{"id":13342,"date":"2015-10-06T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T16:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=13342"},"modified":"2015-10-06T12:39:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T16:39:02","slug":"distinguished-speaker-series-revolutionized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/distinguished-speaker-series-revolutionized\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Speaker Series Revolutionized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Dss-Talk-1-pic-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13345 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Dss-Talk-1-pic-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dss- Talk 1 pic 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Dss-Talk-1-pic-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Dss-Talk-1-pic-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Dss-Talk-1-pic-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Dss-Talk-1-pic-2-299x199.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Dss-Talk-1-pic-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The first talk of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cos.ucf.edu\/dss\/\">2015-2016 Distinguished Speaker Series <\/a>was held on September 23rd, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceviche.com\/orlando\/\">Cev\u00edche Tapas Bar &amp; Restaurant<\/a>\u00a0in downtown Orlando. Approximately 70 guests\u00a0came out\u00a0to hear <a href=\"http:\/\/ua-birmingham.academia.edu\/SarahParcak\">Sarah Parcak&#8217;s, Ph.D<\/a>., presentation on <em>\u201c<\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cos.ucf.edu\/dss\/dr-sarah-parcak\/\">A Digital Revolution: Archeology from Space<\/a>\u201d. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many UCF faculty, staff, alumni, students, and community members were\u00a0in attendance, including the Dean of the College of Sciences, <a href=\"http:\/\/physics.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/johnson-michael-d\/\">Michael Johnson, Ph.D<\/a>., as well as the chair of the UCF Anthropology Department, <a href=\"http:\/\/anthropology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/dupras-tosha\/\">Tosha Dupras, Ph.D.<\/a>\u00a0 This event was a great opportunity for UCF alumni to reconnect to the college while enjoying a great talk.<\/p>\n<p>The spacious new venue created a relaxed and comfortable environment where guests enjoyed personal food and bar\u00a0service in the private room.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Parcak captivated the audience with personal stories and photos of her research across the globe. She shared how new satellite technologies are helping us rewrite ancient history, while also allowing us to re-imagine ancient society on a completely different scale. While mainly focusing on new discoveries in Egypt and\u00a0the tremendous potential of the new technology, Dr. Parcak also\u00a0described how archeologists are using satellites to stop looting in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>At the end the evening, a door prize drawing was chosen.<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/DSS-talk-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13344 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/DSS-talk-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSS - talk 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/DSS-talk-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/DSS-talk-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/DSS-talk-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/DSS-talk-1-299x199.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/DSS-talk-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Join us on October 21st, 2015 at 6:00pm, as we will be welcoming Pegasus Professor of Psychology and Medical Education, Deborah Beidel, Ph.D. She will be giving her talk\u00a0titled &#8220;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cos.ucf.edu\/dss\/dr-deborah-beidel\/\">Examining Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder<\/a><\/em>&#8220;<em>. <\/em>She will discuss the symptoms of PTSD, how it develops, who is most likely to develop it and the treatments, including virtual reality that are most effective in treating this disorder.<\/p>\n<p>To RSVP for this exciting talk please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cos.ucf.edu\/dss\/dr-deborah-beidel\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first talk of the 2015-2016 Distinguished Speaker Series was held on September 23rd, at Cev\u00edche Tapas Bar &amp; Restaurant\u00a0in downtown Orlando. 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