Meranda Aguilar joined the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department in June 2019, and has been working tirelessly with our current graduate students. She coordinated the 2020 EEB graduate student recruitment, inviting our largest numbers of recruits thus far, and...
I want to give a huge shout out to Eric Sanchez in OIT. He has been so extremely helpful...and patient. Since working remotely, I have had quite a few technical challenges and he has never hesitated to assist me immediately. I truly can't thank him enough!
Neurobiology and Behavior Chair Marcelo Wood will serve as director on a new institutional training grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse: a division of National Institutes of Health (NIH). Joining Professor Wood is School of Medicine Professor...
Joyce Penh has been truly exceptional - responsive, precise, professional, patient. She is an extraordinarily worthy colleague for any award or recognition.
I'm nominating Eric Sanchez from Dunlop School Computing. I've had numerous issues with my computer while working remotely, and Eric has been there to help each time. Eric's responsiveness and helpful attitude are much appreciated. Thank you, Eric!
I want to recognize my financial analyst Marcus Umali for making the numbers work out, no matter how many challenges I throw at him. With a training grant as well as internal and external awards I am fortunate to manage, I generate a lot of work for Marcus. Just when...
Lin Xi is our Financial Analyst in Neurobiology and Behavior and she's fantastic. Throughout this strange time and before, she's been reliable, responsible, and excellent at communication. Lin is great at offering advice and solving problems, always going above and...
Moving back to UCI from Utah had a many "moving parts" in terms of lab equipment, transferring grants and making sure my graduate students were able to be placed in the graduate program. Sally oversaw this move on every level, handled all problems gracefully and made...
I would like to recognize Naima Louridi, our Administrative Analyst, for her excellent contributions to the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior during this challenging time. Naima quickly transitioned to working remotely and her “follow through, follow up”...
This nomination is really about more than one person but will boil down to the one who made the difference. When I was informed from my supervisor that she was leaving, it caused me great anxiety. We all know that losing a supervisor and getting a new supervisor can...