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Showcasing the Sciences
This weekend, as a part of Family Weekend, the UCF College of Sciences is participating in the 2014 College Showcase. On Sept. 20, from noon – 2 p.m. the College of Sciences will be showcasing their Psychology Department. On display will be their research areas in which high technology is used to help a variety […]
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Oyster Reef and Living Shoreline Stabilization Volunteer Opportunities Summer 2014
UCF and the Brevard Zoo have partnered to create volunteer opportunities for students who wish to participate in oyster reef restoration and shoreline stabilization projects with the Canaveral National Seashore (CANA) and Fort Mose National Park (FM). Volunteering is open to all students, regardless of their major. Biology students are encouraged to participate. Volunteers needed […]
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Miss America to Speak on Celebrating Diversity Through Cultural Competency at UCF
Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, will visit UCF on Tuesday, March 25, to be the keynote speaker for a Month of the Women celebration sponsored by the campus Multicultural Student Center. Davuluri, the first contestant of Indian descent to win the Miss America competition, will speak on her platform: Celebrating Diversity through Cultural Competency. She […]
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What Can You Do With Your Sociology Degree?
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the UCF Teaching Academy (TA), Room 130, the sociology department will hold its first career day. The event will become an annual networking opportunity for students and employers to attend. UCF’s Sociology department is dedicated to educating their students about what job prospects are […]
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Mathematician to Reveal New Discoveries From Lost Notebook
In 1976, at the University of Wisconsin, George Andrews made a monumental discovery. Hidden in heaps of dusty books, he found Ramanujan’s lost notebook full of mock theta functions. It had been established through correspondence with a friend, prior to Ramanujan’s death, that he was investigating mock theta functions. Only a few had been sent […]
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Put Your Money Where Your Party Is: Alumnus Patrick Stewart to Present
I know what you’re thinking. No, it isn’t that Patrick Stewart, but Patrick A. Stewart Ph.D ’88, is an accomplished University of Central Florida alumni. (We even did a spotlight on his various achivements last year.) He is coming to speak about the 2012 preprimary donations in Florida, how they influenced recent electoral outcomes and the potential implications for […]
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Do you have what it takes to be a muse or a mentor?
Are you a student and interested in the Women in Film & Television of Florida Mentor Program? If so, there is a new event for you – WIFT Wednesday! The next WIFT is tonight from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at EMBER, which is in downtown Orlando at 42 W. Central Blvd. MUSE: found in Greek […]