Hamid Jafarkhani and Jianhua Yu Named 2024 National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Hamid Jafarkhani and Jianhua Yu

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to congratulate Hamid Jafarkhani and Jianhua Yu on being named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. An expert in communications theory, Hamid Jafarkhani, Chancellor’s Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Conexant-Broadcom Endowed Chair, focuses his research on signal processing, machine learning, wireless communications, image processing and…

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Search Committee and Nominations – Vice Provost, Graduate Education and Dean, Graduate Division

Aldrich Hall

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the formation of an advisory committee charged with assisting in the search for a new Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate Division. The committee will evaluate nominees and make recommendations. The committee will be chaired by Peter Donovan, Professor, Biological Chemistry, and Developmental and…

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Christine Gall Appointed Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Endowed Chair

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that Christine Gall, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, has been appointed as the Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Endowed Chair, effective July 1, 2024. The Aldrich Chair was established in 1984 to honor the contributions made to the campus by its founding chancellor. The Chair…

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Passing of Professor Carl Cotman

Carl Cotman

Dear colleagues, It is with sadness that I announce the passing of longtime faculty member Carl Cotman, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Departments of Neurology (Medicine) and Neurobiology and Behavior (Biological Sciences). Professor Cotman earned a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Indiana University before starting his career at UC Irvine in 1968. In 1995, he served as the…

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2024-25 Academic Salary Program Confirmed

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Dear colleagues, As a follow up to the April 10, 2024, email announcing a possible increase to the academic salary program for ladder rank, non-represented faculty, and policy covered non-faculty academic appointees for 2024-25, I am pleased to confirm that the increase has officially been approved. Policy covered non-faculty academic appointees: Salary scales will increase…

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Announcing the 2024-25 FATE Fellows

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Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the 2024-25 cohort of UCI Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence (FATE) 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 teaching experience, from pedagogical techniques,…

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