Academic Awards Content

Senate and Federation Honor 15 Top Academics

Cody Kitaura — March 19, 2024 - 10:53am

The Academic Senate and Federation have presented their top academic honors for 2024, and the faculty recipients are being showcased not just for their expertise, but also for their teaching, mentorship and public service.

In all, 15 faculty members have received awards from the two groups at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis.

Senate, Federation Announce Campus’s Top Academic Awards

Dave Jones — March 07, 2023 - 10:12am

The Academic Senate and Academic Federation announce the campus’s most prestigious academic awards for 2023, honoring 17 members for exceptional research, teaching and mentoring, and public service.

Senate, Federation Honor Members for Teaching, Research, Service

Dave Jones — March 29, 2022 - 2:09pm

The 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Academic Senate and the Academic Federation announce their annual awards to members for exceptional research, teaching and mentoring, and public service.

Academic Senate and Federation Honor Top Scholars

Cody Kitaura — March 30, 2021 - 9:00am

They influence policymakers, train those caring for the underserved, have helped the university respond to the coronavirus pandemic, mentor students and more — they are the 16 scholars honored by the Academic Senate and Academic Federation this year.

Academic Senate, Academic Federation Announce Annual Award Recipients

Dave Jones — May 12, 2020 - 12:46pm

The Academic Senate and Academic Federation have chosen their award recipients for 2020, members honored for their teaching, research and public service.

The awards reception has been postponed to the next academic year, along with the lecture traditionally given by the recipient of the Academic Senate’s highest honor, the Faculty Distinguished Research Award. It goes this year to Nathan Kuppermann, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Senate, Federation to Present Annual Awards

Dave Jones — April 23, 2019 - 3:19pm

The Academic Senate and Academic Federation have announced who in their ranks will receive each organization’s highest honor for 2019 and other annual awards for teaching, research and public service.

Senate and Federation Will Honor ‘Distinguished,’ ‘Excellent’ Work

Dave Jones — April 23, 2018 - 10:10am

AWARDS PROGRAM

WHAT: Academic Awards and Academic Senate Faculty Distinguished Research Award
WHEN: Monday, April 30
AWARDS PROGRAM: 5:30 p.m.
RECEPTION: 6:30 p.m.
FACULTY RESEARCH LECTURE: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Ballroom, Conference Center

Four From 51�ԹϺ�� Davis Elected To American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Andy Fell — April 20, 2016 - 12:50pm

Four faculty members from the University of California, Davis have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. They are among 213 scientists, artists, writers and leaders in business, politics and philanthropy to be selected this year.

The new members from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis are: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph Hexter; Andreas Albrecht, distinguished professor and chair of the physics department; Professor Christopher Reynolds, department of music; and David Simpson, distinguished professor of English.

Academic Federation Honors Excellence in Teaching, Research

Dave Jones — April 18, 2016 - 1:19pm

The Academic Federation recently announced Sean Davis, Nathan C. Rockwell and Wrye Sententia as the recipients of its Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Research awards for 2016: