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Flood Control in Ancient Rome
As we have seen with the devastation caused by hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and recurrent flooding in the Midwest, floods remain a serious threat today. Given this reality, it is worth examining how the largest city of the ancient world met this danger. The Central Florida Society of the Archaeological Institute of America and […]
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Alumna Assists Autistic Children in Central Florida
As Amanda Walker, ’14, works towards becoming a board certified behavior analyst, she thanks her UCF psychology degree for the opportunities she has received thus far in her career. Her hard work and dedication throughout her undergraduate experience at UCF paid off when she was accepted into UCF’s Applied Learning and Instruction Master’s program. Along […]
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Knights in Office — 2015
Eight UCF alumni take their seats for the 2015 Florida legislative session By Angie Lewis, ’03 On Tuesday, March 3, a new legislative session began in the Florida House of Representatives, where eight Knights are in position to help promote their alma mater. Three of these Knights are College of Sciences alumni, Rep. Mike La Rosa, ’04; […]
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Large Crowds Attend the Science Cafe
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 February 26, the second talk […]
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Next Generation of STEM Students
by: Oviedo-Winter Springs LIFE magazine: March/April 2015 How does a 15-year old sophomore at Oviedo High School get to perform graduate-level research and develop an iPad app for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease? And how is it that his sister, a 14-year old Oviedo High freshman, is engaged in her own graduate-level research to […]
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Fifth Annual ICRC Conference at UCF
Communicators from around the world visited UCF this week for the International Crisis & Risk Communication Conference. The theme for the flagship fifth annual ICRC Conference surrounds the rising demand for accountability, including the push for effectiveness metrics. These may show the return on investment and return on effort for all types of crisis and risk communication initiatives and […]
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AAFS National Meeting in Orlando
From Feb. 16-21, Orlando was home to the American Academy of Forensic Science Annual Meeting for the first time since the 1990s. In total, thousands of people attended. Professionals, academics, lawyers, doctors and many others representing different fields across the world took advantage of this learning opportunity. Dr. Michael Sigman, Director of the National Center […]
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Archaeology of Sex on VoiceAmerica
UCF instructor of anthropology, Dr. Peter Sinelli, took to the air waves to talk about the “Archaeology of Sex”. Wednesday, February 11, Dr. Sinelli’s interview with host Dr. Joseph Schuldenrein aired on VoiceAmerica, an online talk radio station. VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Network is the single largest producer, distributor, and online broadcaster of original live and on […]
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With Drive and Ambition, NSC Alumnus Turns Internship Into Career
Before he got his big break in the television industry, Stephen Walker, ’12, was working at a Kissimmee airport and attending classes at the Nicholson School of Communication as a radio-television major. He wanted to gain some hands-on experience in his field before he graduated, so he took an internship at Golf Channel, located in […]
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Summit at UCF Addressed Pressing Global Issues
Students, faculty, practitioners and community members learned about “Opportunities and Challenges for Human Society and Development” at the 2015 Florida International Summit recently at UCF. Sponsored by the Florida Network for Global Studies (FNGS), which was established in 2003, the summit was co-hosted by UCF and FSU. The Feb. 26 event included two addresses and […]
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Outstanding AlumKnight Has Chemistry with UCF
Jennifer McKinley, ’94, ’96, says the connections she made while in the UCF chemistry program have been vital to her career. Today, McKinley has an impressive résumé to say the least. Between being CFO of a manufacturing and R&D firm, to co-founder and business owner at NanoSpective Inc., she also manages to find time in […]
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UCF Knight to U.S. Air Force Colonel
Colonel David J. Martinson, ’92, was commissioned in the Air Force after graduating with his B.A. in political science and history from UCF in 1992. Twenty-three years later, Colonel Martinson has been honored with many medals, awards, and degrees. His current responsibilities are as the Air Force’s senior space and cyberspace intelligence officer at the […]
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New Minor Coming Fall 2015
UCF stands for opportunity, and an exciting new opportunity is coming to campus in fall 2015. Nanoscale science and technology will now be offered as a minor to students interested in the fundamentals of nanoscience and nanotechnology and the implications to society. The goal of the 18-hour minor is for students to acquire a working […]
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COS Student Among Finalists to Travel to Mars
If all goes according to plan, UCF graduate student George W. Hatcher will live……and die on Mars. Hatcher, pursuing his doctorate in planetary sciences, is one of two University of Central Florida doctoral students selected as finalists for a one-way mission to Mars. The other, a 29-year-old pursuing his doctorate in computer science, is Taranjeet Singh […]
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Math and Native American Culture
Friday, February 27, Dr. Robert Megginson from the University of Michigan will be speaking at UCF about the role of mathematics among American Indians. In the early 1930s, Will Ryan, Director of Indian Education for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), eliminated algebra and geometry from the Uniform Course of Study in BIA schools. This was […]
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Featured in Campus Technology: UCF Apps
Our IT and Communications Director, JP Peters, along with the Director of Information Technology for Student Development and Enrollment Services, Craig Froehlich, were featured in an article by Campus Technology! They spoke about the recently launched UCF Apps and the best practices for creating a completely mobile campus. To read the article please click here.
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Down Under With the Dark Triad
Traveling halfway around the world, Dr. Peter Jonason will be speaking to UCF about “The Dark Triad at Work.” From the University of Western Sydney, Dr. Jonason received his Ph.D. in social psychology in 2009 from New Mexico State University. He is now a senior lecturer in personality or individual differences in Australia. He is also […]
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Distinguished Speaker Curbs Conflict in Relationships
Wednesday, February 11, Dr. Dan Canary, a professor of communication at the University of Utah, discussed the topic of conflict management during his talk in the College of Sciences Distinguished Speaker Series. His presentation, “Managing Conflict Strategically in Personal Relationships” came just in time for Valentine’s Day. He spoke about the social science research that […]
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Professor Looks for Origin of Solar System
Several small-scale experiments aboard NASA’s vomit comet have led to a NASA grant to study early planet formation aboard a satellite in low-Earth orbit for a year or more. University of Central Florida physics professor Dr. Joshua Colwell this month landed a grant to place a thermos-sized experiment aboard a satellite as part of NASA’s […]
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Inaugural Outstanding AlumKnights Awards
On Feb. 5, the University of Central Florida College of Sciences and its alumni chapter hosted the inaugural Outstanding AlumKnights award reception at the Orlando Science Center. COS Dean, Dr. Michael Johnson welcomed the crowd, and faculty representatives from each of the college’s 10 departments and school presented the awards to their respective recipients. The […]
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Record Participation at Second Annual Sociology Career Day
Wednesday, February 11, the Cape Florida Ballroom on the third floor of the Student Union was filled with the buzz of students eager to network with representatives from local and national organizations. The Sociology Department, along with the College of Sciences and Career Services, hosted their second annual Sociology Career Day. Over 160 students and […]
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Solving Static Electricity in Space
There are many dangers when launching a vehicle into space from liftoff to landing, but one University of Central Florida researcher just secured a grant to help NASA solve a problem that doesn’t often catch headlines – electrostatic charging on spacecraft surfaces. The problem can lead to anything from fried electrical circuits to an explosion. […]
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Bringing STEM to Young Future-Scientists
The concepts of gravity, electricity, and momentum, to name a few, were all demonstrated in a fun and entertaining way at the STEM outreach day on Thursday, Jan. 29. The UCF Physics Department and the College of Engineering and Computer Science hosted this day of learning. The Florida High Tech Corridor Council’s techPATH group co-sponsored the event, including a lunch […]
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Inaugural STEM Day Reached Thousands
Friday morning, January 30, thousands of K-12 students from the Central Florida area spilled on to UCF’s campus for the inaugural STEM day. STEM day is a bi-annual outreach event for K-12 students interested in learning more about the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Coordinated by the Center for Initiatives in STEM (iSTEM), […]
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Otronicon Showcases UCF’s Avatars
Going strong for 10 years, Otronicon is a premier technology event held in January in Orlando, FL. Vendors aim to show interested young scientists how people will live, learn, work and play in the years to come, showcasing video games, simulation and other technology – most of which is made in Orlando. The event promotes the idea of “made […]
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NSC Alumnus Wins $25,000 and a Trip to the Super Bowl
He may not have won the grand prize, but he was still able to crash the Super Bowl. Nicholson School of Communication alumnus Brian Kleinschmidt was not the winner of the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Contest, but he was still able to attend the big game in Arizona as a top 10 finalist. Kleinschmidt’s […]
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UCF Political Science Grad Shares Career Advice
Theresa McDowell, ’03, says her political science degree from UCF gave her a strong foundation for law school and for being an attorney. Now, as a senior associate attorney at DHN Attorneys law firm in Orlando, she represents many Homeowners Associations and she enjoys helping them build strong communities. “Being a real estate attorney allows […]
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A Look at Intelligence Agencies – UCF IC CAE Speaker Series
We are pleased to announce the first installment of the speaker series hosted by UCF’s new Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence. We invite students to join us Wednesday, February 4th at 12:30 to 4:00 pm in the Key West Ballroom to hear speakers from four different intelligence agencies who will be talking about their role […]
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UCF Grad’s Work Is Out Of This World
UCF chemistry alumnus, Alex Enriquez, ’94, says the best part of his job is working with arguably the most fascinating and complicated element known to man: plutonium. Dr. Enriquez is group leader for NCO-5, the Heat Source Technologies group at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The group he manages is responsible for the […]
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Quantum Leap in Research
John Vastola, an undergraduate physics student, received an Outstanding Presentation award from the American Association of Physics Teachers. At the 2015 Winter Meeting in San Diego, CA, he presented “Using Integral Transforms to Evaluate Sums in Statistical and Quantum Mechanics.” The American Association of Physics Teachers hosted the conference, geared toward high school and college […]