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Daughters of Civil Rights Movement Look to Students for Change
The daughters of two historical figures from America’s civil rights movement spoke at UCF last Thursday at the 8th annual “Women and Leadership: A Global Perspective” forum. Cheryl Brown Henderson and Peggy Wallace Kennedy, both civil rights activists, shared their family stories and personal paths to becoming leaders for the same cause. Henderson, who founded […]
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A Summer of Honor
This summer, one of our revered professors in the mathematics department was honored as Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker at several International Conferences on Mathematical Sciences in India. Dr. Kuppalapalle Vajravelu spoke at three different conferences during his time in India. His first stop, from July 17-19, was at Sathyabama University in Chennai, India. He spoke […]
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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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UCF Alumnus Scores Big in his Career Thanks to Life Changing Advice
As an 80’s kid, one can only dream of going to work every day and working with video games. For Jon Hanson, ’12, this dream is a reality and he couldn’t be happier with his career. As a Product Manager for EA Sports Orlando, Hanson helps guide players through their end-to-end journey, from the time […]
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Helping Healthy Knights
The UCF Arboretum not only provides educational opportunities for students and the community, but they also partner with the Knights Pantry. The Knights Pantry offers food for free on campus. Obtainable through the space are canned goods, toiletries, and clothing. The shelves are filled up through donations made directly to the pantry or to boxes around campus. The […]
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New Organism Discovered by UCF Student
While many students spent their summer break enjoying the beach, University of Central Florida junior Grace Avecilla helped discover a new organism while interning at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Getting a chance to culture single-celled protists, a diverse set of microorganism, was the highlight of the internship, made possible […]
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International Observe the Moon Night at Knights Plaza
Planet hunters at the University of Central Florida invite children to join them for International Observe the Moon Night from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6. Last year, UCF’s Planetary Sciences Group sponsored an event to coincide with the international observation, which drew more than 100 people. So this year the group decided to […]
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Knights Unite
Wednesday night students and teachers of all majors joined together to honor a fallen knight at the heart of campus. A vigil was held the day after the announcement was made that Steven Sotloff had lost his life in the Middle East. The vigil was organized by three different student groups at UCF to honor […]
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Psychology Graduate Students Win Prestigious Award
The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) has presented the 2014 Stuart C. Tentoni Outstanding Professional Development Award to the UCF program, ‘Diverse doctoral students: bridging the gap between culture and psychology.’ The symposium provided a forum for an open dialogue about diverse students’ unique experiences and challenges in doctoral programs. The focus was […]
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The Healing Power of Animals
The American Sociological Association (ASA) has presented UCF’s Dr. Liz Grauerholz with the Clifton Bryant Animals & Society Course Award. Spring 2014 Dr. Grauerholz launched a course she developed that explores the ways in which non-human animals both enhance and diminish humans’ health. The course is Animals and Health (SYO 3408) and was offered again […]
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Finalist for American Physical Society Award
Dr. Michael Chini, a recent graduate from UCF’s Department of Physics (PhD, 2012) and currentResearch Scientist in the Townes Laser Institute of UCF’s College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL), is a finalist for the American Physical Society‘s Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Laser Science Award for his dissertation, entitled “Characterization and Application of Isolated Attosecond Pulses”. […]
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Meet Professor Whose Passion for Helping Others Fuels Her Research
Dr. Jennifer Sandoval joined the human-communication faculty of UCF’s Nicholson School of Communication in 2011 and brought with her an array of academic and professional experience. Prior to joining UCF, Sandoval worked in California and New Mexico as a mediator, communication consultant, and instructor at Pepperdine University and the University of New Mexico. Sandoval’s enthusiasm […]
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Vomit Comet Equals Opportunity of a Lifetime
Beginning on Monday, July 21, UCF students boarded a specially equipped plane that NASA uses to train astronauts and run microgravity experiments. The plane is nicknamed the vomit comet because first-time flyers tend to vomit as the plane hits zero gravity. “My team and I have worked tirelessly for the past year to get our project up […]
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Cornerstone Member of the UCF Family Celebrates Retirement
This year, after 42 years of service, the College of Sciences’ esteemed Associate Dean, Dr. John M. “Jack” McGuire, will retire. In honor of his retirement, the College of Sciences will host a reception Monday, June 30, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Jack comments, “After 42 years at FTU, [now] UCF, I’m ready to move […]
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Swinging for Scholarships
Monday, June 30 at the Interlachen Country Club, the National Center for Simulation‘s 20th anniversary and the Lou Frey Institute Golf Tournament will be held. The Tournament will benefit the Vince Amico & Hank Okraski STEM Scholarship Funds and the Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government. Guests will enjoy a fun-filled day of golf […]
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Need a Psychology Internship? COS Has You Covered
How do you find a good Psychology internship? You can search for one on your own. Use your status as a UCF student and ask your local community members if they need a volunteer intern. Try doing a Google search of the type of experience you want. For example: Google “Mental Health Counselor in Orlando” […]
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Romantic Strolls with Sea Turtles
The College of Sciences wants to take COS faculty and potential donors on a long, moonlit walk on the beach. To learn about sea turtles of course! This summer, the College of Sciences has organized a series of Turtle Walks to promote the college’s excellent sea turtle research program and cultivate interest in the program. […]
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Wood Decomposition a Climate Change Detector?
Climate change models could have a thing or two to learn from termites and fungi, according to a new study released this week. For a long time scientists have believed that temperature is the dominant factor in determining the rate of wood decomposition worldwide. Decomposition matters because the speed at which woody material are broken […]
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Newly Minted Ph.D. Lands Prestigious John A. Knauss Fellowship
Dr. Simona Ceriani, a recent Ph.D. graduate in Conservation Biology, has received the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This fellowship provides students with an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources as well as the national policy decisions affecting those resources, the opportunity to be matched […]
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UCF Pushes Space Frontier, Selected to Fly on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo
A UCF experiment and a 3-D printer for space developed by a UCF graduate will fly on the first NASA-funded commercial research flight on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo. NASA and Virgin Galactic announced Tuesday that 12 university experiments, two industry-developed technologies and two NASA projects were selected for the mission. Dr. Joshua Colwell, a UCF physics […]
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Physics Class With No Tests, No Lectures
How would you do in a class that didn’t have any tests or lectures? Beginning in Fall 2014 at UCF, two physics classes will attempt to answer that question. Instead of listening to long lectures and taking multiple exams and quizzes, students will read the material at home and have their understanding improved via class […]
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New Department Chairs for Biology, Anthropology and Sociology Announced
As three esteemed faculty members chose to leave their positions as department chairs, Dean Michael Johnson had to choose which professors would be their successors. The College of Sciences is pleased to announce and congratulate the new department chairs who willingly stepped up to help their departments such an important way. Dr. Graham Worthy, Department […]
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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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Avoiding Deep Impact: UCF, NASA Study Spaceship Teamwork
Visiting Mars in 2030 is going to take some engineering ingenuity, but making sure astronauts make the long, cramped journey without driving each other crazy is going to be just as tricky. It’s estimated that a round trip to Mars will take at least two years. That’s why NASA is investing millions of dollars trying […]
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UCF Students Take Competition With Standing Innovation
Monday, April 7, 2014, two UCF students, Taylor Cheely and Nicole Enterlein of Entourage Red, LLC., won first place and $10,000 in USF’s Innovative Pitch Competition for their device, which will help provide a more sanitary restroom experience for females. The annual Inovative Pitch Competition is based on a partnership between Florida Blue and the […]
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Science Olympiad Heads for the Black AND Gold
Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17, UCF will welcome over 10,000 middle and high school students, their families, coaches, and teachers from all over the United States and Japan for the 30th annual Science Olympiad. This is second time in three years that UCF has hosted the Science Olympiad, the largest STEM (science, technology, […]
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An Epic Scientific Exploration
The Florida Museum of Natural History transformed into a beacon of scientific exploration for fifteen students, from April 17 to 19th, made possible through FSU’s Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication award funded by a National Science Foundation grant. All fifteen participating undergraduate students, of which six residing at UCF, embarked on a two-day […]
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College of Sciences Graduation Reception Becomes College Tradition
The College of Sciences hosted over 1,000 people at its second graduation reception on Saturday, May 3 for graduating students to celebrate their accomplishment with classmates, family and faculty. Event attendance tripled in size in comparison to the fall 2013 reception with a line that wrapped around the Psychology building’s sidewalk and went out onto […]
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UCF Physicist Gets Three Big Journal Hits in One Year
University of Central Florida physicist Zenghu Chang has done it again. For a third time this year, his research group has published an article in a Nature journal. This time, Chang and his team have developed a new ultrafast light source for observing electron motion in molecules – made up of nuclei and electrons – […]
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‘UCF’s Fire Ant King’ featured on FOX
Recently, ‘UCF’s Ant King’, Joshua King, was featured on FOX for his work with fire ants. Tom Johnson, of FOX35, interviewed King about his fascination with fire ants, how fire ants came to Florida, and even a few tips on killing the pests. Below is the full video and article on Joshua King from FOX35. […]