The Nature Conservancy, UCF Coastal Join Forces To Study Protected Lands UCF students and faculty now have the opportunity to tap into Florida’s diverse ecosystems and expand on the work TNC has been championing for close to 60 years.
UCF Partners with State Park to Provide Research Opportunities Students and everyday citizens will have the chance conduct hands-on research, which will help protect against some of the threats facing coastlines around the world.
UCF, Conservation Florida Join Forces to Protect Natural Lands A new partnership between Conservation Florida and both UCF’s Biology department and UCF Coastal increases the bench strength of statewide land protection work. The partnership…
UCF launches UCF Coastal to Combat Sea-Level Rise, Algal Blooms Protecting and preserving Florida’s shores from sea-level rise and algal blooms among other threats is critical to the state’s economic future, and the University of…
UCF Launches National Center to Find Big-Picture Solutions to Coastal Threats UCF has launched a national research center focused on finding big-picture solutions to threats facing coastal communities. In 2017, federal and local governments in Texas,…
Two UCF Knights Highlight TEDx Orlando Talk Albert Manero ‘16, president of Limbitless Solutions, will speak about the power of technology and art to help children unlock their identities during the relaunch…
Bear Brigade to Teach Ecological Concepts to Elementary Students The Bear Brigade, a new pilot educational program to teach ecological concepts to fourth- and fifth-grade students in Orange and Seminole County will visit six elementary…
Study Points to Causes of Dolphin Deaths in Gulf of Mexico A team of biologists from several Gulf of Mexico institutions and the University of Central Florida in Orlando published their findings in the journal PLoS…
UCF Scientist: Dolphins Impacted by BP Oil Spill Since BP’s Deepwater Horizon dumped about 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, larger-than-normal numbers of bottlenose dolphin carcasses have washed up…
Seminole County debuts Economic Development Hub to help small businesses grow Orlando Business Journal