Provost Hal S. Stern

Dear colleagues,

Welcome back! I hope that your summer was productive, and also provided an opportunity to recharge. It is exciting to welcome students to campus for the fall quarter and the beginning of the academic year.

The arrival of fall quarter is also a good time focus on some campus achievements from last year. UCI received a record $653 million in research funding for fiscal year 2022-23 – funding which fuels the kind of research that advances our institutional mission and earns international recognition. Congratulations to the many faculty and staff who have made this achievement possible. In this issue, you can read about some of our recent research successes and faculty and staff honors.

Thank you for your hard work to prepare our campus for the 2023-24 year ahead and for your continued contributions to our academic excellence. I wish you a healthy and productive fall quarter.

Hal Stern
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Chancellor's Professor, Statistics

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People

            

UCI Appoints Aldrich and Peltason Chairs

Julie Shoenung
Julie Schoenung, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Materials Science and Engineering, has been named the Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Endowed Chair. The Aldrich Chair was established in 1984 to honor the contributions made to the campus by UCI's founding chancellor. The Aldrich Chair's purpose is to honor an outstanding scholar and teacher of the highest distinction whose research has been widely and internationally recognized and acclaimed. Professor Schoenung is being recognized for her contributions to the advancement of materials research.
Albert La Spada
Albert La Spada, Distinguished Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Neurology, has been named the Jack W. Peltason Endowed Chair. The Peltason Chair was established in 2007 in honor of UCI's second chancellor. The Peltason Chair is appointed to a professor with a demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively with other academic disciplines while being engaged in research and teaching. Professor La Spada is being recognized for his contributions as a highly collaborative scientist and a national leader in biomedical research and genetics education.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES 
Staff Appreciation Week - October 9-13, 2023 - JOIN THE FUN!
Academic Excellence
            
UCI Receives Record $653M in Research Funding for Fiscal Year 2022-23 - Read about some of the funded research projects from across campus
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS 
Inclusive Excellence
            
Student Success
          

UCI Joins Unizin Consortium to Enhance Student Success


Students at the Student Center. Steve Zylius / UCI

UCI has joined Unizin, a consortium of leading academic and research institutions committed to optimizing digital transformation in higher education, to give the university access to knowledge sharing and analytics tools to elevate its data-informed student success initiative UCI Compass. This collaboration comes at a time when UCI is ramping up efforts to use digital intelligence and data to improve educational equity.

ACADEMIC NEWS 

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