{"id":773,"date":"2012-06-11T16:25:24","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T20:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.171.92.38\/~sociolog\/?page_id=773"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:25:11","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news modern\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-research-to-help-inform-statewide-efforts-to-stop-domestic-violence-and-improve-care-for-survivors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/04\/Image-18-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Two people sit close together, one gently holding the other's hand, with a clipboard and pen visible in the foreground.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">COS News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">UCF Research to Help Inform Statewide Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence and Improve Care for Survivors<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Florida is turning to UCF experts to find better ways to prevent domestic violence and give survivors a stronger voice in the services they need.&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/sociology-doctoral-student-empowers-mental-health-awareness-at-comic-con-panel\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/09\/ComicCon1_resized-150x150.png\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"Two people stand smiling in front of a San Diego Comic-Con International backdrop, both wearing graphic T-shirts with comic book characters.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">COS News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">Sociology Doctoral Student Empowers Mental Health Awareness at Comic-Con Panel\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Jaylen Christie combines comic books, sociology, and mental health education in presentation at popular convention in San Diego, California.\u00a0 Written by: Sultana Ali | Published:&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/remembering-ida-cook\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/08\/Ida-Cook-v2-Wide-150x150.jpg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image\" alt=\"An older person with short gray hair and glasses, wearing a dark blazer and light shirt, smiles in front of a dark background.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">COS News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">Remembering Ida Cook\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">The UCF community reflects on the legacy of Ida Cook, former member of the Board of Trustees and Emerita Associate Professor of Sociology.&nbsp;&nbsp; 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