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Meet UCF’s 4 Pegasus Professors for 2023
Four UCF professors have been named this year’s Pegasus Professors, UCF’s highest faculty designation. Pegasus Professors are selected by the president and provost and are recognized for excellence in the teaching, research and service. This year’s honorees include innovative researchers who have not only made a difference at UCF, but nationally and internationally. Stephen Fiore’s […]
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Pride Commons Connection Leads To UCF Love Story
By Jenna Marina Lee The wedding ring popped out of the box, rolled onto the gazebo floor and continued rolling right on into the depths of Lake Baldwin during the middle of Nicole Dumbroff ’15 and Cecil Chik ’09 ’15MA’s wedding ceremony. Thanks to theringfinders.com, the ring is back on Nicole’s finger after spending two […]
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The Probability to Lift Off
Jimmy Rudolph ’76 was hired to work at the Kennedy Space Center on NASA’s new Space Shuttle Program right after he graduated from Florida Technological University. In a room full of old-school engineers who didn’t always trust computers, Jimmy made a name for himself after he learned a computer programming language in just one day. […]
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UCF Launches Big Data Ph.D. Program
UCF’s Department of Statistics will offer one of the only Big Data Ph.D. programs in the world beginning Fall 2018. The field of big data has recently exploded. As companies continue to collect more and more data about their customers, there is a gap to fill with an industry professional who can interpret it. Big […]
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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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New Statistics Professor Has Big Plans for Big Data
The University of Central Florida’s Department of Statistics welcomed Mengyu Xu, Ph.D., to its faculty as an assistant professor of statistics. Mengyu Xu started at UCF in the fall of 2016 and has been aiding the department with the development of its big data program and collaborating with researchers from applied scientific fields to improve […]
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Outstanding Alumknight Actualized her Dreams
University of Central Florida alumna Tiffany Wills, ’06, was awarded the College of Sciences’ 2016 Outstanding AlumKnight Award for the Department of Statistics. The award was presented at a ceremony in March. Shunpu Zhang, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Statistics described Wills as “a great example of an exemplary UCF graduate striving to reach […]
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2016 30 Under 30
The 2016 30 Under 30 class gathered to be honored Saturday at FAIRWINDS Alumni Center during the Indoor Tailgate. They then were recognized on the field at Bright House Networks Stadium during the football game. This incredible group of individuals includes 12 alumni of the College of Sciences. Amanda Booz, ’13, Nicholson School of Communication Ms. Booz […]
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New Statistics Instructor Spotlight
New Instructor in the Department of Statistics Brittany Juraszek loves to teach. Juraszek currently teaches one section of “Statistical Methods I” and two sections of “Statistical Methods II.” She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2010 and her master’s degree from Mississippi State University in 2012. Juraszek came to the […]
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Statistics Professor Collaborates in Taiwan
Mark Johnson, Ph.D., professor in the UCF Department of Statistics, visited Taipei Medical University in Taiwan to discuss partnerships and collaborations with the university. Johnson met with Ben-Chang Shia, Ph.D., dean of the College of Management and director of the Big Data Research Center at Taipei Medical University. They discussed possible collaborations between Taipei Medical […]