Dear colleagues,
Spring, and spring quarter, have arrived with hopes for a successful end to the academic year.
UCI faculty members continue to earn notable recognitions for their academic contributions. Recent honorees include Fan-Gang Zeng, who was elected to the National Academy of Engineering; Kei Igarashi, who received the Japan Academy Medal; and six faculty who were named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The campus recently launched programs to enhance student success and learning outcomes by promoting teaching excellence and leveraging student data. Several efforts are described below under the Student Success heading.
Managing the budget deficit and implementation of the recent labor agreements have made for a challenging year. Please know that I appreciate your dedication and hard work and hope you have a productive quarter.
Hal Stern
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Chancellor's Professor, Statistics
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Fan-Gang Zeng Elected to National Academy of Engineering
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. Professor Zeng is being recognized for developing better treatments for hearing loss and tinnitus and for fostering inclusiveness in the engineering profession. With this election, UCI is now home to 17 members of the National Academy of Engineering.
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Six Honored as AAAS Fellows
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Alexander Chernyshev
Professor, Physics and Astronomy |
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Aimee Edinger
Professor and Chancellor's Fellow, Developmental and Cell Biology |
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Tryphon Georgiou
Distinguished Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
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Gregory Hickok
Distinguished Professor, Cognitive Sciences and Language Science and Chair, Language Science |
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Julie Schoenung
Professor and Chair, Materials Science and Engineering |
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Georg Striedter
Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior |
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Six UCI researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society. With this cohort, UCI now has 203 AAAS fellows.
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Applause Awards Celebrate Women in Technology
The 2023 UCI Women in Technology Applause recipients were nominated by colleagues and peers for their impact and accomplishments in fostering an inclusive culture at UCI.
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UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence Funds Confronting Extremism Projects
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Ten projects, representing eight units across UCI, have been funded to support a range of research approaches and creative program interventions in support of inclusive excellence.
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Pre-Health Program Aspires to Increase Access to Medical Careers
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California Department of Health Care Access and Information has funded an interdisciplinary pre-health program that builds on the long-standing partnership between PRIME-LC in the School of Medicine and the Department of Chicano/Latino Studies in the School of Social Sciences to train physicians to meet the needs of under-resourced Latino communities.
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Feizal Waffarn Funds First Donor-Supported Chancellor's Postdoc to Support DEI
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The Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellows are selected from applicants who identified faculty mentors at UCI and are finalists for the UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The program offers fellowships and mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching and service contribute to diversity and equal opportunity.
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UCI community members are invited to the Mentoring for Achievement and Excellence event to be held on Tuesday, April 18. Presentations include honorees for the Tom Angell Fellowship Award, Frances M. Leslie DECADE Mentor Excellence Award and the Carol Connor Equity Advisor Impact Award.
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Campuswide Initiative Focuses on Data-Driven Student Success
Vice Chancellor for Information, Technology and Data, Tom Andriola, recently hosted a panel session to share ideas on how a new campuswide initiative, UCI COMPASS, is supporting data-driven student success. The panelists, including, Richard Arum, Professor, Sociology and Education; Michael Dennin, Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning, and Dean, Undergraduate Education; Patty Morales, Vice Provost, Enrollment Management; and Diane O'Dowd, Vice Provost, Academic Personnel, discussed projects and initiatives that leverage information to help students be successful in their academic endeavors.
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PERI² Researchers Aim to Improve Student Learning Outcomes
Postsecondary Education Research & Implementation Institute (PERI²) brings together an interdisciplinary team of campus researchers dedicated to improving student learning outcomes. Next steps involve applying the findings to college and university settings to support student success with data.
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Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence Launches
UCI Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence was designed to assemble a community of faculty from across campus who share a desire to promote student success through teaching. The members will discuss all aspects of the teaching experience and how to disseminate successful approaches to challenges faced by instructors and students.
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