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Education Opens Second Chances For Scholar With Rough Upbringing

Christian Bolden, Ph.D., ’10, is living proof that second chances exist. “If there should be one takeaway from my story it’s that people can change…

New Dean Named for UCF’s College of Sciences

Maggy Tomova will become the next dean of UCF’s College of Sciences on Oct. 18. She joins UCF from the University of Iowa, where she…

Congratulations to the Summer 2021 Doctoral Graduates

Biology Jordan Dowell, Ph.D., faculty advisor, Chase Mason, Ph.D. and Pedro Quintana-Ascencio, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Genetics and Evolution of Specialized Metabolism In Wild and Cultivated Helianthus.”…

New York Schools Benefit From Sociology Alumna’s Safety Guidance

Locks, lights and out-of-sight. This is the protocol used by national mass shooting expert and UCF double graduate, Jaclyn Schildkraut, B.A.’09, M.S.’11, when teaching today’s…

138 Faculty Promoted Across the University

After going through a rigorous evaluation process, 138 UCF faculty have been promoted and 45 have been awarded tenure for the 2020-2021 cycle. The process…

Renewed Funding Opens Three More Years Of Citizen Science in Belize

Impactful community research in rural Belize will continue for another three years thanks to renewed funding from the National Science Foundation. The $465,000 grant supports…

UCF Funds Second Round of $1 million SEED Initiative to Support Faculty Research

Thirty-seven UCF teams will split $1 million in UCF SEED funding to conduct preliminary research the university hopes will lead to bigger individual grants from…

UCF Hosts Spring Graduation Celebration, April 30 to May 9

UCF is excited to offer spring graduates and their families the opportunity to choose one of two in-person options to celebrate their achievements. Recognitions of…

Sociology Research Project Show Pre-Med Student Human Side of Medicine

Practicing medicine is as much about compassionate, human interaction as patching up broken bodies. Pre-med graduate Emily Vernet ’20 got a firsthand understanding of this…

Sociology Graduate Students Present at MSSA

The Mid South Sociological Association annual meetings provide sessions on the cutting edge of research interests. In addition, each meeting includes round tables and panels…