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Helping Avoid Long Lines at Theme Parks
Two UCF alumni and a student each earned first place in a competition that stretched their statistical math skills to come up with better resources to help people visiting theme parks avoid long lines. Kanak Choudhury ‘17,Taha Mokfi ’17 and statistical computing major Phuong Pho competed individually in Touring Plans’ Big Data Challenge. The contest […]
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Elephants and Bees
UCF Biology student Matthew Rudolph, 31, always knew he wanted a career that involved animals, but he never envisioned using tiny honeybees to help save the world’s largest land mammal. Still, that’s exactly what Rudolph has been doing for the past six months, working alongside a team of international researchers in Kenya to build fences […]
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New UCF trustees
Walt Disney World Resort President Meg Crofton, local attorney Marcos Marchena and veteran investment manager Robert A. Garvy are the newest members of the University of Central Florida’s Board of Trustees. Crofton, Marchena and Garvy were appointed to UCF’s 13-member board by the Board of Governors of the State University System. In her 30 years […]
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Disney Parks president and UCF grad retiring
Al Weiss, president of worldwide operations for Disney Parks and Resorts, a former president of Walt Disney World, and graduate of both University of Central Florida and Rollins College, is retiring. Weiss announced his retirement with a letter to cast members Wednesday. Weiss has been with Disney for 39 years, starting at Disney as a […]