinking aquatic bot earns second place
After spending nearly every day of the last 10 months in the lab, the UCF robotics club finally perfected their latest creation: an aquatic robot capable of making its own decisions. “We basically spend an entire year building these robots that we send to competition,” said Kiran Bernard, recent graduate from the electrical engineering program […]
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Moon geyser finding significant
A team of international astronomers this week reported that a salt-water reservoir is the likely source of geyser plumes observed on Enceladus – one of Saturn’s moons. Joshua Colwell, a University of Central Florida physics professor who has been studying Saturn and its surrounding moons for years, said the discovery made by a team of […]
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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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Grad gets published in journal
Gina Castle Bell, a recent graduate from the I‐O undergraduate and graduate program, has had her article “WHAT is SHE Doing Here? And WHAT Did SHE Say SHE Studies?: Exploring Conflicting Schemas Associated with White Skin in the Graduate Classroom,” published in the journal, Mosaic: A Journal of Original Research on Multicultural Education, Teaching, and Learning. […]
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Grad lands job with media company
Tiffany Justiniani, a recent NSC (Ad‐PR) grad, longtime student employee, and most recently an administrative staff team member, has accepted a full‐time sales assistant position at Entravision Communications. Entravision is an Altamonte Springsbased, diversified media company utilizing a combination of television, radio, outdoor and publishing operations to reach Hispanic consumers in the United States. Tiffany’s […]
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Fla. Wildlife Federation honors students
Inspiring environmental awareness on campus and in the community has earned a University of Central Florida student organization a prestigious state award. Intellectual Decisions on Environmental Awareness Solutions, or I.D.E.A.S., was selected as the Conservation Organization of the Year for 2011 by the Florida Wildlife Federation, a nonprofit organization that promotes preservation in Florida. I.D.E.A.S. […]
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UCF helps spark girls’ interest in science
Twelve teenage girls held out their hands and watched as beads of liquid nitrogen rolled down their palms, evaporating before even hitting the ground. Lane Martin, a University of Central Florida graduate research assistant, demonstrated the uses of liquid nitrogen during UCF’s Science Olympiad Adventure Camp. “I love science because I love being able to […]
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New York Times buzzing over UCF invention
A feature in the June 15 edition of the New York Times heralded the Midway Eco fan, developed by Florida Solar Energy Center researcher Danny Parker,as having “earned its wings.” Parker is quoted throughout the article, which takes a light-hearted look at so-called air conditioning heretics – the 1 or 2 percent of the population […]
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UCF students help with WMFE transition
UCF committed $1 million to the acquisition, and BCC has volunteered their staff and facilities for the project. However, the annual operating costs are expected to be around $3 million. “BCC has operated a station since 1988, so we have a lot of experience doing that side of things,” said Kate Junco, director of marketing […]
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European asteroid mission taps UCF expert
University of Central Florida Professor and international asteroid expert Humberto Campins is working with more than 100 fellow astrophysicists preparing for a European mission aimed at collecting an asteroid sample and returning it to earth.The Marco Polo-R Mission is a project of the European Space Agency (ESA), and NASA could participate later. The goal is […]
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Virtual game teaches navy recruits
U.S. Navy recruits in boot camp have a lot to learn, such as safety and how to communicate with team members, skills that can make a difference in a crisis. Combining technology with the science of learning, a 3D virtual training single-player game developed by a team of researchers, including the University of Central Florida […]
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Faculty members learn from each other
University of Central Florida professors returned to the classroom at the end of the spring semester not to teach, but to learn. More than 200 faculty members this week came together for the 2011 Summer Faculty Development Conference. This year’s conference theme is “Ethics, Access, and Excellence: The Faculty Challenge.” Attendees are discussing ways of […]
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Biology student helps veterans
For Michael Sosinski, hearing about the struggles of injured and homeless veterans in Orlando was a call to action. The University of Central Florida junior had always been active in the community, and he feels a special connection to veterans because he has several relatives and friends who have served or are serving their country. […]
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Alumni Spotlight: Ed Foster
From 1974 to 1976, Ed Foster was a force on the nationally recognized Florida Technological University debate team. During those years, he paired up with fellow debaters Dave Larkin and later Pat Jerome to attack the intercollegiate forensics circuit. Attending around 14 tournaments a year, Ed estimates that he and his partners made it to the elimination rounds in at least 10 […]
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UCF board approves WUCF TV station
The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees gave its blessing May 26 for the school to become the news PBS affiliate TV station. When ailing PBS affilliate WMFE-TV stops broadcasting July 1, WUCF-PBS will come online in its stead. The station will be a collaboration with UCF and Brevard Community College. The deal will […]
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UCF clears 1st hurdle to develop arboretum
The University of Central Florida got approval from the St. Johns River Water Management District to remove the conservation easement on 8 acres of arboretum land and is now awaiting state approval. The arboretum area had a conservation easement on it, preventing development. The water management district approved lifting the 8-acre arboretum easement in exchange […]
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Professor nominated for prestigious award
Dr. Lei Zhai, associate professor of UCF’s Nanoscience Technology Center and the Department of Chemistry, along with postdoctoral associate Jianhua Zou, has been nominated for a Katerva Award for his Frozen Smoke project. These awards are given for the very best sustainability initiatives on the planet. Also nominated is the team of UCF researchers who […]
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At UCF, scientists look for lingering damage from BP oil spill
If dolphins could turn out for a roll call, then biologist Graham Worthy would have a much easier task determining the survivors, victims and overall harmful effects of the massive oil spill last spring and summer in the Gulf of Mexico. Mattie? Here. Tabbs? Here. Xeno? Xeno? But since a dolphin roll call and other […]
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$5 million award for higher education partnership
University of Central Florida President John C. Hitt will join several Florida College System presidents and state education leaders Thursday, May 26, in celebrating a longstanding partnership that benefits tens of thousands of students annually. The educators will commemorate the state’s investment in 2+2 Pathways to Success, a program that provides opportunities for students who […]
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Scientific gathering at UCF
Soon after the BP gusher was plugged last summer, the oil seemed to vanish as if entirely eaten by bacteria, evaporated by hot sun and sea breezes or swept to far reaches of the Gulf of Mexico. But a two-day scientific gathering at the University of Central Florida last week unveiled several findings that crude […]
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Scientist to chase down asteroid
One of the world’s leading planetary scientists is chasing down a nearby asteroid to help retrieve the first-ever sample from one in orbit. Humberto Campins, a University of Central Florida professor who discovered water ice on two different asteroids last year, is part of a team that has just gotten the go-ahead for the NASA-sponsored […]