Posts Tagged ‘People’
Coleman Collins and Simon Huttegger Awarded 2025 Guggenheim Fellowships
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that Coleman Collins and Simon Huttegger have been awarded 2025 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships. Professors Collins and Huttegger are among 198 scientists and scholars receiving the prestigious grants this year. UC Irvine now has 61 Guggenheim Fellows from various backgrounds and fields of study. An interdisciplinary…
Read MoreReappointment of Vice Provost and Dean, Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning Michael Dennin
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Michael Dennin has been reappointed to an additional five-year term as Vice Provost and Dean, Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, beginning May 1, 2025. This decision follows a thorough review, which included materials submitted by Vice Provost and Dean Dennin and feedback from…
Read MoreSchool of Education Leadership Transition
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Julie Washington, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Diversity and Professor of Education, has been appointed Interim Dean of the School of Education, effective April 3, 2025. A member of the UC Irvine faculty since 2021, Professor Washington previously served as Professor and Chair of the Department…
Read MoreOffice of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Spring 2025 Newsletter
Five Honored as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that five UC Irvine researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). It is my honor to recognize these scholars for their accomplishments, which have significantly contributed to their fields. With this cohort, UC Irvine now has 154 AAAS fellows. Below…
Read MoreVisiting Fulbright Scholars Collaborate with UC Irvine researchers on Cutting-Edge Projects in Computer Science
Kyriacos Athanasiou and Eric Rignot Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that two UC Irvine faculty members, Kyriacos Athanasiou and Eric Rignot, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest distinctions for those in engineering and technical fields. Kyriacos Athanasiou, Henry Samueli Chair in Engineering and Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, is being…
Read MoreSearch Advisory Committee for Director of the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the formation of an advisory committee charged with assisting in the search for a new Director of the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art. The committee will evaluate nominees and make recommendations. The committee will be chaired by Lorelei Tanji, Endowed University Librarian. The…
Read MoreOffice of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Winter 2025 Newsletter
Hamid Jafarkhani and Jianhua Yu Named 2024 National Academy of Inventors Fellows
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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