Faculty Awards and Honors October 2011
Awards & AccoladesShu Chien, Marcel Hénaff, and Thomas E. Levy
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Four UC San Diego Undergraduates Receive Undergraduate Library Research Prize
Awards & AccoladesFour undergraduate students at the University of California, San Diego have received the 2011 Undergraduate Library Research Prize for their outstanding research skills. The prize, which is co-sponsored by the UC San Diego Libraries, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, and the UCSD Alumni Association, includes cash awards of $1000 and $500 for first and second place.
White House Awards UC San Diego Bioengineering Professor Shu Chien National Medal of Science
Awards & AccoladesPresident Barack Obama today named University of California, San Diego bioengineering professor Shu Chien one of the seven eminent researchers to receive the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists and engineers. Chien is the only engineer among the seven medalists.
Q&A with Suresh Subramani
ProfilesMany of you know Suresh Subramani as the Executive Vice Chancellor (EVC) of Academic Affairs. And you probably know that he is a highly distinguished cell and molecular biologist. But you may not know that he has worked at UC San Diego for 30 years, or that he is a vegetarian, or that he has two favorite places on this planet and they are nowhere near each other. In this interview, he talks about his responsibilities as the campus' chief academic and operating officer; his long career at the university, from faculty member to EVC; and he gives us insight into the future of education and research at UC San Diego.
Paul Yu Named to Chang Endowed Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC San Diego
Awards & AccoladesPaul K. Yu, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Jacobs School of Engineering and associate vice chancellor for Research Initiatives at the University of California, San Diego, has been named the inaugural holder of the William S. C. Chang Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
2 UC San Diego Scientists Receive Prestigious New Innovator Awards from NIH
Awards & AccoladesTwo scientists at the University of California, San Diego have been awarded New Innovator Awards from the National Institutes of Health for research projects “that challenge the status quo with innovative ideas that have the potential to propel fields forward and speed the translation of research into improved health for the American public.”
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