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In Her Own Words: How Scholarships Changed My Life
Lisa Kauffman is a dual major (radio television; political science) in the College of Sciences and expects to graduate in December 2016. She is this year’s recipient of the Sonja Rose Nicholson Endowed Scholarship and the Margaret Gerow/Daniel J. May Communications Scholarship. She currently interns within the Orange County Government Communications Division and hopes to […]
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College of Sciences Celebrates Scholarships
By Julia Anderson On Friday, September 23, the UCF College of Sciences held its fourth annual scholarship luncheon to honor its student recipients and the donors that make their scholarships possible. The Cape Florida ballroom in the University of Central Florida’s student union housed the 55 attendees – composed of students, donors, faculty and staff […]
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UCF Celebrates Constitution Day
Earlier this month the University of Central Florida joined in the celebration of Constitution Day; the 229th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Constitution Day is an American Federal holiday that is observed annually on September 17: the anniversary of the Constitutional Congress’s final meeting when the Constitution was signed. UCF celebrated Constitution […]
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UCF Statistics Places Second at National Conference
Alumni, students and faculty from the University of Central Florida’s Department of Statistics were in Las Vegas earlier this month attending the 2016 Analytics Experience Conference. The conference was held from September 12 to 14 at the Bellagio hotel. The team of UCF statisticians placed second in the SAS analytics shootout competition– an event put […]
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Examining 46 Years of Sociology Research
A book recounting and analyzing 46 years of a UCF Pegasus Professor’s research has been published by Transaction Publishers. Social Problems, Social Issues, Social Science: The Society Papers is a professional memoir of the work of UCF sociologist James Wright, Ph.D., throughout his successful career. Beginning with his 1970 master’s thesis, Wright provides a foundational […]
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UCF Research Team Seeks to Improve Classroom Learning
Three University of Central Florida professors are teaming up to improve classroom learning for students who struggle with attention deficit disorder, autism and learning disabilities. The National Science Foundation awarded $300,000 to fund Project Adapting College Classrooms to Equally Support Science Students (ACCESSS), led by UCF professors Jacquelyn Chini, Ph.D., Cherie Yestrebsky, Ph.D., and Eleazar […]
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New Sociology Professor Returns to UCF
A 1992 University of Central Florida graduate has returned to his alma mater to teach the next generation of knights. Michael Armato, Ph.D, is a new faculty member in the Department of Sociology, who began this fall semester. He came to UCF from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, where he had been teaching for 10 […]
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PMBF Names New Fellow
Respected Saudi analyst Khaled Al Maeena has joined the Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd for Strategic Research and Studies as a senior non-resident fellow. Al Maeena, the former editor-in-chief of both the Saudi Gazette and Arab News, brings to the program a wealth of knowledge about Saudi Arabian politics, history, economic development, and culture. A frequent […]
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Women of Distinction
Three UCF faculty members were presented with the annual Women of Distinction award by the university’s Center for Success of Women Faculty, with award funding from President Hitt’s Office. The awards recognize some of the unique ways that faculty members contribute to the success of UCF. The recipients chosen this year for excellence in innovation […]
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COS Staff Recognized at Annual Awards Program
The UCF College of Sciences was well represented at the 44th Annual Awards Program on Friday, September 2, 2016. The UCF Human Resources Department held the event in the Pegasus Ballroom where over 500 attendees gathered to celebrate the university’s outstanding USPS and A&P employees. View photos from the event here. Several College of Sciences […]
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Research Team Discovers New Behavior of Friction
A group of physics students and their faculty advisor recently tested a theory that was thought untestable and observed an atomic behavior that had never been seen before. Their findings could mean big things for the future of friction and wear-reduction technologies. The team, advised by Masahiro Ishigami, Ph.D., associate professor of physics and nanoscience […]
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Lifetime of Achievement
Kerstin Hamann, Pegasus Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Central Florida, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association’s Political Science Education section. Hamann received the award on September 2 at the 2016 APSA annual meeting in Philadelphia. Former President of the Political Science Education […]
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Physics Team’s Research Paper is Editor’s Pick
A UCF research team just had its paper on how to improve graduate student teaching methods chosen as an Editor’s Pick in “Physical Review.” The journal is the flagship series of the American Physical Society, the largest society of physicists in the U.S. Among its newest offerings, added in 2005, is an open access online […]
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Physics Professor Achieves Astronomic Dream
Story by By Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala, UCF Today Humberto Campins grew up looking at the night sky and reading The Little Prince. The children’s story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is about a man who crashes his plane in the middle of the Sahara Desert. While he’s making repairs, a boy shows up. He is the […]
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Physics Professor Sheds Light on New Planet
The discovery of the new exoplanet Proxima Centauri b seems like a story out of a science fiction novel – maybe because it actually is. The plot of science fiction author Stephen Baxter’s 2015 book Proxima is about an expedition to the actual red dwarf star Proxima Centauri and the colonization of an Earth-sized planet […]
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UCF Alumnus Heads to Rio for Fourth Paralympics
Story by Jenna Marina, UCF Alumni Today When UCF Political Science alumnus Chris Seilkop, ’92, was named to his first Paralympics roster in 1996, his family was ecstatic. As Seilkop gears up for his fourth Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this month – securing his place in history as Team USA’s first four-time, men’s sitting […]
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UCF Alumna Wins Jeopardy
Story by The UCF Burnett Honors College On an average day, Latin and sports do not go together in the same sentence. Unless, perhaps, you’re a contestant on “Jeopardy!” Luckily for UCF College of Sciences and The Burnett Honors College alumna Courtney Paulson, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in statistics, she is well […]
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Robert Littlefield Takes the Lead at NSC
Story by UCF Nicholson School of Communication Robert Littlefield arrived at the Nicholson School of Communication like most new employees figuring out parking and how to set up email. But unlike most new hires, Littlefield wasn’t exactly new to the faculty and staff on Aug. 1. The former professor of communication at North Dakota State University […]
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COS Distinguished Alumni Award Winner 2016: Carol Lawrence
Not many University of Central Florida graduates can say that they knew the esteemed John T. Washington, UCF’s first African-American faculty member. Alumna Carol Lawrence, ’71, and her husband, Jim Lawrence, ’71, had him officiate their wedding. “The late Dr. John Washington for whom the ‘old’ UCF student union building is named was a […]
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The Distinguished Speaker Series is Back!
The UCF College of Sciences Distinguished Speaker Series is back with exciting new topics presented by renowned experts in their fields. This year’s 2016-17 series will be held monthly at Tuscawilla Country Club at 6:00pm, on the last Wednesday of each month, from September 2016 to April 2017 (excluding December). The Distinguished Speaker Series includes seven […]
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UCF Team Tricks Solid Into Acting as Liquid
Story by Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala, UCF Today Two scientists at the University of Central Florida Chemistry Department have discovered how to get a solid material to act like a liquid without actually turning it into liquid, potentially opening a new world of possibilities for the electronic, optics and computing industries. When chemistry graduate student Demetrius A. […]
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A Call for Humanitarian Priorities
Peter J. Jacques, Ph.D., professor in the UCF Political Science Department, was recently published on The Cipher Brief regarding Water Security in the Middle East: a Call for Humanitarian Priorities. The Cipher Brief is a digital security-based conversation platform that connects the private sector with the world’s leading security experts. Dr. Jacques teaches environmental security in the UCF Security […]
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Living Shoreline Workshop Makes Waves in K-12 Classrooms
12 educators, representing eight schools throughout three counties, participated in the UCF Living Shoreline Educator Workshop on Sunday, August 28, 2016. Pegasus Professor in the UCF Biology Department Linda Walters, Ph.D., UCF Biology Post-Doctoral Researcher and Instructor Melinda Donnelly, Ph.D., and Paul Sacks, Ph.D., a science educator at Winter Springs High School, led the group […]
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Psychology Alumnus Bleeds Black and Gold
Steven Perham, ’12, ’14, attributes his confidence and success in his counseling career to his time spent at UCF. Graduating with his bachelor’s degree in psychology from UCF, Perham went on to earn his master’s degree from UCF’s Clinical Psychology program. “My UCF degrees trained me to work my hardest as a clinician, and I’m […]
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Inspiring Women in STEM
Story by Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala, UCF Today Julie Delauriers squarely blames UCF Biology professor Linda Walters for where she is in her career today – attending one of the best veterinary schools in the nation. “She is such an inspiration,” Delauriers said from Purdue University. “She kept encouraging me, pushing me to do science research. […]
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Psychology Students Receive UCF Summer Fellowships
Four incoming UCF Psychology Department graduate students received awards from the UCF Summer Mentoring Fellowship Program. The campus-wide competitive fellowship program provides funding support from the College of Graduate Studies for underrepresented students to complete summer research projects before they begin graduate school. The four recipients included incoming Applied Experimental and Human Factors doctoral students Lindsay […]
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Chemistry Welcomes Chair
This summer Cherie Yestrebsky, Ph.D., was named the chair of the UCF Chemistry Department. Dr. Yestrebsky has been serving as interim chair of the department since November of 2014, prior to her long-term appointment in June 2016. Before coming to UCF, Dr. Yestrebsky earned her doctorate in chemistry from the University of South Florida. She […]
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Chemistry Student Researches Gene Expression
UCF Chemistry Department senior Monica Cortez recently returned to the sunshine state from 11 weeks in North Carolina. Cortez spent the summer working full-time in a biophysics laboratory perfecting a tool that can be used to control biological processes on a nuclear level. Cortez was one of 12 students from across the United States that […]
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UCF Scientists Investigate Restoration Efforts
Story by Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala, UCF Today A scientific answer to a challenge such as water pollution is only part of a long-term solution. For example, science may provide a way to clean water, but keeping it clean usually relies on identifying underlying causes and making a long-term impact on human behavior. A team of UCF […]
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Physics Student Wins with Research
UCF Physics doctoral student Jenna Crowell was the winner of the best student poster award at the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) annual meeting this summer. Supported by NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI), Crowell attended the annual meeting in Beijing, China from July 31- August 5. Her presented poster won the top […]