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UCF’s Game Day Recycling Earns EPA Recognition
The Knights’ September football game against South Carolina might not have been a victory on the field, but University of Central Florida fans did help to make an environmental impact during the pre-game tailgate. UCF participated in the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Game Day Challenge,” a friendly competition for colleges and universities to promote waste reduction […]
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Program Prepares Students for Exceptional Education Classrooms
Nancy Templeton believes there is a huge need for more highly qualified teachers that can instruct students with special needs. Templeton, a single mom who raised three children with disabilities, including one with cerebral palsy, has seen firsthand the need for teachers who can create a positive, rigorous learning atmosphere for students with exceptionalities. “A […]
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UCF Program Helps Students Develop Relaxation Skills
“The title of this year’s NASPA Annual Conference was ‘LEAD- INNOVATE –TRANSFORM,’ and that is exactly what the coordinator of UCF’s Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation Training program, Pam Mills, is doing,” said Peter Mastroianni, assistant director for Wellness and Health Promotion Services. Mills presented and reported the benefits and success of Biofeedback Assisted Relaxation Training program. […]
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UCF Harlem Shake
Over 700 UCF students gathered in the Student Union to film a UCF student take on the Harlem Shake internet craze. The student produced video can be found here: UCF Harlem Shake
Stories About UCF
- Matt Prater makes NFL record 64-yard field goal CBS Sports
- Orlando Predators leaving downtown to play at UCF Orlando Sentinel
- Missing Nelson Mandela ESPN
- UCF's virtual classroom software wins National Training & Simulation Association award Orlando Business Journal
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Gary Sain: Enduring Legacy for UCF and Orlando
Exactly one year before he died, Gary Sain sent an unusual email to his wife, Pamela. Instead of the customary to-do lists and routine information, he sent a brief summary of his life and principles. “When I die, how do I want to be remembered?” he wrote. “He gave it his best. He had fun […]
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The Calculus of Success
Dr. Ali Orooji needs a hug. It has been a tough week, so he needs as many as he can get. Here’s the question: How many hugs can Dr. Orooji receive, at most, if he crosses a rectangular room full of friends who are standing at varying distances from him, with varying interest in an […]
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Campus Emergency Response Team Now Open to Faculty, Staff
University of Central Florida faculty and staff members are invited to join the university’s Campus Emergency Response Team, or CERT. CERT educates people about disaster preparedness, helps them plan for hazards that could impact UCF, and trains them in basic disaster-response skills so that they can better protect themselves, their families and the community. The […]
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Measuring Awe and Wonder – and Putting Them to Use
When was the last time you were in awe of something? Or maybe experienced wonder? Maybe it was standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon, or witnessing birth, or walking along the beach at sunrise. A team of University of Central Florida researchers thinks those feelings of awe and wonder can be scientifically studied, […]
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More »PTSD Treatment at UCF's Anxiety Disorders Clinic
UCF’s Anxiety Disorders Clinic uses olfactory stimulants to replicate traumatic events experienced by PTSD sufferers. Visual, audio and tactile components are also used, but according to patients, smell acts as the most powerful trigger.
Events @ UCF
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Dec 9Marketing, Branding & UCF
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Dec 9UCF Knights Toast
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Dec 10Live & Learn Abroad!
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Dec 10Weight Watchers Meeting
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Dec 11It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
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