The College of Sciences is elated to announce the 2013-2014 winners for the Teaching Incentive Program, Research Incentive Award, and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. As Dean Michael Johnson said, “this is a very accomplished group.” Each year, UCF’s Academic Affairs’ Office of Faculty Excellence gives incentive awards to outstanding faculty for their dedication to teaching, […]
The UCF College of Medicine’s participation in developing a national database of online instruction in psychiatry helped win the 2011 “Outstanding Innovation in Medical Education Poster Award” from the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP.) Dr. Martin Klapheke, Professor of Psychiatry at the College of Medicine, and Co-Chair of the Clinical […]
The College of Sciences is introducing three new awards to recognize the efforts of some of our most accomplished faculty researchers. The Dean’s Distinguished Researcher Award, presented to a professor, comes with a tablet and the use of a reserved parking space for the next academic year. The Dean’s Rising Star recipients – one assistant professor and one […]
Dr. Reed Noss was awarded an Outstanding Alumnus Award by the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Dr. Noss received his Ph.D. under the mentorship of Dr. Larry Harris in the department in 1988. He currently holds the Davis-Shine Endowed Professorship at the University of Central Florida, where he leads University programs in Conservation Biology. […]
Students from UCF’s Department of Psychology recently were awarded the “Best in Show” Award for a game designed to help children with a social anxiety disorder. The award was given at the 3rd Annual Serious Games and Virtual Environments Showcase, part of the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. Lift-Off! is a game designed to […]