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Scott PowersFebruary 4, 2016

The University of Central Florida is advising students, faculty and staff that it has discovered a data breach that could have exposed release of Social Security numbers of up to 63,000 people at the university. Here’s the meat of Thursday’s announcement, released by UCF: “After UCF discovered the unauthorized access in January, university officials immediately […]

Scott PowersJanuary 26, 2016

Continuing research at the University of Central Florida has brought another federal grant of $1.9 million to develop a method for protecting the troubled citrus industry from the disease HLB, also known as citrus greening. In awarding the funding to UCF nanoparticle researcher Swadeshmukul Santra, the U.S. Department of Agriculture also recognized the University of Central Florida […]

Frank TorresSeptember 11, 2015

Putting aside political differences, a group of college Democrats and Republicans from the University of Central Florida met this morning to remember those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks fourteen years ago and honor the heroes defending the country’s freedom every day. Over 60 students met at dawn to place 2,977 American flags on […]

Guest AuthorAugust 19, 2015

About a year ago a dear friend gave me a copy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King. The 2012 book earned the 2013 Pulitzer for general nonfiction and the Pulitzer Committee described the book as a “richly […]

Frank TorresAugust 5, 2015

Orange County has released a breakdown of infrastructure spending that designates how much money each county district will receive and which road projects they’ll fund. It parcels out the $300 million initiative Mayor Teresa Jacobs proposed in her state of the county address in June. Called “I.N.V.E.S.T in Our Home for Life,” it aims to […]

Mitch PerryJune 29, 2015

One of the big winners out of last week’s budget signing by Gov. Rick Scott was the University of South Florida. It received $12 million in funding for its Kate Tiedemann College of Business building on its St. Petersburg campus, and for the $17 million it received toward the construction of the Morsani College of Medicine […]

Guest AuthorJune 10, 2015

Amid the flotsam of a journalism instructor’s desk at the end of a hectic academic year – strewn business cards, papers never picked up by students, memos, meeting notes, neon pink paper clips and half a pack of Ice Blue breath mints – lies a stub of a burned-out candle. “Every journalist has talismans,’’ says […]

Guest AuthorMay 12, 2015

#BlackLivesMatter has become part of a symbolic movement with a powerful message. First tweeted on April 11, 2012, following the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, #BlackLivesMatter began trending heavily during protests after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Three years later, it remains relevant. For me, the hashtag conjures up images of black […]

Guest AuthorMarch 11, 2015

As an immigrant and first-generation college student, I have overcome many challenges throughout my life that I have had trouble sharing with others. For most of my childhood, I was ashamed of my background because I did not feel that I could connect with my peers. However, because of ABC’s new TV show “Fresh Off […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 11, 2015

From time to time I am invited to speak at gatherings of various groups and organizations. Corporations are often intrigued by the inner workings of an athletic team that has demonstrated success on the field of play. Teamwork is essential to the productivity and maximization of corporations, businesses, or the workplace. I’m invited into their […]

Tag: UCF

UCF reports data breach exposing Social Security numbers of 63,000 students and staff

UCF, UF research efforts to stop citrus greening draw U.S. agriculture grants

UCF Republicans and Democrats stand together for 9/11 remembrance event

Terri Susan Fine: I question whether we have learned 'citizenship' in our generation

Orange County parcels out spending for I.N.V.E.S.T roadway program

USF campuses in St. Pete, Tampa still celebrating budget wins

Rick Brunson: A journalist’s life snuffed out reminds us to ‘Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way’

Vanessa Lopez-Littleton: If #BlackLivesMatter stops trending, will black lives still matter?

Vu Tran: As an immigrant, I was wrong to view my difference as a drawback

Todd Dagenais: Don't be a leader who looks around – and nobody is following