A deserving Chemistry student earned the 2024 American Chemical Society (ACS) Leadership Institute Award, allowing her to attend this year’s conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The recipient, Yael ...
https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/2024-american-chemical-society-leadership-award/
UCF’s Model United Nations group is a part of the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs and prepares students to be active and informed citizens. The group recently participat...
https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/model-un-students-honors-conference-athens-georgia/
Psychology Assistant Professor Chelsea LeNoble, Ph.D. is spearheading a research project on the well-being of prescribed fire practitioners. LeNoble shared, “Prescribed fire is a tool that can ...
https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/psychology-research-prescribed-fire-practitioners/
Anthropology MA student Emily Tyler has invested significant time in her thesis studying pottery from the Burns Site in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Professor Sarah Barber, Ph.D. shared, “Emily...
https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/emily-tyler-anthropology-research/
Biology student Stefannia Tasayco recently had the opportunity to attend the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans (SACNAS) 2023 National Diversity in STEM Conference...
https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/biology-sacnas-diversity-conference/
Biology student Andrea Vasquez returns this year as a College of Sciences student ambassador. She brings her experience as an ambassador last year along with her passion for student engagement. V...
https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/andrea-vasquez-student-ambassador/
Most college students would consider studying marine science at the Great Barrier Reef or even architecture in Europe to be the pinnacle of their college experience. However, studying beyond the ...
https://www.ucf.edu/news/15-ucf-students-awarded-distinguished-gilman-scholarship-to-study-abroad/
Written by Léa Faure, Ph.D. in Security Studies In May 2023, two students affiliated with the Kurdish Political Studies Program (KPSP), Hannah Barnes and Myli Sangria, traveled to Kurdistan to...
https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/kurdish-political-studies-students-kurdistan/
Two transfer students recently took advantage of a special program to scratch their itch for learning research skills. Mosquitos and their vulnerability to pesticides was the focus of researc...
https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/biology-transfer-students-research-mosquitos/
Three UCF students have been selected as 2023 Boren Scholars, a distinguished national honor that recognizes highly motivated undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in U.S...
https://www.ucf.edu/news/3-ucf-students-receive-prestigious-2023-boren-scholarship/
In the Summer 2022 semester, the College of Sciences selected 11 students from different COS majors to represent the college as student ambassadors. Their role is to represent the students across...
Over the coming months, planes carrying five UCF Knights will land on various runways thousands and thousands of miles from home. The five will stroll off those planes into the purpose of the Ful...
https://www.ucf.edu/news/world-uniters-five-knights-receive-2022-fulbright-awards/
Sanjeev Gurshaney is caught in a crossroads of enthusiasm at 9 a.m. The UCF junior would like to take time to explain his research on immunotherapy-based medical treatments. But he really would l...
Three nuclear chemistry students will spend their summer deepening their expertise through fellowships with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The fellowships are based on their research and sp...
https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/fellowships-equip-students-for-careers-in-nuclear-chemistry/
Making people care through the power of filmmaking is Vince Marcucci’s mission. The day after he graduates from UCF with a bachelor’s in film, he’ll show his first documentary series — an...
https://www.ucf.edu/news/graduating-ucf-film-student-to-premiere-documentary-at-local-theatre/
When the U.S. returns humans to the Moon in the coming years, there’s a good chance that University of Central Florida research will have played a role in the return, whether from landing there...
BY: Jessica Budin and Dr. Paul Vasquez From September 16th -19th, University of Central Florida’s Model United Nations team visited Florida State University to participate in NoleMUN I, where...
https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/mun-team-good-showing-at-conference/
A decade has passed since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, killing roughly 250,000 people and injuring another 300,000. Many who survived were forced to live among the aftermath in makesh...
https://www.ucf.edu/news/surviving-earthquake-motivates-ucf-grad-to-make-the-most-of-her-life/
A video game developer is drawing awareness to mental illness and sexual assault by incorporating them into her video games. Digital Media student Emilia Hernandez has participated in three video...
By ALLY FRIEDMAN Mathematics Senior Ryan McCleary is heading to Cornell University this fall with a publication to his name thanks to a professor’s mentorship. When McCleary leaves Florida i...
https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/senior-heads-to-ivy-league-grad-studies-after-graduation/
For 19 UCF students, the dream of working for NASA came true this past semester as they completed internships at Kennedy Space Center through NASA’s Pathways Program. The program gives qualify...
https://www.ucf.edu/news/19-ucf-students-living-the-dream-working-at-nasas-kennedy-space-center/
Language has an incredible ability to make us feel connected. For Abigail Reynolds the first time she connected through a foreign language was during a first-year UCF study abroad trip to South A...
https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-student-receives-boren-scholarship-to-study-swahili/
BY ALLISON HURTADO ’12 The Founders’ Day Awards celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of our faculty members and students. As we recognize these achievements, we remember the effort...
When COVID-19 hit and Central Florida went into lockdown, UCF undergraduate student Victor Blocker began noticing mounting tension and stress among his friends, particularly couples. That’s wha...
By NIKITTA CAMPBELL UCF’s Society of Physics Students (SPS) Chapter has received the 2019-2020 Outstanding Chapter — the highest possible distinction. The Outstanding Chapter Award recogni...
There are the average demands of a final semester in college, and then there’s Raquel Lozano’s life. She’s juggling two majors — political science and public administration — a minor in...
https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-student-elected-to-help-protect-local-natural-resources/
Mohammed Al Awwad, a Junior at the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs majoring in Political Science, has been selected for a highly competitive internship with the U.S. State...
Presidential election night is considered the Super Bowl of journalism. Journalists are expected to deliver at the highest-level while under intense pressure in a rapidly changing environment. Si...
https://www.ucf.edu/news/journalism-students-gain-valuable-election-coverage-experience/
The day after Oneisha Eugene’s seventh birthday, her father, a St. Lucian native, was in a car accident that deprived his brain of oxygen long enough that he temporarily lost the ability to wal...
A new scholarship for a Biology student will support her final undergraduate year studying and promoting sea turtle conservation. Christine Sarkis is the third 2020 recipient of the $10,000 schol...