• Congratulations to the dean of the School of Humanities and professor of history and Chicano Latino studies, Vicki L. Ruiz, on being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! Selected through a highly competitive process that recognizes those who have made preeminent contributions to their disciplines, she is among 220 new fellows and 17 new foreign honorary members who will be inducted at a ceremony at the Academy's headquarters in Cambridge Massachusetts. Ruiz will be joining one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for independent policy research, where she will contribute to academy study of the humanities. Vicki Ruiz helped establish the field of Chicano/Latino history with her research on Mexican-American women in the U.S. Southwest. She is also a major contributor to labor studies, women's history and immigration history, and history of the American West. More Details

• The National Science Foundation awarded Professor Katherine Tate(Political Science) and Belinda Robnett (Sociology), a $260,000 grant to assess the role of optimism and pessimism in shaping the political beliefs and behavior through survey research. The "UCI Outlook on Life and Political Engagement Study" will provide insight regarding the ways in which expectations, beliefs, political engagement, and personal goals differ by demographic group, notably Black women. More Details
• The UC Irvine Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) is proud to announce the call for the second annual Faculty Mentor-Mentee Award. Three awards will be presented to UC Irvine faculty who have shown an outstanding commitment to mentoring, advising, and support of clinical and translational science research. Nominations are expected to come primarily from junior faculty and doctoral, masters, and professional training program students who are actively engaged in translational research at UC Irvine. More Details
• The Dean of the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) is pleased to announce the continuation of the Assessment Grant Program, which supports activities to assess student learning in undergraduate majors and in the general education program. The maximum award will be $10,000. Proposals are due Friday, June 15, 2012. More Details
• Congratulations to Associate Professor of History, Sharon Block on receiving a UC HBCU Initiative award for Summer Research Scholars at UCI! She will be mentoring two students from her HBCU partner at Morgan State University for approximately 9 weeks of internship in Summer 2012.  Students will spend that time learning to define a historical research project, conduct research, and write and revise a persuasive research paper.  The final paper will be geared toward use as the writing sample that is required for fellowship and graduate applications in History.  Dr. Darryl Peterkin, the Director of the Morgan State University Honors Program will partner with her to identify and select appropriate students to take part in the Summer Research Scholars at UCI.  Please see http://www.ucop.edu/research/gs/uchbcu/awards.html for full details on the 2011 awards UC wide, and for future Calls for Proposals
  

 

• UC Provost and Executive Vice President Lawrence Pitts announces the launch of the UC Business/Management Schools' new Summer Institute on Emerging Managers and Leaders (SIEML). It will hold a competition seeking 25 undergraduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) for an all paid two-week course at one of our business schools (starting at Haas at UCB), introducing them to practical courses by UC professors, industry participants, etc., along with some 'field trips' to local businesses. Full Details

• The National Science Foundation announced New Workplace Flexibility Policies. As part of major 1- year initiative to support America's scientists and their families, the NSF announced new best practice across the foundation. Among these include allowing scientists to delay or suspend their grants for up to one year in order to care for a newborn or newly adopted child or fulfill other family obligations. — maximizing current policy to facilitate scientists’ reentry into their professions with minimal loss of momentum. For more information, visit http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/26/white-house-and-national-science-foundation-announce-new-workplace-flexi.

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