{"id":5405,"date":"2012-11-13T12:47:28","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T17:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=5405"},"modified":"2012-11-13T12:47:28","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T17:47:28","slug":"2012-college-of-sciences-rising-star-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/2012-college-of-sciences-rising-star-award\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 College of Sciences Rising Star Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2012\u00a0College\u00a0of Sciences Rising Star Award winner is Lauren Black, &#8217;09,\u00a0who\u00a0was honored at the Black and Gold Gala hosted by the UCF Alumni Association during the 2012 Homecoming week.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/11\/299879_190616497686468_100002143566396_403084_1438431484_n-e1337794420648.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5513\" title=\"299879_190616497686468_100002143566396_403084_1438431484_n-e1337794420648\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/11\/299879_190616497686468_100002143566396_403084_1438431484_n-e1337794420648-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/11\/299879_190616497686468_100002143566396_403084_1438431484_n-e1337794420648-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/11\/299879_190616497686468_100002143566396_403084_1438431484_n-e1337794420648-299x388.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/11\/299879_190616497686468_100002143566396_403084_1438431484_n-e1337794420648.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Black runs the popular website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.countrymusicislove.com\">Country Music is Love<\/a>, which she started when she was still finishing her\u00a0Radio-Television classes in the Nicholson School of Communication.\u00a0The site has taken off and Black was selected by the organizers of this year\u2019s Grammy Awards to be one of the official blogs covering the awards.<\/p>\n<p>Since Black resides in Orlando, she makes an effort to keep in touch with her alma mater. 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