• Institutional Transformation Seminar by Diana Bilimoria
  Dr. Bilimoria's research focuses on gender and diversity in governanace and leadership, and university transformation. She will be discussing her book, Gender Equity in Science and Engineering: Advancing Change in Higher Education. Full Details
• The Office of the President is very pleased to announce the 2011-12 Request for Proposals for the UC-HBCU Initiative. As you may recall this initiative was launched last academic year. It is designed to assist UC faculty interested in developing and encouraging efforts to achieve a more inclusive educational environment of excellence. The goal of the UC-HBCU Initiative is to increase the number of scholars from Historically Black Colleges and Universities enrolling in UC academic doctoral programs. UC faculty grants are available to support HBCU students conducting summer research with UC faculty at a UC campus. Funds are also available to support departmental efforts to facilitate increased applications from HBCU scholars to UC graduate programs. Full 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
  
• Social sciences Dean Barbara Dosher elected to National Academy of Sciences
  Barbara Dosher, dean of UC Irvine’s School of Social Sciences and professor of cognitive sciences, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, an honor considered one of the highest in scientific research. She’s one of 72 new members and 18 foreign associates being recognized by the prestigious academy this year for their distinguished and continuing achievements in research. Read more about Dosher's recognition.
  

 

• 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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