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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 […]
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UCF researcher featured in the New York Times
Fountains of Optimism for Life Way Out There from The New York Times For those who hunt for life on other worlds, water in its liquid form is perhaps the leading indicator. Life as we know it on Earth is based on water and carbon. And if organisms can prosper here in nasty environments — in […]
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Inaugural ICRC conference
Attendees and participants in the 2011 International Crisis and Risk Communication conference included those who had traveled from Korea, the UK, and from all over the USA. They included scholars, researchers, graduate students, professionals, public sector leaders, defense and military authorities, top managers of major businesses and government agencies. One of the most significant aspects of […]
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Nanotechnology journal highlights UCF research
Research from UCF scientists was highlighted in the IOP Science Nanotechnology journal in the electronics and photonic category. You can view it by clicking here. Nanotechnology encompasses the understanding of the fundamental physics, chemistry, biology and technology of nanometre-scale objects. The article, “High Yield Fabrication of Chemically Reduced Graphene Oxide Field Effect Transistors by Dielectrophoresis,” was […]
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Faculty staff campaign
This year’s faculty and staff contributions in the College of Sciences not only reached the expected goal, but exceeded it dramatically. Last year, COS raised just over $28,000 and this year COS came in at over $42,000! The college’s participation stayed fairly consistent down 1% from last year and COS hopes to boost that next […]
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Student research work recognized with awards
Several students from the College of Sciences were recently awarded for their hard work at the 2011 UCF Graduate Research Forum. Their official award was for outstanding presentations. Joanna Fletcher, an Anthropology student, won for her research titled “Monitoring the Applicability of Ground-Penetrating Radar on Detecting Shallow Graves Using Proxy Cadavers.” William Hawkins, an Anthropology […]
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UCF Journalism Students Launch Campus Magazine
Twenty students at the University of Central Florida have pooled their talents and created the university’s first student-produced magazine. Centric was founded this spring by students enrolled in the Magazine Editing and Production course offered by the Nicholson School of Communication. The magazine was created under the mentorship of Instructor Rick Brunson. “This is very […]
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Students, biologists trying to save Turtle Mound
A team of University of Central students and biologist are seeking volunteers to help save Turtle Mound, a Native American shell mound within the Canaveral National Seashore in New Smyrna Beach. The project, which runs Saturday and Sunday, is one of six national finalists in the 2011 Field & Stream Magazine and Toyota Hero for […]
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UCF Professor, Tom Clancy’s Co-Writer
Peter Telep isn’t your average professor. By day, Telep teaches screenwriting, creative writing and fiction writing at the University of Central Florida. By night, he’s a New York Times best-selling author and the most recent collaborator of Tom Clancy, the renowned author of international thrillers. He co-authored Clancy’s newest book “Against All Enemies,” to be […]
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Florida today feature UCF students’ research
Biologists who study Mosquito Lagoon’s oyster reefs keep seeing sea squirts they suspect may be an exotic species somehow transplanted from Panama. This little squirt adds to a long, growing list of species that may harm the habitats of natives to the Indian River Lagoon — another current worry of environmentalists and others. Biologists don’t […]
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Orlando pushes ahead of Miami in economic growth
Orlando is leading Florida out of recession and expanding so briskly the city best known for theme parks is poised to push aside Miami as the state’s fastest growing metropolis for at least a generation. Beyond globally famous Disney World and a massive lodging sector, Orlando in central Florida is benefiting from above average jobs […]
