Rich Aste Appointed Interim Director of Langson IMCA

Dear Chancellor’s Advisory Council colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Rich Aste has been appointed Interim Director of the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art, effective May 8, 2024. Rich is the founder of Rich Aste Executive Coaching LLC, which focuses on supporting leaders and their teams in the arts…

Read More

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 More

Adriana 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 More

Roxane 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 More

Reappointment 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.…

Read More

Wang Feng and Gene Tsudik Awarded 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that Wang Feng and Gene Tsudik have been awarded 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships. Professors Wang and Tsudik join 186 other American and Canadian scientists and scholars receiving the prestigious grants this year. UCI now has 60 Guggenheim Fellows from various backgrounds and fields of study. For nearly four…

Read More