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6 Hotel Staff You Should Be Tipping During Your Next Stay — Plus How Much To Tip

UCF Program Aims to Fill Critical Need for Special Education Teachers, School Psychologists

There is a serious and critical shortage of school psychologists to support the needs of school-age children. Plus, there's a severe shortage of special education teachers. But how do we get them? The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education has invested in a program at UCF to help fill in the gaps.

Spark STEM Fest Arrives at Orlando Science Center This Weekend

Engage in science, technology, engineering and math subjects at the Orlando Science Center this weekend. There will be multiple workshops, demonstrations and exhibits for all ages, presented by the University of Central Florida Office of Research.

NASA Techs to Create a Flux Capacitor That Stores Energy Better Than a Battery For Cars

Nation World News

Orlando Economic Partnership Honors UCF Alumna Jenkins, Valencia’s Shugart

The Orlando Economic Partnership honored two longtime Orlando education leaders Thursday night. Retired Orange County Public Schools Superintendent Barbara Jenkins '83 '86MEd '96EdD and retired Valencia College president Sandy Shugart received James B. Greene Awards during the partnership’s annual dinner at Steinmetz Hall in downtown Orlando

Orlando Sentinel

Inside Plot to Melt the Moon With Microwaves so Humans Can Live on Lunar Surface

Blasting the surface of the Moon with microwaves could help humans colonize the lunar surface. Getting construction equipment to the Moon is no easy feat – so scientists have developed a mind-bending workaround.

Committee Gets Look at Florida’s Invasive Species Fight

It can be a battle out there between people and Florida’s myriad invasive species. Work is underway to come up with creative and new ways to efficiently locate and remove invasive creatures.

Florida Politics

Orange County, UCF, Rosen Hotels & Resorts Join Forces to Offer Free ESOL Classes

Orange County leaders are working with UCF Global and Rosen Hotels & Resorts to provide free English class to associates. The students are Spanish and Haitian-Creole speakers. "By the end of the course, you have to say be quiet because they want to talk, talk, talk," said Gloria Palacio, Instructor for the EPIC Program with UCF. But, the class is not just for the love of learning. For many, it's a necessity.

UCF Students Plan Fundraiser to Help Those Impacted by Turkey Earthquake

As rescue workers in Turkey and Syria continue to find survivors from the earthquake, some Central Florida students are coming together to show their support. So far, the estimate is more than 23,000 people were killed in the earthquake. There are students on the UCF campus who know people who have been impacted and some of them were their close friends. While they're leaning on each other for comfort, they're planning to host a fundraiser to spread awareness.

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