New book from Costas Efthimiou

Costas Efthimiou has written a new book “Introduction to Functional Equations: Theory and problem-solving strategies for mathematical competitions and beyond.” Functions and their properties have been part of the rigorous precollege curriculum for decades. And functional equations have been a favorite topic of the leading national and international mathematical competitions. Yet the subject has not […]

Student wins best poster

While attending the Southeastern Section of APS conference, COS student Christopher Frye presented a talk and a poster. He won the “Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation” contest at the conference for his presentation.

UCF team wins SAS Data Mining Shootout

The UCF Team won the 2011 SAS Data Mining Shootout. SAS and the Central Michigan University Research Corporation teamed up to offer the data mining academic community an opportunity to put their data mining skills to the test. The Fifth Annual Data Mining Shootout gave student teams the opportunity to solve a real-world data mining problem. […]

Florida Scholastic Press Association fall workshop

About 125 journalism students representing Central Florida high schools converged on the Nicholson School on Saturday for the annual Florida Scholastic Press Association fall workshop. The Journalism program hosted the event, in partnership with Walsworth Publishing. Special thanks to our colleague Tim Brown who gave up part of his Saturday to lead  two workshops on […]

UCF researchers combat problems with military vehicle identification

Florian Jentsch, TPL’s director and associate professor of psychology, said the research is part of a five-year project called the Collaborative Technology Alliance in robotics, funded and directed by the Army Research Laboratory. A major part of this research involves running missions with human-robot teams at TPL’s Military Operations on Urban Terrain facility, home to […]

Rare snake discovered by UCF biologist

A University of Central Florida biologist reports that an extremely rare snake has hatched. UCF field biologist Daniel Park said a two-headed albino Honduran milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis) made an appearance a few months ago, according to his website. Read more from the Orlando Sentinel here.

COS alum creates clothing line

If you’re sick of wearing those plain, oversized, generic UCF T-shirts to show your school pride, you are in luck. On Oct. 22, UCF alumnus George Kedenburg launched his new clothing line, KNIGHTSWAG, which focuses on giving UCF students the swag they’ve been missing. KNIGHTSWAG caters to the special niche of students at UCF by […]

The Disney Wilderness Preserve Project

UCF is working through a memorandum of agreement with the Nature Conservancy conducting conservation related research at Disney Wilderness Preserve which is a large conservation area already protected in the Northern Everglades Watershed. Research conducted at DWP will contribute to the understanding of ecosystem dynamics and conservation of the refuge lands which will greatly expand […]

Join the Biophysics Group

Inspired by exciting developments in the field of biophysics and motivated by the increase in the number of biophysically oriented faculty at the University of Central Florida, the UCF Biophysics Group was established in October 2002, at the initiative of Dr. S. Tatulian and blessing of the vice president for research Dr. M. J. Soileau. […]

Student featured in newsletter

One of Suren Tatulian’s recent graduates, Pranav Garg, was featured in the Biophysical Society Newsletter. Garg graduated this summer with an MS in Biotechnology. Below is part of the feature. You can read the entire piece here. What initially attracted you to biophysics? When Dr. Tatulian told me about this project that he has the grant for, it immediately […]

Stacey Dunn featured as expert

Dr. Stacey Tantleff-Dunn, an associate professor of Psychology, specializes in research about male and female body image and eating behaviors. She directs the Laboratory for the Study of Eating, Appearance and Health at UCF. She was recently featured on UCF TODAY as an expert. Tantleff-Dunn can address how images of thin, beautiful models and muscular, […]

VIDEO: UCF project on effects of sea level rise

Investigation of the effects of sea level rise on sea turtle, shorebird, seabird, and beach mouse nesting distributions within the South Atlantic LCC region. Betsy Von Holle, an Assistant Professor in Biology, is part of the team studying the effects of sea level rise.

Study says people think women with makeup on are more competent

“The study was paid for by Procter & Gamble, which sells CoverGirl and Dolce & Gabbana makeup, but researchers like Professor Etcoff and others from Boston University and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute were responsible for its design and execution. The study’s 25 female subjects, aged 20 to 50 and white, African-American and Hispanic, were photographed barefaced and […]

Details on the new PhD in Security Studies

The Department of Political Science will offer a new Ph.D. in Security Studies starting fall 2013. The Ph.D. in Security Studies will offer rigorous training for students interested in national security, international affairs, world politics, and transnational problems. The program emphasizes considerable flexibility in terms of the theoretical diversity and intellectual breadth that characterizes security […]

DSS EVENT: Starting a Conversation on Culture

Please join the College of Sciences for our next Distinguished Speaker Series event, Starting a Conversation on Culture: Multidisciplinary Perspectives across the UCF Community. The event will be held Tues, Nov. 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Egmont Key room located in the Student Union. An abstract of the presentation is below. Anthropologists are rarely able […]

The Diversity Breakfast

The College of Sciences had a table at the Diversity Breakfast held at 8am on October 17, 2011 in the Pegasus Ballroom. Dean Johnson wishes to thank everyone who contributed to Knight’s Pantry. The COS had more than the table could handle and a large box of supplies was picked up ahead of the breakfast! Thanks […]

UCF physicist hopes project gets off ground with NASA

A University of Central Florida physicist and his team of space weather researchers are hoping to win a major NASA prize — a chance to launch their experiment into space. Richard Eastes, a UCF professor and Merritt Island resident, said his team wants to attach a specialized camera, called an imaging spectograph, to a commercial […]

Sociology surveys for the community

ISBS investigators recently completed two large, three-county telephone surveys: a Public Opinion Survey for the Heart of Florida United Way and a marketing survey for Metroplan Orlando, our regional transportation planning agency. The HFUW survey of 549 residents of Orange, Seminole and Osceola Counties showed that charitable giving is generally down as a result of […]

CNN analyst Peter Bergen speaks at UCF

Below is an article from a COS journalism student that ran in the Orlando Sentinel. Five months after a team of U.S. Navy SEALs raided a secret suburban compound killing al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen spoke to an audience at the University of Central Florida Tuesday about the future […]

Student Awarded SMART Grant

Senior Sociology major Fallon Kadel and her faculty mentor Dr. Amy Donley were awarded a Student-Mentor Academic Research Team (SMART) grant from the Burnett Honors College. At UCF, the majority of Biology majors are female yet only two of the tenured faculty members are female. Their research will examine the awareness and opinions female Biology […]

Join us for the DoubleTree Community Soirée

Sociology study with technology

Two Sociology faculty, Dr. Fernando Rivera and Dr. Jana Jasinski, are participating in a small study conducted jointly by FCTL and the RAMP/McNair programs office regarding the ways in which faculty and students use iPads in their personal and pro- fessional lives. As part of the study they will serve as a mentor to a […]

Honoring Dr. Jay Corzine

After a champagne toast, Jay was presented with a gift basket of gift cards for all his favorite local restaurants, several bottles of nice Italian red wine and about five pounds of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Dr. David Gay spoke on behalf of the department. “After fifteen years of service as the Department Chair Dr. […]

UCF creates Security Studies Ph.D.

By Austin Castle Special to the Sentinel, UCF Student The growing demand for qualified professionals to address issues of international security and counterterrorism has prompted the creation of a new Ph.D. program at the University of Central Florida. The Security Studies Ph.D., set to launch in the fall semester of 2013, will “produce specialists capable […]

Event: Advising Happy Hour

Grab a bite after a long day of classes or before you have to leave for your night class and talk with TTS about your transition to UCF and how your semester is going. Things we can assist you with: • Accessing and reading your degree audit • Finding enrollment times • Information on department/major […]

Photos: COS Open House

        The UCF College of Sciences team before the open house started.           Provost Tony Waldrop listens to a television production tour given by Dr. Time Brown. Dr. Brown gave tours all day to students, teachers, families and friends showing them where the UCF students produce their weekly […]

CNN’s Peter Bergen to speak at UCF

Peter Bergen, CNN’s national security analyst and the author of “The Osama bin Laden I Know,” will speak at the University of Central Florida on Tuesday, Oct. 11. “After Osama bin Laden: Terrorism’s Future Prospects” will begin at 3 p.m. in the Cape Florida Ballroom of the Student Union. The event, organized by the UCF […]

Students experience exotic wildlife

“Goliath, head up!” Todd Drever said, as a 15-foot-long, 1,700-pound American alligator lifted its bone-crushing jaws into the air during an in-water training session. The 46-year-old conservationist, locally known as Safari Todd, rewarded the seemingly ancient predator with a piece of raw chicken before asking the reptile to perform another behavior. Drever, who serves as […]

UCF expands to Osceola

Construction of a $35 million building is now underway at Valencia’s Osceola campus, which will allow approximately 10,000 more UCF students to attend the satellite campus. About 30,000 square feet of the 151,000 square-foot facility has been set aside for UCF’s use, according to David Laney, associate vice president for business affairs and operations for […]

Biology student wins best poster

Kathryn E. Becker received the Elsie Quarterman-Catherine Keever Award, which is given by the SE Chapter of the Ecological Society of America for the best ecological poster presented by a student at the annual meeting. Becker won for her poster entitled “Effects of Florida flatwoods ecosystem restoration and management on carbon stock.” The purpose of […]