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March 2017 News & Updates
 
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Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Daniel Britt
  
Professor of Astronomy in the Department of Physics at the University of Central Florida Dr. Daniel Britt will present "Orbits and Ice Ages: The History of Climate" on March 29 in the college's Distinguished Speaker Series. RSVP
 
2017 COS Outstanding AlumKnights

The UCF College of Sciences honored 10 of its exceptional alumni at the 2017 Outstanding AlumKnights awards ceremony on March 2 at UCF.  Read more
   
COS Students to Receive UCF's Highest Honor
 
Eleven College of Sciences students will receive the Order of the Pegasus, the university's most prestigious student award, on March 27 .  Read more
       
 
COS Highlights     
    
Open Reef Drones Take on Environmental Conservation    

Scientists from UCF's Open Reef Mapping Society are using drones to collect high-resolution aerial imagery of every island in Belize, with hopes of raising awareness and promoting environmental conservation. Read more
  
UCF's Crime Lab Combats Human Trafficking Through Research    
 
The UCF Department of Sociology's "crime lab," a team of faculty and students, is trying to help police and nonprofit agencies better understand human trafficking in hopes of stopping it. Read more 
 
UCF Physics Shines at APS Bridge Conference
  
Students and faculty from the University of Central Florida's Department of Physics presented award-winning research at this year's annual conference of the American Physical Society Bridge Program.  Read more
     
 
Faculty Spotlights
 
Peer Milk-Sharing Participants Generally Keep it Clean
 
A new study by professors in the UCF Department of Sociology and the UCF Department of Anthropology reveals new data about milk-sharing networks. Read more  
 
Psychology Supports UCF's Integrated Health Service
  
UCF Health has made headlines for its integrated behavioral health clinic. UCF psychology students are getting hands-on training with the successful  model.  Read more

Endangered Tiny Bird Has Big Ally in UCF 

 
Student Stories
             
Anthropology Student Digs up Latin American Roots
  
UCF anthropology student and first-generation college student Kimberly Batres plans to root her future research in Guatemala to discover its unmasked history and to further connect with her heritage.  Read more
   
Sociology Student Uses Tragedy to Initiate Change
 

COSmic Knight Erin Barbeau

Being in a room full of bugs might be a nightmare to some, but for COSmic Knight Erin Barbeau, it's a dream come true. Take a look inside the Bug Closet on campus and see why Erin loves her bug-filled job.   Watch video 

 
Alumni News
             
Sociology Alumnus' Pursuit of Education and Recovery  
 
For the past decade UCF sociology alumnus Dr. Thomas Hall has been at the forefront of implementing one of the premier prevention and recovery programs in the country at UCF.   Read more
  
Security Studies Alumnus Joins Office of Brazilian Presidency 

Dr. Marcos Degaut Pontes was in the first graduating class of the security studies Ph.D. program in the Department of Political Science at UCF. Less than a year after his graduation, he was named the Deputy Special Secretary for Strategic Affairs of the Presidency in Brazil. Read more
 
UCF Online Student Makes History 
  
Department of Political Science alumnus Bradley Caouette made history at UCF by being the first fully online student to graduate with an Honors in the Major degree, and with an award-winning thesis to top it off.  Read more
 
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