UC Irvine has renamed its School of Biological Sciences the Francisco J. Ayala School of Biological Sciences, recognizing Dr. Ayala’s vast body of scientific work, international acclaim, and decades of contributions to the school and the campus.
Renowned evolutionary geneticist supports UCI’s biological sciences school with vineyard profits.
Chancellor Michael Drake, biological sciences chair Albert Bennett and 2010 UCI Medal recipient Hazem Chehabi laud this year’s winner of the Templeton Prize at Oct. 15 ceremony.
The professor of ecology & evolutionary biology earlier this month accepted the Federation of Scientific Societies of Spain’s first-ever Prize for the Public Understanding of Science.
Ayala, evolutionary biologist, will donate his $1.5 million Templeton Prize to support graduate education in biological sciences at UCI.
Francisco Ayala, UC Irvine professor of ecology & evolutionary biology, who has vigorously opposed the entanglement of science and religion while also calling for mutual respect between the two, has won the 2010 Templeton Prize.
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IRVINE, Calif., June 28, 2018 – The University of California, Irvine is taking steps to remove the Ayala name from its biology school and central science library after an internal investigation substantiated a number of sexual harassment claims against Francisco J. Ayala, the signature donor of both institutions. The investigation by the university’s Office of […]
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