The Association for Computing Machinery has selected UCI computer scientist Michael Franz to receive the ACM Charles P. “Chuck” Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award. Franz was recognized for his development of just-in-time compilation techniques that enable fast and feature-rich services on the internet, including such widely used applications as Gmail and Facebook. “This is a […]
History professor is among 26 recipients of prestigious award across U.S.
Michael Méndez honored for writings on the equity and justice dimensions of climate policy
Renowned biologist is among 184 diverse recipients of prestigious award this year
The 2021 Latinx Excellence and Achievement Awards took place April 1 as a virtual gala. In its fourth year, UCI’s LEAD remains the only celebration and awards event in the University of California system focused on Hispanic and Latinx graduate student success. This year’s event welcomed remarks by Chancellor Howard Gillman and UCI Foundation Trustee […]
Robin Keller, professor of operations and decision technologies in UCI’s Paul Merage School of Business, is co-author of a paper that received the 2020 Decision Analysis Special Recognition Award from the Decision Analysis journal. The winning entry describes her team’s study of human mortality risks and monetary outcomes. Many projects or environmental regulation policies involve […]
Julia M. Gelfand, UCI research librarian for applied sciences and engineering, has been named the 2021 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year by the Association of College & Research Libraries. The annual designation, sponsored by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO, recognizes an outstanding member of the profession who has made a significant national or international contribution […]
UCI School of Education teaching credentials paved the way
Emily Penner, assistant professor of education, and her research partners have received the 2020 Community Outcomes and Impact Award from the International Association for Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement. Her research partners are Thomas Dee, a professor in Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, and Bill Sanderson, assistant superintendent of high schools in the […]
A process Charles Glabe invented enables scientists to detect individual disease forms more precisely