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Inaugural Gilson Lecture Series Features Oxford Professor on How the Senses Shape Perception
The UCF Department of Psychology hosted its first Richard Gilson distinguished lecture series, featuring University of Oxford professor Charles Spence, who explored how the human brain integrates sensory information and how those connections are shaping research, design and real-world experience. Written by: Ana Hidalgo and Shaloni Prine | April 21, 2026 On April 3, 2026, the UCF Human Factors and Cognitive […]
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UCF Researchers Lead Critical Work in National Nuclear Forensics Consortium
As one of the selected universities for the NNSA-funded Consortium for Nuclear Forensics, UCF is advancing cutting-edge research while building pathways for future security and nonproliferation experts. By: Emily Dougherty | November 21, 2025 Researchers in the College of Sciences are playing a pivotal role in strengthening the nation’s nuclear security through their leadership in the Consortium for Nuclear Forensics (CNF). CNF brings […]
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Local Fourth Graders Challenged to SavEarth
The College of Sciences is always happy to see innovations coming from our most valuable resource, future students. A large group of fourth graders will be showcasing their months long research in areas of conservation, recycling and other ways to help save the earth Saturday April 5 in Engineering II in the atrium. We’re excited […]
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AIA presents: Sacred Spaces and Human Sacrifice
The ancient Nasca people of southern Peru inspired a long line of theories and myths to explain the mystery of the Nasca Lines. Peru’s Nasca lines are a number of ancient geoglyphs, or designs on the ground which are made up of stone or other natural materials. This archaeological find has left many in the […]
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“Harm Reduction”: Combining Drug Use Information Awareness and Personal Choice Prevention
Out of Harm’s Way: An Ethnography of Harm Reduction in Argentina Shana Harris, Ph.D. National Development and Research Institutes Wed., April 9, 2014: 3:00 – 4:00 PM In: Howard Phillips Hall, room 409-M, 4th floor Drug abuse continues as a focus of study and prevention, with new models of intervention in the works each day. […]