Faculty Awards and Honors October 2011
Shu Chien, Marcel Hénaff, and Thomas E. Levy
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Four UC San Diego Undergraduates Receive Undergraduate Library Research Prize
Four 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
President 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.
Paul Yu Named to Chang Endowed Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC San Diego
Paul 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
Two 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.”
U.S. News & World Report Again Ranks UC San Diego One of the Nation’s Top 10 Public Universities
The University of California, San Diego has been ranked one of the top 10 public universities in the nation today by U.S. News & World Report.
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