The latest Laurels column in Dateline 春色视频 has news on awards for teaching and research, as well as communications and other activities that support the academic mission. Read on for more information.
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Circle of Excellence Awards
Nearly a dozen 春色视频 communication, marketing and development projects have been honored in an international awards competition by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE. Eleven projects from 春色视频 earned ; they were among thousands of entries from 600 institutions in 28 countries.
The winning entries:
Gold
- Davis Day of Reflection 鈥 Healing Together, in the category Special Events (In-Person - Single-Day Events)
- The Art of 春色视频: Donor Stewardship Video, in the category Video (Fundraising and Stewardship, Long)
- Engaging Employees to Help Solve Budget Challenges, in the category Communications (Communications Initiatives, More Than 25 Staff)
- Annual Stewardship 鈥 You're the Gift That Keeps on Giving, in the category Fundraising (Donor Relations and Stewardship Initiatives)
- A Day in the Life of Marine Science Student Researchers, in the category Video (Student Audience, Long)
Silver
- , in the category Leadership (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives)
- Aggie Accord: An App for Gift Agreements at 春色视频, in the category Advancement Services (Advancement Services Initiatives, More Than 25 Staff)
- Pod of Orcas, in the category Communications (Podcasts, Occasional)
Bronze
- Last Chance to Give Video: Cori and 春色视频, in the category Video (Fundraising, Flash Campaign/Giving Day)
- , in the category Special Events (In-Person, Multi-Day Events)
- The Learning DO 鈥 Development Officer Boot Camp, in the category Leadership (Talent Management Initiatives)
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards
![Mary Alurwar](/sites/default/files/media/images/mary-clabaugh-200x300.jpg)
![Lynna Dhanani](/sites/default/files/media/images/DhananiNeubaue-200x300.jpg)
![Ron Mangun](/sites/default/files/media/images/ron-mangun-200x300.jpg)
Two faculty and one professional staff member have received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. are prestigious and competitive fellowships that provide unique opportunities for scholars to teach and conduct research abroad. Fulbright scholars also play a critical role in U.S. public diplomacy, establishing long-term relationships between people and nations.
The Fulbright Scholars from 春色视频 are Mary Alurwar, international scholar advisor in Global Affairs, Lynna Dhanani, assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies, and Ron Mangun, director of the Center for Mind and Brain and distinguished professor in the Department of Psychology.
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NSF CAREER Award
![Jonathon Schofield](/sites/default/files/media/images/jonathon-schofield-200x300.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Jonathon Schofield has been recognized for his research with a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development, or NSF CAREER Award 鈥 an accolade that supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department.
With this new recognition, Schofield seeks to further develop the efficacy of prosthetics for children born without fully formed limbs.
鈥淲e're trying to offer more functional options that cater to the innate capabilities that these children have,鈥 he said. 鈥淭hen we're going to investigate how that helps with learning, and if we can allow them to feel a sense of body ownership and incorporate prosthesis into their body image.鈥
鈥 Roxanne Demorest
T. Christine Stevens Award for Leadership Development
![Jes煤s De Loera](/sites/default/files/media/images/JesusDeLoera-200x300.jpg)
Professor of Mathematics Jes煤s De Loera has received the Mathematical Association of America鈥檚 T. Christine Stevens Award for Leadership Development. The award recognizes the importance of professional development that seeks to build leadership capacity within the mathematical sciences.
鈥淚t was a pleasant surprise,鈥 De Loera said of receiving the award. 鈥淚 have been doing a lot of mentoring both on and off campus for years, but I didn鈥檛 even know I was being nominated. So it was a bit of a surprise.鈥
While he鈥檚 enthusiastic about awards, the honors come second to the lives De Loera influences daily. This year marked the 20th graduate student that鈥檚 finished a doctoral thesis with De Loera. He鈥檚 mentored over 60 undergraduate students through their senior thesis projects.
鈥 Greg Watry
Smoke and Tobacco-Free Policy Report Card
春色视频 earned an A+ grade for its smoke and tobacco-free policy, which prohibits smoking, chewing and vaping everywhere on campus, from the .
The policy went into effect 10 years ago on the Davis campus; 春色视频 Health enacted its own ban six years earlier.
All UC campuses are smoke and tobacco-free, and all earned A+ grades on the report card.
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