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\"REU<\/p>\n

UCF is launching two new summer Research Experiences for Undergraduate programs and continuing a third, thanks to new funding from the National Science Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The programs are designed to encourage select students from around the country to pursue graduate studies and eventually become leaders in their chosen areas of expertise.<\/p>\n

Getting REUs is difficult because there is a lot of nationwide competition, but UCF\u2019s ability to land three programs is a testament to the quality of the university\u2019s programs.<\/p>\n

One of the three REUs is housed under the College of Sciences<\/a>, within the UCF Sociology Department<\/a> and its new GIS Cluster Initiative, and is new to the university this year.<\/p>\n

Citizen Science GIS<\/a> is a program that will give students the opportunity to design research questions with partner organizations in Orlando and Belize. \u201cStudents will be collecting data and learning how to use GIS [geographic information systems] and mapping software to apply it to solving real-world problems related to land-use planning, marine debris and disaster issues along the coast of Belize,\u201d<\/em> said sociology professor Timothy L. Hawthorne, Ph.D.<\/a>,\u00a0principal investigator on the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is unique with our REU is that we build a research network with students. It\u2019s not just a seven-week program here in Orlando or Belize,\u201d <\/em>Hawthorne said. \u201cWhat we do in this three-year program is help students build a large research support network that can open the doors to bigger and better opportunities down the road.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

UCF\u2019s Department of Sociology and the new GIS Cluster Initiative is providing support for the project that drew 365 applicants from all over the country for eight openings. Sociology major Amanda Ashby was the only UCF student selected<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have always found human interactions and relationships incredibly interesting,\u201d<\/em> Ashby said. \u201cAfter taking Dr. Hawthorne\u2019s Introduction to GIS class last year, I learned that I could incorporate a growing industry into my work in sociology. When I found out about the Belize REU I knew that I needed to apply because, if I were chosen, my life would change substantially.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The other two REUs, Internet of Things<\/a> and the renewed program, Computer Vision<\/a>, will train undergraduate students in research-based theory and applications of the technologies used in the field.<\/p>\n

To read more about these programs, view the original story on UCF\u00a0Today,<\/em>\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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