Honors & Awards

Sir David MacMillan, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University

UCI alumnus, Nobel Prize recipient David MacMillan honored as a knight bachelor of the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II

“It’s been remarkable, surreal and humbling at the same time to receive this.”

Vicki Ruiz standing on stage at the 2022 commencement ceremony of Harvard University.

Harvard recognizes Vicki Ruiz with an honorary degree

UCI Distinguished Professor joins six other “game changers who continue to shape the world”

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UCI Podcast: Global indigeneity

Tiara Na’puti discusses her work with indigenous populations in the Pacific Islands

National Academy of Sciences names two UCI faculty members as fellows

Mathematician Svetlana Jitomirskaya, vision researcher Krzysztof Palczewski honored

From left, Efi Foufoula-Georgiou, Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe, Virginia Trimble and Jeffrey Barrett.

Four professors elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

They join 35 others from UCI in the prestigious organization

Philip Felgner

UCI professor wins prestigious Robert Koch Prize for groundbreaking research

Philip Felgner shares annual award for contributions to creation of mRNA vaccines

Michael Méndez

UCI's Michael Méndez is named a 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Assistant professor of urban planning and public policy is one of 28 recipients across US

Selma Masri

UCI Assistant Professor Selma Masri wins J&J WiSTEM2D Scholars Award for Science

Selma Masri, assistant professor of biological chemistry in the UCI School of Medicine, has won the prestigious 2022 Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Award for Science. The awards program honors one scholar in each STEM2D discipline: science, technology, engineering, math, manufacturing and design. The six diverse, international female recipients were selected out of a competitive […]

UCI to honor 23 distinguished Anteaters at annual Lauds & Laurels event

Scholar, advocate and administrator Thomas Parham to receive Extraordinarius award

Bruce Yonemoto

UCI's Bruce Yonemoto is named a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow

Professor of art is among 180 recipients of the renowned award