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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 […]
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UCF Biologists Ask: Where Have the Snakes Gone?
Paddling under the moonlight in a caravan of canoes while lightning flashed along the skyline several miles away, a team of 25 University of Central Florida biologists and volunteers recently searched for the elusive Atlantic Salt Marsh Snake. The group saw otters, alligators, jellyfish and other creatures, but not a single federally threatened Atlantic Salt […]
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Volunteer at the UCF Arboretum
Are you looking for volunteer opportunities this summer? If so, the UCF Arboretum needs you. Find out more information from the flyer below and from their site here.
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Sociology study focuses on cultural mechanisms after a natural disaster
UCF Sociology professor Fernando I. Rivera recently completed his study “Cultural Mechanisms in the Exchange of Social Support Among Puerto Ricans After a Natural Disaster”. In this study, he uncovered the dynamics involved in the exchange (or lack) of social support among a group of Puerto Ricans who experienced a natural disaster. Rivera coded and analyzed 12 […]
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Ancient Peruvian bones found in Florida
Dr. John Schultz, a University of Central Florida anthropology professor, is assisting Orange County medical examiner Jan Garavaglia find out why and how ancient Peruvian bones ended up in Florida. Garavaglia and Schultz examined the skulls a day after they were discovered and knew almost immediately they were not dealing with forensic remains, but something much older. “The […]
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2012 Bledsoe-Young award winner
Ryan Whittingham is the recipient of the 2012 Bledsoe-Young Award, which is given out annually to a graduating senior with outstanding accomplishments, especially in the area of writing and creative activities. The award is given out by the UCF Political Science department. Whittingham is a National Merit Scholar, a President’s Scholar Award winner and has a 4.0 GPA. He […]
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Check out the “From Earth to the Solar Systems” art exhibit
Breathtaking images of faraway planets and their moons, and pictures of meteors’ lasting impact on Earth are on display at the John C. Hitt Library. From Earth to the Solar Systems is a collection of images that showcases the excitement of planetary exploration and the quest to understand the origin and evolution of the solar […]
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Ancient skulls found in Winter Garden puzzle experts
At first, it appeared to be a discovery with sinister implications: Two skulls unearthed by a swimming pool contractor in a Winter Garden neighborhood. Now, the human remains are the focus of an archaeological mystery. The skulls, about a dozen pottery shards and textiles were discovered in the sand in January— a finding that left a […]
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Event: Using Virtual Reality to Treat Real Fears and Anxiety
Join UCF Psychology professor Dr. Deborah Beidel for her lecture on using virtual reality to treat real fears and anxiety. The event takes place on Tuesday, May 22nd from 7:00 pm–8:00 pm. Twenty-five years of research has demonstrated that exposure therapy is the most effective treatment for anxiety disorders, including social phobia and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD). The […]
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New UCF tech may lead to inexpensive biofuel
University of Central Florida chemistry professor’s low-tech process for breaking down raw materials into sugar may be the linchpin for making low cost biofuels. Thor Renewable Energy Inc. has secured an exclusive license to the technology and plans to expand its commercial-scale biofuel production facilities to Florida’s Space Coast later this year. Richard Blair, assistant […]
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UCF Alumni chapters team up to rebuild oyster reefs
On Saturday, May 12, nearly 25 volunteers from the UCF Alumni Association’s Community Volunteers Alumni Chapter and Space Coast Alumni Chapter, along with UCF undergraduate and graduate students, joined on an oyster restoration project at Canaveral National Seashore in Volusia County. The project was in conjunction with the Brevard Zoo and The Nature Conservancy’s ongoing […]
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Gen Y grads more likely to launch start-ups
According to a 2012 report by the Kauffman Foundation, the largest entrepreneurial foundation in the U.S., 29.4% of entrepreneurs were 20 to 34 years old, and roughly 160,000 start-ups a month were led by Millennials in 2011. Even though 40% of 8- to 24-year-olds Kauffman polled say they would like to start a business, “There […]
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Congress clashes over student loan rate
About 450,000 Florida college students will pay an average of $979 more for new federal loans starting July 1 unless Congress agrees to freeze the current interest rate at 3.4 percent. Facing a bleak job market, some students are pressuring Congress to spare them from higher payments, and members of both parties on Capitol Hill say they […]
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Sociology student wins hurdle event at Conference USA outdoor championship
Sociology student Jackie Coward recently won the 100meter hurdle even at the Conference USA outdoor championship. She medaled and recorded times among the NCAA’s top 25 in the 100 hurdles. Corward retained her title as the 100 hurdles champion by picking up her third gold medal of her career in the event with a time of 13.10 […]
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Video: Computers inplanted in humans may be the next big thing
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist John Bersia explores the current international issues with world-renowned newsmakers, authors, scholars and experts to create an awareness and understanding of the global community. Technology and innovation expert Ayesha Khanna thinks computers inplanted in humans may be the next big thing.
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UCF Biologists Lead Hunt for Rare Snakes
A team of University of Central Florida biologists, volunteers from the community, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will search for a rare and threatened water snake at Tomoka State Park in Ormond Beach May 15-20. The federally funded project is aimed at studying the genetics of the Atlantic Salt Marsh snake. Researchers hope […]
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Thank you for your support in the Faculty & Staff Campaign
The Dean served a pizza lunch to the Department of Sociology 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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Battle of the sexes brewing in drug store aisles
There’s a battle of the sexes going on inside every store. From moisturizer to deodorant to razors, women are paying more. Local 6 took cameras to a local skin care and cosmetics factory to get some answers and figure out how we women can start fighting back. When customers walk down any drug store aisle, […]
