UCF Professor Emeritus Elected to the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame Michael Bass is the fifth UCF professor to receive the distinction, and his selection marks the fourth consecutive year that a UCF faculty member has been recognized.
UCF Professor Honored for Contributions to Science A UCF emeritus professor has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science because of his contributions to the fields…
UCF Forum’s New Opinion Columnists to Begin Wednesday The UCF Forum opinion series welcomes nine new columnists Wednesday to share their thoughts on local and world affairs, social issues, personal challenges, life lessons…
How Did We Wind Up in Such an Unlikely Universe? Not long ago the Public Broadcasting Service program NOVA presented an episode called “The Great Math Mystery.” It dealt with the many ways mathematical relationships…
Do we really need more ‘stuff’? Since most people are busy acquiring more and more things, it may be past time to start thinking about the question: Do we really need…
Don’t be Afraid of Failure Many people have written on the fear of failure. In many places it goes under the heading “fear of losing face.” I have visited several…
National Academy of Inventors Adds 2 Fellows from UCF Two University of Central Florida researchers this week were named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Issa Batarseh, who has made significant technical contributions…
Toward a More Scientifically Literate Public As a society we do a terrible job of educating our children to become scientifically literate. Sure, we have STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)…
Don’t Just Blindly Follow All ‘Green’ Trends — Do Your Research First Nowadays it is politically correct to be “green” – to say and do things that seem to minimize one’s impact on the environment and to…
A Toast! To the International Year of Light In December 2013, at the United Nations’ 68th General Assembly meeting, the assembled countries could not as usual solve the problems of world conflicts, human…
