Cathy Baust, Administrative Assistant retires after 26 years of service
Administrative Assistant Cathy Baust has retired from the Philosophy Department after 26 years of service with the University of Central Florida.
Dr. Ann Gleig, Religion and Cultural Studies professor presents research in Australia
Dr. Ann Gleig will be attending two prominent conferences in Australia the first week of November give research talks on her new book.
One email became a life-changing opportunity to teach in China for a Humanities student
When Dr. Lanlan Kuang sent an email to her students about IIE-CEAIE Teaching in China program, a student decided to take a shot and apply to the program.
Al-Ghazali Program to Premiere Iranian Film on Campus
The Al-Ghazali Program in Islamic Studies hosts an event featuring the award-winning drama The Color of Paradise, by acclaimed director Majid Majidi.
UCF professor selected for government “think tank”
Dr. Stephen M. Fiore, a UCF Cognitive Sciences professor with the Department of Philosophy, and Director of the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory at the Institute of Simulation & Training, was selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to join a team of 30 scientists and engineers tasked with this role.
Philosophy professor collaborates on journal focused on “collective behavior”
One of the world’s oldest academic journals just published a special issue dedicated to studying “collective behavior,” which was assembled by an international group of leading researchers in the field, including UCF Philosophy Professor Stephen M. Fiore. The special issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society takes a broad and detailed interdisciplinary look at […]
Philosophy student presents research at nation's only undergrad ethics conference
Discussions on ethics are happening in our society at all times, whether we are aware of them or not. Christopher Larson, a UCF student majoring in Philosophy, understands this idea that moral principles create the basis of almost everything, from politics to interpersonal relationships. “It’s impossible to not have an ethic,” said Larson. “From the […]
Philosophy Department Announces 2017-2018 Student Awards
The UCF Philosophy Department announced its 2017-18 Student Academic Excellence Award winners. These students were recognized for their academic achievements within the department. Emily Harrington Oscar Jablon Matthew Shalna Nicole Wrobol
UCF Student Uses Math, Philosophy Skills to Score Summer Project at Harvard
A UCF math major is headed to Harvard University this summer to study forest ecology through an interdisciplinary research project that combines philosophy, math algorithms and principles of ecology. Evan Waldmann credits working with Assistant Professor of Philosophy Jonathan Beever and his team for helping him land a Research Experience for Undergraduates grant from the […]
Philosophy students win Mid-Atlantic Ethics Bowl, head to Nationals in Chicago
The UCF student team from the Department of Philosophy won the Mid-Atlantic Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Competition held at the University of North Georgia’s BB&T Center for Ethical Leadership on Saturday, November 18, 2017. Sixteen teams from fourteen universities competed on moral and ethical cases produced by the Association of Practical and Professional Ethics. UCF […]