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Anthropology team uncover unknown areas in Belize
UCF anthropology team, Arlen and Diane Chase, are using a remote-sensing technology to uncover previously unknown areas of the ancient city of Caracol in Belize. Florida Trend magazine recently profiles the UCF team and their research in their popular series “Research Florida”. “The Chases hope that the new technique and other emerging technologies will help […]
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NSC magazine continues coverage of UCF
The second issue of Centric debuted recently. The campus magazine, published by the Nicholson School and produced by Journalism instructor Rick Brunson’s Magazine Editing & Production class, features articles, photos and graphics that spotlight interesting and innovative people in the UCF community. As part of the final exam for the class, staff members met at […]
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Event: Shark tank adds Orlando casting call on June 14
The casting team at ABC’s popular show “Shark Tank” will hold a third summer casting call in Orlando, Florida. The show features entrepreneurs who pitch their business plan to a panel of investors for a chance at winning investment cash. UCF graduate Phil Dumas, the founder of UniKey Technologies, was recently on the season finale of the […]
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NSC staff integral part of leadership institute
Three members of the Nicholson School of Communication, Dr. Rufus Barfield, Dr. John Malala, and Ms. Kirsten Seitz, were integral in the planning and execution of University of Central Florida and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (UCF-ERAU) 2012 Leadership Institute, held earlier this year. Sponsored by the Offices of Diversity Initiatives for the University of Central Florida […]
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State legislatures may experience a mass exodus
A study of the impact of term limits by NCSL, the Council of State Governments and the State Legislative Leaders Foundation concluded that in term-limited legislatures, “it is common to see members begin their campaign for leadership in their freshman year.” For instance in Florida, freshman lawmakers “begin to lobby their colleagues for support for […]
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Florida Space Institute funds research initiatives
Nine research projects that promise to advance science and develop technology critical for future space missions have been selected to receive a total of $400,000 from the Florida Space Institute. Scientists from the University of Central Florida and the University of Florida are involved in the various projects, which involve experts in chemistry, physics, electrical […]
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Event: Cleantech to Spacetech
Florida Cleantech Acceleration Network (FL-CAN), Igniting Innovation (I2) Capital Acceleration Network, and MegaWatt Ventures proudly present Cleantech to Spacetech: Accelerating Florida Entrepreneurship, a two-day special event designed to encourage partnerships between entrepreneurs, investors, manufacturing partners, industry veterans, and students. Participants will be introduced to the latest cleantech initiatives, programs and entrepreneurial endeavors, and $200,000 in […]
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Avoiding online gaffes
Journalism instructor, Rick Brunson, led a webinar for members of the Florida Press Club recently titled “Avoiding Online Gaffes.’’ In the webinar Brunson covered protocols and best practices for reducing errors while producing breaking news on the Web. Brunson teaches reporting, editing, ethics and magazine production in the Nicholson School. The Florida Press Club is […]
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Event: Political candidates come to UCF in June
The East Side Regional Hob Nob, featuring political candidates and straw polls, will be sponsored 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at UCF’s Bright House Networks Stadium by the Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce and East Orlando Chamber of Commerce. Attendees are invited to eat dinner and vote for candidates on either Orange […]
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Biologist shocks viewers in new National Geographic TV series
University of Central Florida biologist William Crampton will take television viewers on a journey to capture an electric eel and measure it’s voltage in an episode of the new National Geographic TV series, Animal Superpowers. The episode makes its United States premiere at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 3, on the Nat Geo WILD channel. Actor […]
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Alum’s video goes viral
“Today in America” producer Evan Golden recently gave a heart-warming speech at his sister’s wedding in Jupiter, Florida that incorporated text he wrote with the mechanical voice of his cell phone. The ending result is one that broke the wedding guests into bales of laughter and gave the speech writer a “Golden Nugget” of creativity […]
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NSC Alumni discuss careers during Leadership Week
As part of Leadership Week at UCF, alumni of the Nicholson School of Communication came back to campus on Feb. 28 for the Knights of Legend event hosted by the UCF Alumni Association and 4EVER KNIGHTS. Students had a chance to hear from successful alumni about their careers and to ask for advice to learn […]
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John Bersia urges action to help curb slave trade
After spending their careers serving in far-flung places around the globe, a group of Foreign Service retirees visited Flagler County last week. The Foreign Service Retirees Association of Florida met for lunch at the Hilton Garden Inn to renew old friendships and to hear about what is going on in the world. John C. Bersia, […]
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UCF researcher loses high-tech contest — but has investors lining up
Count biotech researcher and entrepreneur Qun Huo among the winningest losers of the recent high-technologybusiness competition known as the Cade Museum Prize. The University of Central Florida chemist and founder of Nano Discovery Inc. was chosen as the second runner-up earlier this month in the Gainesville-based contest, named after researcher Robert Cade, who led the University of Florida research […]
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Outstanding students of NSC
Four outstanding undergraduate students were awarded the honor of NSC Outstanding Student of the Year for their respective majors on COMM Day. The 2011-2012 award recipients were: Advertising-Public Relations – Alina Alvarez Journalism – Chelsy Tracz Radio-Television – Logan Kriete Interpersonal-Organizational [Human] Communication – Joanna Goldonowicz Undergraduate Outstanding Student of the Year recipients with members of […]
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Have some news worth sharing, UCF Alumni?
Have news to share with old friends? Recently married, engaged, promoted or started a company? Tell us about it! We have a new, easy-to-use, online form for our College of Sciences Alumni to share their good news with us. Check it out here.
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Thank you for your support in the Faculty & Staff Campaign
The Dean treated the UCF Anthropology staff to a pizza-party style lunch for their generous participation in the recent Faculty & Staff Campaign. Thanks for your support! To donate to the College of Sciences please visit this website.
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Piloting a Community-Based Social Marketing Program to Protect Marine Ecosystems from Boating Impacts
Dr. Denise DeLorme’s research funding proposal with the Florida Sea Grant has been funded for the fiscal year 2012-2013. Her project, “Piloting a Community-Based Social Marketing Program to Protect Marine Ecosystems from Boating Impacts” will identify barriers and benefits of environmentally-responsible recreational boating and use the findings to develop, implement, and pilot test an innovative […]
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Video: A Graduation Story
More than 7,500 UCF students graduated during UCF’s May 3-5 commencement ceremonies. The graduates included 6,278 bachelor’s degrees, 1,155 for master’s degrees, 26 for education specialist degrees and 109 for doctoral degrees. With this week’s graduations, UCF will have awarded more than 231,278 degrees since classes began in 1968. This year’s source of inspiration was […]
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Students, grads receive more than $1 million from NSF
Students and alumni from the University of Central Florida have earned more than $1 million from the National Science Foundation to support their pursuits of advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. Ten UCF students and graduates were named recipients of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, which support outstanding graduate students […]
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National Science Olympiad at UCF
The University of Central Florida hosted more than 7,000 students, educators and parents from all 50 states during the 28th annual Science Olympiad National Tournament on May 18-19. Students, professors, faculty and staff from UCF and the College of Sciences volunteered to help the national event run smoothly. Solon High School and Solon Middle School […]
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Spotlight on NSC Alumni Chapter Chair: Jason Holic
Four years ago, Jason Holic was attending classes inside the UCF Nicholson School of Communication building preparing for graduation. Majoring in advertising/public relations, Holic knew he would soon enter the “real world” but he was not nervous to leave the univesrity because he knew that UCF would always be part of him. After all, how […]
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Biology professor writes book on Southeastern grasslands
Conservationist, author and UCF Biology professor Reed Noss recently visited several of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ heritage preserves and wildlife management areas to gather information for his book on grasslands of the Southeastern United States. Noss, an internationally acclaimed conservation biologist, is travelling throughout the region, and is especially interested in South Carolina’s […]
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Campaigns, issue groups spend millions on Orlando TV
It’s no secret to anyone who watches TV in Central Florida: More than five months before Election Day, the region is awash in an unprecedented – and expensive — flood of political commercials. Campaigns, political action committees and organizations with political agendas have spent more than $4.5 million in broadcast TV and cable commercials just […]
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Research: Conflicting schemas associated with white skin in graduate classroom
Gina Castle Bell, a recent graduate from the I‐O undergraduate and graduate program within the Nicholson School of Communication, 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 […]
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Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge honors biology professor
Intensive monitoring, surveys, and data collection by the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Dr. Llewellyn Ehrhart (“Doc”) in central and south Brevard County ultimately led to the establishment of the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in 1991. The Refuge is located along Florida’s central east coast within a 20.5-mile stretch between Melbourne Beach in Brevard […]
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Communication grad inducted into the Hall of Fame
Heissam Jebailey, ’00, was selected as the 2012 Nicholson School of Communication Hall of Fame inductee. This honor recognizes esteemed NSC alumni for their career accomplishments and professional contributions to the university. “I am honored and grateful for being inducted into the Nicholson School of Communication Hall of Fame. All the hard work during and […]
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UCF chemist’s firm chosen as runner up for Cade award
Orlando-based Nano Discovery Inc. was the second runner up for the annual Cade Museum Prize, awarded to newer Florida companies with cutting-edge products. Created by University of Central Florida chemist Qun Huo, Nano Discovery has developed a next-generation, nanoscience-based diagnostic process to detect cancer and other diseases. In 2010, the Cade Museum Foundation launched an […]
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How gendered pricing costs women almost $1,400 a year
In 2010, Consumer Reports found that equivalent products in a drugstore, like deodorant or shampoo, cost more if they were marketed to women. They asked the manufacturers why and almost across the board, the companies said it was more expensive to manufacture products for women. A study from the University of Central Florida drew similar conclusions. It […]
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Volunteer opportunity: Career Coaches for Path Finders
Orlando Cares is actively recruiting volunteer Career Coaches for Path Finders, their student career exploration program. Volunteers with a job that they’d like to share with a middle school student at Memorial or Howard Middle School for a one-hour shadowing experience and two other class sessions are needed. Go to their website or call 407.246.3507 […]