Posts Tagged ‘Academic Excellence’
Raul Fernandez Earns Distinguished UC-Wide Emeriti Award
Leo Chavez Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to share that Leo Chavez, Distinguished Professor, Department of Anthropology, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. New members are nominated and elected to the academy by current members. Professor Chavez’s research on international migration, particularly among Latin American immigrants, is the focus of four books,…
Read MoreRoland Betancourt and Héctor Tobar Awarded 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that Roland Betancourt and Héctor Tobar have been awarded 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships. Professors Betancourt and Tobar join 171 other American and Canadian scientists and scholars in the social sciences and humanities, as well as writers and artists of all kinds, in receiving these prestigious…
Read MoreOffice of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Spring 2023 Newsletter
Updates Regarding New Labor Agreements
Dear colleagues, I write to provide updates related to what the campus is doing regarding the UAW strike and the resulting agreements. At the outset, I should say that we do not yet know the answers to all of your questions. Nonetheless, knowing that you are eager for updates, let me share what we…
Read MoreCampus Financial Update – Winter 2023
Dear colleagues, I write to provide an update on the campus financial plan. In the fall 2022Â campus financial update, deans, vice chancellors, and similar unit leaders were asked to develop multi-year plans to address a $90 million structural deficit in core campus support funds*. I want to thank the faculty and staff who contributed to…
Read MoreFan-Gang Zeng Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that Fan-Gang Zeng, professor of otolaryngology in the School of Medicine, professor of biomedical engineering in the Samueli School of Engineering, and director of the UCI Center for Hearing Research, has been elected an international member of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest distinctions for…
Read MoreKei Igarashi Awarded 19th Japan Academy Medal
Six Honored as AAAS Fellows
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that six UCI researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It is my honor to acknowledge these extraordinary scholars for their accomplishments, which have significantly contributed to a broad range of fields. With this 2022 cohort, UCI has 203 AAAS fellows.…
Read MoreUCI Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence Inaugural Class
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the formation of the UCI Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence (FATE) and the inaugural class of fellows. FATE is a community of faculty from across campus with a shared desire to promote student success through teaching. Members of FATE will meet regularly to discuss all aspects of the…
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