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Mysteries of the Mind
If you’ve ever been presented the opportunity to catch a viewing of the film, ‘A Beautiful Mind’, it escapes your reasoning the lead character is dealing with schizophrenia. As landmark events begin to unfold, you piece together each clue noticed until the unforeseen realization occurs, “It was all of his own creation!” Schizophrenia has a way of […]
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Faculty Presents at Indiana University on Labor Strikes
Dr. Kerstin Hamann was recently invited to present her research on general strikes at Indiana University Bloomington. She gave a presentation on “Policy Reforms and General Strikes in Western Europe” at the Institute for European Studies. She also gave a talk on “European Labor Unrest and Varieties of Capitalism” at the Labor Studies Brown Bag […]
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ADHD Study Shows Expensive Programs Don’t Help
Many parents spend thousands of dollars on computer-based training programs that claim to help children succeed in the classroom and in peer relationships while reducing hyperactivity and inattentiveness. But a University of Central Florida researcher says parents are better off saving their hard-earned cash. Psychology professor Mark Rapport’s research team spent two years analyzing the data from […]
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Twenty one researchers in areas ranging from optics, medicine, psychology and education were recognized last week in what has become a much-anticipated campus tradition – induction into the UCF Millionaires Club. The club, which was established in 2000, recognizes researchers who have received external sponsored funding of $1 million or more in the last fiscal […]
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Kevin Belfield Elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Kevin D. Belfield, Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Department of Chemistry, was elected as a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the professional organization that publishes the journal Science. The honor is given to individuals by their peers for efforts to advance science or its application. Officially announced […]
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Nanotechnology journal highlights UCF research
Research from UCF scientists was highlighted in the IOP Science Nanotechnology journal in the electronics and photonic category. You can view it by clicking here. Nanotechnology encompasses the understanding of the fundamental physics, chemistry, biology and technology of nanometre-scale objects. The article, “High Yield Fabrication of Chemically Reduced Graphene Oxide Field Effect Transistors by Dielectrophoresis,” was […]
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Chemistry and biology students release research
One professor and a duo of UCF students are helping research new ways to battle cancer. College of Medicine professor Otto Phanstiel, doctorate of chemistry student Aaron Muth and undergraduate biology major Joseph Kamel presented their research at the most recent American Chemical Society regional meeting in New Orleans. The team’s research was on polyamines, […]
