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Italian professor wins translation prize from Society for the Study of Early Modern Women

Deanna Shemek, UCI professor of Italian, has won the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women’s prize for best translation of a woman’s work. Her edition of Isabella d’Este: Selected Letters (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Publications, 2017) is the first translation into English of more than 16,000 letters written by the […]

Toshiki Tajima wins prestigious physics prize

The American Physical Society has awarded Toshiki Tajima, UCI’s Norman Rostoker Chair in Applied Physics, the 2019 Robert R. Wilson Prize for Achievement in the Physics of Particle Accelerators. APS highlighted his fundamental contributions to the invention and realization of laser wakefield acceleration in plasma physics. Applications include ultrafast radiolysis for research in radiation chemistry, brilliant X-rays […]

UCI physicist Jing Xia wins Macronix Prize

Jing Xia, UCI associate professor of physics & astronomy, has been awarded the 2017 Macronix Prize by the International Organization of Chinese Physicists and Astronomers. Also called the Outstanding Young Researcher Award, the honor is given to early-career faculty researchers of Chinese ethnicity who are working outside Asia. “I am very pleased to have been […]

Steven Davis to be awarded Macelwane Medal

The American Geophysical Union will award its 2018 James B. Macelwane Medal to Steven Davis, UCI associate professor of Earth system science. The medal is given annually to a small group of early-career researchers for significant contributions to the geophysical sciences. The AGU noted Davis’ work in developing a science that links global climate change […]

UCI ranked #20 in the U.S. for social mobility, research, public service

Washington Monthly has named the University of California, Irvine #20 in the nation out of more than 300 colleges and universities for promoting upward social mobility, producing cutting-edge research and encouraging students to give back to the community. Each component is equally weighted, so the top-ranked universities must excel across the breadth of measures, not […]

Student wins award for paper on ad blocking

UCI’s Anastasia Shuba won the Andreas Pfitzmann Best Student Paper Award at the 2018 Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium, held in Barcelona, Spain, in July. Her manuscript, “NoMoAds: Effective & Efficient Cross-App Mobile Ad-Blocking,” was selected based on “scientific quality and expected impact on the field.” The paper describes a technology to prevent pop-up advertisements from […]

UCI to make a splash at innovation event

UCI will be featured prominently at this year’s Innovator of the Year Awards, hosted by the Orange County Business Journal. The keynote speaker at the event, to be held at Hotel Irvine on Sept. 20, is Richard Sudek, chief innovation officer and executive director at UCI Applied Innovation. Sudek’s organization is a dynamic, innovative central […]

UCI A-team places 3rd in national mock trial competition

The UCI A-team placed 3rd in the national mock trial tournament, in which 48 teams from across the country competed. Hosted by Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn., the competition was held in Minneapolis April 20-22. For the first time in five years, UCI qualified two national teams – A-team and B-team. In the collegiate […]

UCI-created computer game that immerses players in 19th-century Ghana wins award

The UCI-created computer game “Sankofa” has won a bronze medal in the 2018 International Serious Play Awards. It was developed by Magda El Zarki, professor of computer science and director of UCI’s Institute for Virtual Environments & Computer Games; Patricia Seed, professor of history; and Jessica Kernan, industry professional and institute staff member. “Sankofa” teaches […]

UCI engineers win NSF early-career awards

Four faculty members in UCI’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering have earned Faculty Early Career Development awards from the National Science Foundation. This year’s winners are Aparna Chandramowlishwaran, assistant professor of electrical engineering & computer science; Yoonjin Won, assistant professor of mechanical & aerospace engineering; Kristen Davis, assistant professor of civil & environmental engineering and Earth […]