Posts Tagged ‘Academic Excellence’
Gillian Hayes Appointed Vice Provost for Academic Personnel
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Gillian Hayes has been appointed as Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, effective July 1, 2024. A member of the UC Irvine faculty since 2007, she has served as Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate Division since 2019. In this role, Vice Provost Hayes…
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UAW Strike to Begin June 5
Dear colleagues, United Auto Workers Local 4811, which represents Academic Student Employees (Teaching Assistants, Readers, and Tutors), Graduate Student Researchers, Academic Researchers, and Postdoctoral Scholars, has called on its members at UC Irvine to strike beginning Wednesday, June 5. Faculty and researchers should take steps to prepare for instructional and research continuity. Please refer to…
Read MoreUCI Student Named 2024 Phi Beta Kappa Key into Public Service Scholar
Innovator Awards Recognize Researchers Working to Commercialize University IP
Reappointment of School of Physical Sciences Dean James Bullock
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that James Bullock has been reappointed to an additional five-year term as Dean of the School of Physical Sciences, beginning July 1. This decision follows a thorough review, which included materials submitted by Dean Bullock and feedback from faculty, staff, campus administrators and community colleagues. During the review,…
Read MorePolitical Advocacy, Academic Freedom, and Instruction
Dear colleagues, In light of ongoing global events and the upcoming election cycle, I write to remind all instructors of university policies relevant to academic freedom and political advocacy in the classroom. While instructors enjoy considerable freedom and all individuals, when acting as private citizens, enjoy free speech rights, University policy does impose limits on…
Read MoreAdriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences. She is one of 144 scientists from around the world being recognized this year for their exceptional achievements in original research. Known for her work on the sensory…
Read MoreRoxane Cohen Silver Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to share that Roxane Cohen Silver, Vice Provost, Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning, and Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science, Medicine, and Public Health, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. New members are nominated and elected to the academy by current members. An international expert in…
Read MoreReappointment of Program in Public Health Director and Founding Dean Bernadette Boden‐Albala
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that Bernadette Boden‐Albala has been reappointed to an additional five-year term as Director and Founding Dean of the Program in Public Health, beginning July 1. This decision follows a thorough review, which included materials submitted by Dr. Boden‐Albala and feedback from faculty, staff, campus administrators and community colleagues.…
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