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The College of Business Administration is looking for qualified students to study abroad at Tilburg University in Holland or IQS Universitat Ramon Llull in Barcelona, Spain. Applications are due May 30. For more information, click here.

The UCF Police Department has published its annual safety guide, which includes safety tips and information about programs available to UCF students, faculty and staff. To view the guide, click here.

Note to media: The News & Information office has initiated a new procedure for media working on breaking news or after hours. Media should address all breaking news or after-hours calls to a new hotline number: 407-823-5300. Breaking news is defined as circumstances requiring immediate comment or information from the university on an urgent issue. Please update all phone list entries for reporters, assignment editors and producers to make this number the primary entry in such circumstances.

The next negotiating session involving the UCF Board of Trustees and United Faculty of Florida will be held from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 9, in room 243 at Milican Hall. For an update on the status of negotiations, click here.

Online giving: Supporters can now donate online to the UCF Foundation. Visitors may contribute to a specific program, school, scholarship or special fund. Every gift, small or large, helps support the tradition of excellence at UCF. To make a contribution, visit foundation.ucf.edu/give.

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Physics Professor Humberto Campins earned a Fulbright to study asteroids this summer. Campins, director of the Planetary Sciences Group at UCF, will use the world’s largest telescope located on Spain's Canary Islands for his research.

Erin Williams, a UCF senior from Jacksonville, was awarded first prize by the German Academic Exchange Service for her essay, "Confronting Modern Slavery: German's Determined Fight Against Human Trafficking." She will receive round-trip airfare and a grant to conduct research in Germany this year.

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UCF's Palm Bay Campus Will Be Closed Tuesday Due to Brush Fires

No classes will be held and offices will be closed Tuesday at UCF's Palm Bay campus. Read full story.

UCF Research Project Uses Technology to Revolutionize Archaeology

Team uses modern lasers to help unearth and map Mayan ruins in Belize. Read full story.

UCF Nursing Students Help Communities Across Central Florida

Nursing students begin community outreach the same semester they begin classes at UCF. Read full story.

FIEA Grads And mtvU Challenge HIV Stereotypes In New Online Game

Five UCF grads inspired the new "Pos or Not" game to raise HIV/AIDS awarenessness and education. Read full story.

Strength of Graduate Programs Advances UCF's Status With Education Board

UCF advanced to the highest-possible classification due to the number, breadth and comprehensiveness of its graduate degrees. Read full story.

Future Docs, Aspiring Vet, Longtime Marine Among UCF Students Who Graduated

UCF graduates earned three of five coveted internships in pediatric respiratory care at Duke Medical Center. Ceremonies were May 2 and 3. Read full story.

UCF and Lockheed Martin Announce Partnership to Expand New Screening and Training Technology

UCF's College of Education and Lockheed Martin enter a new partnership to help train teachers. Read full story.

Educators Discuss Benefits of DirectConnect to UCF Program

Leaders from Central Florida high schools, community colleges and UCF shared ideas on how to better communicate the benefits of their partnerships to students. Read full story.

UCF Astronomy Program Ranks Among Best for Time on Spitzer Space Telescope

UCF is in the same league as UCLA and NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center for time on the much in demand telescope. Read full story.

Community Makes History: UCF College of Medicine Achieves Scholarship Goal

UCF's College of Medicine is the first nationwide to offer full scholarships to its entire incoming charter class. Read full story.

Three UCF Women Recognized for Their Business Leadership

UCF leaders recognized for their efforts at UCF and in the community beyond. Read full story.

UCF Physics Professor Brings World Expertise to Orlando to Campus

Richard Klemm brings a wealth of experience to UCF having pioneered an area of physics and worked with several Nobel Prize winners. Read full story.

UCF Environmental Center Keeps Campus Green, Species Alive

The center maintains the Arboretum, a 12-acre bio-geographical garden, helps to preserve key habitats on campus and offers trails for disc-golf, hiking and more. Read full story.

Engineering Students Design Moonbuggy, Human-Powered Vehicle and More

More than 30 teams of UCF students showcased their final class projects at a Senior Design Expo in the Engineering II atrium. Read full story.

UCF Among State's Leaders in University Research Benefiting Florida's Economy

UCF is teaming up with other universities in the state to conduct innovative research and commercialization projects that could receive nearly $90 million in funding. Read full story.