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elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d2b3012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/current\/programs\/\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-float\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Fund your Research\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-money-bill-wave\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/current\/programs\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFund your Research\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c837551 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c837551\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d1d8f2c\" data-id=\"5d1d8f2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba08e75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ba08e75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upcoming Events and Workshops<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a1098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"e5a1098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div class=\"ucf-events ucf-events-modern\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-events-list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-event ucf-event-row ucf-event-row-margin\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-event-when\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"ucf-event-start-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T10:00:00-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-event-start-date\">Oct 21<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-event-start-time\">10:00 am<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-event-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-event-title\" href=\"https:\/\/events.ucf.edu\/event\/4175333\/summer-research-funding\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSummer Research Funding\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-event-description-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThis workshop will introduce students to summer research funding opportunities and provide practical guidance on identifying programs, understanding application requirements, and developing competitive proposals.&nbsp; Questions? Feel free to contact the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR@ucf.edu)&nbsp;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-event ucf-event-row ucf-event-row-margin\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-event-when\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"ucf-event-start-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-29T10:00:00-04:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-event-start-date\">Oct 29<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-event-start-time\">10:00 am<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-event-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-event-title\" href=\"https:\/\/events.ucf.edu\/event\/4175326\/get-started-in-undergraduate-research\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Started in Undergraduate Research\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-event-description-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAre you interested in learning more about research? Not sure where to start or how to navigate all the programs available?&nbsp;This workshop will discuss how to expand your academic experience through undergraduate research, including how to get started by finding&hellip;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-event ucf-event-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-event-when\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"ucf-event-start-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-11-02T09:30:00-05:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-event-start-date\">Nov 2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-event-start-time\">9:30 am<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-event-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ucf-event-title\" href=\"https:\/\/events.ucf.edu\/event\/4175343\/how-to-summarize-literature\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to Summarize Literature\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-event-description-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThis workshop will introduce practical techniques for reading, organizing, and synthesizing academic literature. Learn how to identify key themes, compare findings across studies, and build a strong literature review that supports your research goals.&nbsp; Questions? Feel free to contact the&hellip;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110c41b7 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"110c41b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/events.ucf.edu\/calendar\/7076\/office-of-undergraduate-research\/upcoming\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Entire 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data-id=\"27ccf1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b84396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b84396\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6c57c9\" data-id=\"d6c57c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/09\/IMG_4964-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/09\/IMG_4964-2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/09\/IMG_4964-2-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/09\/IMG_4964-2-270x360.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/academicsuccess.ucf.edu\/our\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/09\/IMG_4964-2-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e924dc0\" data-id=\"e924dc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3baa45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3baa45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Congratulations to the September Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Award Winner, Hannah DeGraw!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535c2a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"535c2a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hannah got started in research through the LEARN program at UCF, and currently studies gopher tortoises and the contraction of the Mycoplasma bacterium.\u00a0<\/p><p>Hanna&#8217;s project: The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), a keystone species within the longleaf pine ecosystem, experience widespread population declines due to anthropogenic alteration. In these impacted environments, G. polyphemus often exhibit increased physiological stress and a higher likelihood of infection and apparent disease. Specifically, G. polyphemus frequently suffers from Upper Respiratory Tract Disease (URTD) caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma spp., though the virus Ranavirus (Rv) can exhibit similar clinical signs in some individuals. Here, we examined the presence, prevalence, and intensity of Mycoplasma spp., and Rv in G. polyphemus populations across anthropogenically-impacted and relatively unimpacted sites on the University of Central Florida campus. Ultimately, this research will continue to inform land management at UCF and better our understanding of the complex interactions between urbanization and disease ecology. As UCF continues to expand, this work will provide burrow locations on the land scheduled for development.<\/p><p>Hannah&#8217;s advice: &#8220;My advice to aspiring or current undergraduate researchers is to try everything! 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