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Fri Mar 6
The UCF & Orlando Health Neurologic Residency faculty were busy at this year’s Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association held at the Colorado Convention Center from March 11 to 15, 2020. Kristen Cezat, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP/SMS was awarded the first Clinician of the Year Award by the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy (ANPT) Spinal Cord Injury…
Fri Mar 6
Jeffery Redding, the 2019 GRAMMY Music Educator Award Recipient, is the newly announced Director of Choral Activities at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Redding has led his choirs in performances at national, regional, and state conventions of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). His choirs have earned first place awards at Heritage Festivals of…
Wed Mar 4
Peter Sinelli’s wardrobe choices can bring students running to his classroom. That’s particularly the case when he’s spotted crossing campus wearing one of the many loud, vibrant tropical shirts that fill his closet. Savvy students know the blinding colors signal it’s pop quiz day. “They’ve caught on,” Sinelli said with a laugh. “The tradition is…
Mon Mar 2
Thirty-one women are being honored by UCF Faculty Excellence during March for Women’s History Month. The women were nominated by peers and colleagues for their impact on campus and in the community. Among the group are scientists, engineers and others. The group will be honored March 31 during a reception at the Burnett House. For…
Thu Feb 27
The University of Central Florida’s reputation as a leader in space research has been further established with the recent announcement that one of its planetary scientists has been named to the science advisory board of a major aerospace company. Phil Metzger, a planetary scientist with UCF’s Florida Space Institute, joined Blue Origin’s science advisory board in…
Tue Feb 25
The College of Sciences recently sat down with Michelle Kwon, Ph.D., to talk about her work as a mathematics professor and leader of Math Circle. (Some answers edited for clarity and brevity.) COS: What’s the purpose of Math Circle, in your own words? Kwon: The purpose of Math Circle is to make middle school students…
Fri Feb 21
Buddy and Nugget shed more love than hair — and if you’ve seen the back of their ride you know that’s saying something. The owner of these two rambunctious Golden Retrievers would be happy to keep all that love to himself. But Michael Sigman, Ph.D., director of the National Center for Forensic Science, has other…
Thu Feb 20
The most recent English-language general history of early colonial Cuba dated 100 years back—until University of Central Florida History professor Luis MartÃnez-Fernández published Key to the New World: A History of Early Colonial Cuba. This book won the 2018 Florida Book Awards bronze medal in general nonfiction, first place at the 2019 International Latino Book…
Tue Feb 18
The journal Rhetoric of Health & Medicine is one of two journals awarded the 2019 Best New Journal by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals. Founded and co-edited by Dr. Lisa Melonçon and Writing and Rhetoric Professor Blake Scott, the journal seeks to bring together humanities and social scientific research traditions to allow scholars…
Tue Feb 18
Two Physics professors are bridging their day jobs and their hobbies at the speed of sound. Professors Richard Klemm, Ph.D., and Robert Peale, Ph.D., have devoted their professional lives to teaching students the intricate mechanics that make the world work. That same complexity and challenge attracts them to playing violin as a break from laboratories…
Mon Feb 17
Linda Rosa-Lugo, CSD associate professor and associate dean of Faculty Excellence, Graduate, and Global Affairs for the UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences, has been recognized for her significant contributions to achieving diversity in the field of communication sciences and disorders by the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Rosa-Lugo has…
Mon Feb 17
A computer scientist known worldwide for creating the CAVE system, a fully immersive virtual reality environment within a room-sized cube, has joined the faculty of the University of Central Florida. Carolina Cruz-Neira, based in the UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science, is a pioneer in the areas of virtual reality and interactive visualization, having…
Fri Feb 14
Three UCF Doctor of Physical Therapy Program faculty members representing three different board specialty areas of physical therapy are headed to Denver, Colorado February 11-15 for the annual meeting of the 10 board specialty councils of the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) at the 2020 American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting.…
Fri Feb 14
With nearly 68,000 students enrolled at UCF, there could be as many as 680 students who stutter, said Martine Vanryckeghem, a fluency disorders specialist and professor in the UCF School of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Nearly one percent of individuals in the world stutter, according to the National Stuttering Association. Vanryckeghem has…
Tue Feb 11
Apassion for innovation in teaching future physicians is the driving force behind the work of Laurel Gorman, associate professor of pharmacology and medical education at the UCF College of Medicine. Her work was recently highlighted by the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), which recognized her as the featured member of the month in…
Mon Feb 10
In addition to teaching and conducting research, many faculty members write and publish books. They spend days, weeks, or sometimes years building stories, sharing knowledge through textbooks, or creating worlds through poetry and other creative works. UCF honored 39 such faculty members during UCF’s second Authors Celebration on Feb. 5 at the Live Oak Ballroom.…
Thu Feb 6
University of Central Florida computer science researcher Mubarak Shah has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for his innovations in the field of computer vision. Shah, who is the UCF Trustee Chair Professor of Computer Science and director of the Center for Research in Computer Vision, is being recognized for his…
Mon Feb 3
Orlando Sentinel arts writer Matt Palm profiled retiring studio art professor Walter Gaudnek. “After 50 years of teaching at the University of Central Florida, artist Walter Gaudnek will close the door on the classroom this spring. “I used to say they would have to carry me out,” he said. “But then I realized no, no,…
Fri Jan 31
A Physics scientist recently crossed the threshold of more than 10,000 citations in scholarly works — a distinction that added his name to the 2019 Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by the Web of Science Group. The award places Assistant Professor Madhab Neupane, Ph.D., in the top 1% of the world’s most cited scientific papers.…
Tue Jan 28
Congratulations to Dean Sheila Amin Gutiérrez de Piñeres, who has been recognized by the American Conference of Academic Deans (ACAD) Board of Directors as the recipient of the third-annual Award for Excellence in Academic Leadership! The award recognizes individuals who exemplify excellence in academic leadership through shaping and supporting positive change on their campuses and…