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		<copyright>Copyright 2009, Political Science</copyright>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:26:52 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>UCF Conference Tackled Climate Change and National Security</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Military experts, public policy researchers and environmental scholars came together at the University of Central Florida Thursday to discuss the implications of climate change on national and global security.  Rather than exclusively focusing on ecological changes, the event, titled "Climate Change and National/Global Security,&rdquo; discussed the long-term impacts of climate change from a security point of view. The conference hosted speakers with expertise in a wide range of fields dealing with the issue.   About 250 students, faculty and staff, as well as community members, attended the event, which was a co-curricular component of the UCF General Education Program Unifying Theme: &ldquo;The Environment and Global Climate Change,&rdquo; and also a feature of the 2009-2010 Global Perspectives theme of &ldquo;The Environment, Energy and National/Global Security.&rdquo;  The morning keynote speaker was retired Vice Adm. Lee Gunn, president of the American Security Project. Gunn spoke on the &ldquo;National Security Implications of Climate Change,&rdquo; offering expertise from his 35 years serving in the U.S. Navy.   Gunn stressed to the audience that climate change is not just an environmental concern, but also a formidable threat to the country&rsquo;s security. He described the possible implications of a global climate crisis from a defense perspective. Gunn detailed a situation of mass migration to the United States, overextension of military resources and the weakening of alliances made in more stable times. He explained that the challenges &ldquo;are not insurmountable but will be extremely costly.&rdquo;  The next speaker, Joan Johnson-Freese, chair of the National Security Decision Making Department at the U.S. Naval War College, discussed &ldquo;Climate Change and Human Security.&rdquo; Johnson-Freese detailed the human suffering that is likely to occur in the event of natural disasters driven by climate change. She explained how extreme weather events become disasters by acting on vulnerable populations. Johnson-Freese echoed Gunn in warning that these events might lead to mass migration, and also discussed the possibility of widespread social instability.   The third speaker, Janet Larsen, is the director of research at the Earth Policy Institute, an independent environmental research organization. Larsen&rsquo;s discussion titled, &ldquo;Plan B: Mobilizing to Save Civilization,&rdquo; focused on the effects wide-spread food shortages may have on global security. She detailed the necessary steps in order to save civilization and stressed that &ldquo;food security is really about human security.&rdquo;   Next, James J. Carafano, Deputy Director, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies and Director, Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, offered a counter- perspective on the issue in his presentation titled, &ldquo;Questioning the Concept: Rethinking the Climate/Security Paradigm.&rdquo;  Carafano asserted that climate change and national security are part of a very complex system being affected by many variables, and that we have to carefully examine the causality between security issues and the effects of climate change. He said that predicting the relationship between humans and the environment in the long term is nearly impossible. Carafano stressed that he is not in the &ldquo;do-nothing crowd,&rdquo; but that more research needs to be done to explain the intricate relationship between climate change and national security.   During a question-and-answer period with speakers, audience members asked if the rising cost of food is tied to alternative fuels, such as ethanol, which is typically made in the United States from corn. Another audience member asked about U.S. hesitancy in making a firm commitment to the impending United Nations meeting on climate change in Copenhagen.   The conference&rsquo;s luncheon keynote speaker was William Powers, senior fellow at the World Policy Institute and author of &ldquo;Whispering in the Giant&rsquo;s Ear: A Frontline Chronicle from Bolivia&rsquo;s War on Globalization.&rdquo; Powers gave a human face to the issues that had been discussed all day, citing his personal experiences helping local populations with climate and deforestation issues in Liberia and Bolivia.  Powers shared success stories in curbing carbon emissions and increasing sustainable ways of living in the third world, ending the day&rsquo;s discussions on a hopeful note.   &ldquo;We can change in partnership with the developing world,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We can re-imagine development. And we can achieve climate justice. It&rsquo;s not that any of these things are easy to do, but they have been done, and we can achieve them too.&rdquo;  Sponsors of the conference included UCF&rsquo;s Global Perspectives Office, the National Conference of Editorial Writers, UCF&rsquo;s Student Government Association, Office of Undergraduate Studies, Nicholson School of Communication, Diplomacy Program, Terrorism Studies Program, Political Science Department, International Services Center, The India Program at UCF, UCF LIFE, C.T. Hsu International (Group) Co., Lawrence J. Chastang and The Chastang Foundation, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, C.T. Hsu International (Group) Co., OCI Associates Inc. and the Global Connections Foundation.  Laura Stockbridge contributed to this report. ]]></description>
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			<title>2009 Graduate Fellowships Reception</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:39:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The College of Graduate Studies Financial Assistance office hosted the Fifth Annual Graduate Fellowships Reception on October 7, 2009 to recognize the outstanding UCF graduate students who received prestigious university fellowships for the 2009-2010 academic year. The awards are offered to superior students who have distinguished themselves in academic studies.
Upon entering the Cape Florida Room, students and guests were welcomed, offered name tags, programs, and UCF logo gifts; light refreshments and beverages were served in their honor.
Dr. Michael Stern, Associate Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, welcomed everyone and congratulated the recipients on their awards and thanked them for choosing UCF for graduate study. Students received certificates, upon mingling with faculty and guests.
New 2009-2010 University of Central Florida Graduate Fellowship Recipients
Trustees Doctoral Fellows
Ashley Bies, Conservation Biology PhD Christopher Coultas, Psychology PhD Christopher Friend, Texts and Technology PhD Amy Hoover, Computer Science PhD Andrew Miller, Computer Science PhD Jacob Staples, Computer Engineering PhD Carrie Straub, Education PhD Robert VanGorder, Mathematics PhD
Presidential Doctoral Fellows
Shuyu Chen, Electrical Engineering PhD Shanjun Helian, Civil Engineering PhD Sunny Jain, Biomedical Sciences PhD Chunting Li, Public Affairs PhD Chuan Sun, Computer Science PhD Lijuan Yin, Computer Engineering PhDRan Zhao, Mechanical Engineering PhDMcKnight Doctoral Fellows
Nick Lebredo, Public Affairs, PhD Christopher Lorscher, Physics PhD Jennifer Johnson, Education PhD
Provost&rsquo;s Graduate Fellows
David Ascher, Education PhD Benjamin Barth, Psychology Clinical MA Carly Baxendale, Nonprofit Managment MNM Shameek Bhattacharjee, Computer Engineering PhD Monica Bonadies, Mechanical Engineering MSME Jared Bott, Computer Science PhD Alyssa Boucher, Psychology PhD Kathryn Bryan Bethea, Education PhD Peter Buffington, Physical Therapy DPT Amy Byrne, Criminal Justice MS Mallory Casson, Hospitality and Tourism Mgmt MS Christopher Catano, Biology MS Yuan Chang, Industrial Engineering PhD Yuan Chen, Optics PhD Jun Chen, Electrical Engineering PhD Christopher Connolly, Sport Business Management MSBM Sarah Cox, Health Sciences MS Deana Deichert, Education PhD Andrew Deptula, Psychology PhD Alexander Dillard, Optics PhD Daniel Doty, Psychology PhD Kathryn Dunlap, Texts and Technology PhD Rachel Egan, Anthropology MA Jaclyn Elgeness, Creative Writing MFA Molly Fitzsimons, Sport and Fitness MA Maya Forrester, Communication MA Jennifer Foster, Education PhD Stephanie Garvis, Biology MS John Goshorn, Film and Digital Media MFA Rachael Gray, Political Science MA Shannon Groebe, Public Administration MPA Brian Grummel, Electrical Engineering PhDYo-Sang Ha, Education PhD Sihui He, Optics PhD Shawn Hendricks, Molecular and Microbiology MS Sara Hill, Taxation MST Jayme Holmes, Criminal Justice MS Yang Hu, Electrical Engineering PhD Daniel Hurley, Modeling and Simulation PhD Christopher Jacobs, English MA Benjamin Johnson, Business Administration MBA Jyoti Katoch, Physics PhD Jerrold Kaufman, Applied Sociology MA Emma Kendrick, Education PhD Athena Kirkham, Communciacation Sciences and Disorders MA Rachael Landry, Anthropology MA Monica Leppma, Education PhD Cong Li, Electrical Engineering PhD Lei Liu, Electrical Engineering PhD Kayla Lyons, Counselor Education MA Naomi Malone, Education PhD Donald Marco, Civil Engineering MS Edward Mashek, Business Administration MBA Michael Mason, Public Affairs PhD Andrew Massari, Interactive Entertainment MS  Jenna Maxwell, Psychology Clinical MA Heather Myers, Education PhD Jacob Nordman, Industrial Engineering MS Christine Ortiz, Nonprofit Managment MNM David Paladino, Biomedical Sciences PhD Nicole Patino, Interdisciplinary Studies MA Tianxiang Peng, Computer Engineering PhD Blake Perrault, Business Administration MBA Alison Provost, Business Administration MBA Lauren Pryor, Accounting MSA Olan Quattro, Studio Art and the ComputerMFA Aaron Rank, Civil Engineering MS Benjamin Rauhala, Music MA Cassandra Richardson, Business Administration MBA Andrew Richardson, Industrial Engineering PhD Aleea Shaw, Social Work MSW Brandon Sholar, Psychology PhD Katelan Smith, Applied Sociology MA Jennifer Spear, Communication MA Lee Summerlin, Accounting MSA Todd Suter, Political Science MA Gregory Territo, Biology MS Jacqueline Thurston, Education PhD Christopher Trionfo, History MA Paola Ventura, Education PhD Zachary Walker, Education PhD Ming Wei, Optics PhD Xiaoxin Wei, Education EdD Christopher Wilkes, Education PhD Zhengkai Wu, Computer Science PhD Yulin Xiao, Civil Engineering PhD ChengyuYang, Materials Science and Engineering PhD Daniel Yates, Materials Science and Engineering PhD Lei Zhang, Statistical Computing MS
Angela Ziegler, Communication Sciences and Disorders MAUCF Graduate RAMP Fellows
Javed Khan, History MA Binh Tran, Chemistry PhD
UCF Graduate McNair Fellows
Adena Broxton, Social Work MSW Kendra Minor, Education PhD
UCF Graduate Deans Fellows
Patricio Cubillos, Physics PhD Lina Sanchez Clavijo, Conservation Biology PhD
GEM Fellow
Francisco Mendoza, Computer Engineering MS
Florida A&amp;M University Feeder Fellows
Joy Finley, Elementary Education MA Deneisha Leggett, Applied Sociology MA
Delores A. Auzenne Fellows
Christian Bolden, Sociology PhD Edward Bull, Creative Writing MFA Stacey DiLiberto, Texts and Technology PhD Jerryl Randolph, Sport and Fitness MA ]]></description>
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			<title>Graduate Research Forum</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The UCF College of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Student Association will host the Seventh Annual Graduate Research Forum  March 30, 2010, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom, Student Union.
The Graduate Research Forum features poster displays representing UCF&rsquo;s diverse colleges and disciplines.
The Research Forum is an opportunity for students to showcase their research and creative projects and to receive valuable feedback from faculty judges. Awards for best poster in each category are given and all participants receive recognition.
For more information, contact researchweek@mail.ucf.edu or  Pam Hanson-Phillips, at 407-823-2736. ]]></description>
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			<title>Top 7 UCF Units Ranked by Research Dollars</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:18:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ For fiscal year 2008, $122.9 million was awarded to UCF from federal, state and industry partners. Here are the top seven academic units ranked by research dollars.
1. College of Education2. College of Engineering and Computer Science 3. Institute for Simulation and Training4. College of Sciences5. College of Optics and Photonics 6. Florida Solar Energy Center7. Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences ]]></description>
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			<title>Win a Chance to Drive Solar Car in Parade</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:12:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ UCF is sponsoring an online contest to name its colorful solar vehicle with rooftop solar panels. Submit the best name for the only solar-powered staff vehicle on a U.S. college campus, and you could drive it during the Homecoming Parade.
The UCF solar car requires no fuel and virtually no electricity to recharge its battery.
Anyone can participate, and submitting an entry is easy.&nbsp;Click&nbsp;here by Nov. 11 to enter a car name and a contact e-mail address. Only one entry per person is allowed.
The winner will drive the solar car during UCF&rsquo;s Homecoming parade at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14.
UCF staff will select the winning name and contact the winner on Nov. 13. The winner must have a valid driver&rsquo;s license to drive the car in the parade. ]]></description>
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