UCF biologist on National Geographic Channel

Monster electric eels more than six feet long are the stars of this week’s episode of “Dangerous Encounters,” a documentary series on the National Geographic Channel. University of Central Florida biologist Will Crampton, an internationally recognized expert in electric eels and other electric fishes, co-stars in an episode full of excitement. Crampton offers his expertise […]

UCF student wins best undergraduate poster presentation

Joshua Soloman, UCF senior double majoring in biology and environmental sciences, won the best undergraduate poster presentation at the Fall 2010 Southeastern Estuaries Research Conference (SEERS). The SEERS conference was earlier this month in St. Augustine, Florida. Soloman’s poster was titled “Microwaves, Freezing, Boiling and Dessication: Developing Techniques for Safe Disposal of Chaetomorpha.” “The poster […]

Food journalism research paper wins awards

Kimberly Voss, an assistant professor of Journalism in the Nicholson School of Communication, received two awards at the American Journalism Historians Association Convention in Tucson, Ariz. “Food Journalism or Culinary Anthropology? Re-evaluating Soft News and the Influence of Jeanne Voltz’s Food Section in the Los Angeles Times” received the David Sloan Award for the Outstanding […]

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Physics professor nominated for Don Quijote award

University of Central Florida professor Humberto Campins is a finalist for the 13th-annual Don Quijote Award. The award is sponsored by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando and the Hispanic Business Initiative Fund. The award recognizes and celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of individuals who have shown character of great strength, courage and determination, […]

Orlando Sentinel writes about UCF

The college of sciences has been in the Orlando Sentinel in the past few months. Click on the links below to read the articles. Nobel laureate David Lee speaks at UCF Acclaimed journalist Jerry Mitchell speaks at UCF UCF uses dolphins to research effects of gulf oil spill

UCF wins grant from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded four University of Central Florida professors with a grant worth $2,929,527.00. Two biology professors, Dr. Linda Walters and Dr. John Weishampel, are part of the prestigious project. The award is an interdisciplinary grant that also involves professors for Civil Engineering. Dr. Scott Hagen from Engineering is the lead PI […]

UCF gets prestigious grant from The National Academy of Sciencest

Kevin D. Belfield of the University of Central Florida Chemistry Department  received a prestigious grant from The National Academy of Sciences under Phase4 of the Pakistan-US Science and Technology Cooperation Program. The proposal from Belfield in cooperation with Dr. Aamer Saeed of Quaid-i-Azam University was one of only 28 selected from the 270 applications. Kelly Robbins, […]

UCF Political Scientist Aubrey Jewett on NPR

University of Central Florida Political Scientist Aubrey Jewett was on NPR Tuesday. Jewett spoke with WMFE Intersection host Mark Simpson about about the factors that have led to election day. Jewett discusses the US Senate contest, Congressional districts 8 and 24, plus the Governor’s race, and the Orange County Mayor’s election. To listen to the […]

Raja Parasuraman visits UCF on Nov. 19

Through the Distinguished Speakers series, the College of Sciences is bringing Raja Parasuraman to UCF on November 19. Parasuraman will speak at 2:45 p.m. in the large auditorium in Classroom One. His talk is titled “Cognitive Superstars: Behavioral, Neuroimaging, and Genetic Studies.” “People differ in their cognitive abilities, but a few are very different. In this talk I […]

UCF alumna fights for climate solutions

Article courtesy of UCF Today Since enrolling in UCF’s Environmental Politics program, Christine Dellert has traveled to South America in search of “greener” practices and ways of living. Now, the 26-year-old researcher will fight for solutions to mitigate the impacts of climate change at this year’s United Nations negotiations in Mexico. Dellert was selected from […]

A Colloquium with Jeffrey Bennett, Ph.D. on Nov. 4

On November 4 from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Jeffrey Bennett will explain how the similarities in childhood and adult learning lead to a number of basic principles educators can apply to teaching science at the college level. Bennett will draw from educational research and personal experience for his presentation that will cover specific examples of […]

Investigative journalist visits UCF

The efforts of one investigative journalist have helped put four Klansmen behind bars for killings committed during the civil rights era.

Water on the Moon

News that the moon may hide water, a key ingredient for life, within its belly has the astronomical community buzzing. The findings come from NASA’s LCROSS mission published this week in the prestigious journal Science. The space mission launched a spent rocket into the moon’s surface last year in hopes of seeing a plume of […]

Chemistry department receives funding from CRDF Global

An award from CRDF Global and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine funded a project led by international researchers from the United States and Ukraine. The research team has developed new types of high-performance fluorescence probes for nondestructive 3D bioimaging. Dr. Kevin Belfield, the chair of the chemistry department, is the U.S. principal investigator. He […]

Nobel laureate David Lee comes to UCF on Nov. 4

Through the Distinguished Speakers series, the College of Sciences is bringing Nobel Prize winner David Lee to UCF on November 4. Lee will speak from 4:20 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Classroom Building One room 121. His presentation “The Magic of Superfluids” will cover the history of superfluidity in helium-4 and helium-3 as well as superconductivity. “Spectacular effects […]

Jerry Mitchell comes to UCF on Oct. 19

The internationally acclaimed investigative journalist, Mr. Jerry Mitchell, will be visiting NSC & UCF on October 19, 2010; he will be speaking in the Student Union’s Pegasus Ballroom starting at 6 PM as the COS Distinguished Speaker. This presentation is open to the public and of course UCF students (as well as faculty and staff). […]

Math professor featured on expert website

Mathematics professor Bhimsen Shivamahhi was recently selected to be a contributing author for the website SciTopics, which only publishes articles from industry experts. SciTopics only chooses researchers that have had a number of articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Only invited authors can be part of the publishing process at SciTopics. His paper “Divorticity and Dihelicity […]

Coral research could aid oil spill recovery

Biology Professor John Fauth’s research on the coral off the coast of Puerto Rico could provide valuable information about the impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Fauth is partnering with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists and non-governmental agencies to study the Elkhorn Coral in the Vega Baja area in Puerto Rico. […]

Dr. Guy Consolmagno comes to UCF on Oct. 18

Through the Distinguished Speakers series, the College of Sciences is bringing Dr. Guy Consolmagno on October 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom in the Student Union. Religion and science are topics central to Dr. Guy Consolmagno’s life as a planetary scientist and a Jesuit brother at the Vatican Observatory. In this talk he […]

Chemistry department targets cancer with infrared light

Dr. Kevin Belfield, the chair of the chemistry department, and researchers in his laboratory have made major advances in nanomedicine by developing molecular probes that can be used for early cancer detection. “Our ultimate goal is to stop the blood vessels that are feeding the tumor therefore killing the tumor,” Belfield said. Their work has […]

Dr. Ehrhart’s research is featured in Florida Today

Biology Professor Dr. Llewellyn Ehrhart’s research on loggerhead sea turtles at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Brevard County was featured in Florida Today this week. Read the entire article here. Video by Florida Today.

Bottlenose dolphins help a UCF-led research team

UCF Biology Professor Graham Worthy and his research team are studying bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico to determine how safe it is for humans to eat fish caught by recreational fishermen. “Ultimately we want to see what the effects of the spill are on the dolphins,” Worthy said. “What they eat, we eat.” […]

Alumni raises money with frozen treats

Heissam Jebailey, a 2000 College of Sciences alumni, is focusing on his newest business project: frozen yogurt. Jebailey owns one Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt location in Winter Park and is opening another in the Winter Park Village during the second week of October. “Our long term goal is to dominate Winter Park,” said Jebailey, who owns […]