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It was a pleasure connecting with you during your visit to campus, Tomas Diaz de la Rubia. We look forward to your leadership!
Tomás Díaz de la Rubia has been named University of Arizona senior vice president for research and innovation. He is expected to begin Nov. 11. His 3-decade career as a scientist and leader includes major accomplishments with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and two major universities. https://bit.ly/3AlFHID
Bryan Carter, director of the Center for Digital Humanities, leads a panel of experts in the upcoming webinar "From Harlem to Holograms: The Future of Immersive Education". Join the Center for University Education Scholarship on Tuesday, November 12 to discover volumetric broadcasting's potential to enhance interactivity and deepen connections between educators and learners. https://lnkd.in/g6y6PFRE
2024 honoree Dr. Hao “Helen” Zhang is a statistician and professor in the Department of Mathematics, and Chair of the Statistics and Data Science Interdisciplinary Program. She is co-author of the book Principles and Theory for Data Mining and Machine Learning. Dr. Zhang is Fellow of the American Statistical Association, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and Elected Member of the International Statistical Institute. She was also the 2019 Medallion Lecturer of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. Dr. Zhang's highly cited research, mentorship of 29 Ph.D. students, and extensive interdisciplinary collaborations have significantly advanced statistics and data science research and education. https://lnkd.in/gFsKm3eW
Please join us in congratulating Régis Ferrière, who recently received the Ordre National du Mérite when a delegation from the French National Centre for Scientific Research visited campus. Details here: https://lnkd.in/gcprUCX5
2024 honoree Dr. Ada Wilkinson-Lee is an associate professor in the Department of Mexican American Studies and serves as a Co-PI at the Arizona Prevention Research Center. She focuses on addressing Latine health disparities through community-based participatory research, leading initiatives like the Unidos Project and the Hijos Project, which explore the impact of socio-cultural factors on Latine families. Additionally, she supports national efforts for Community Health Workers, providing trauma-informed training and evaluation. Her passion for improving Latine health is deeply personal, shaped by her own experiences growing up in a border community and witnessing health inequities firsthand. https://lnkd.in/gFsKm3eW
We hope everyone enjoyed the showcase celebration of the Grand Challenges Research Building as much as we did! Guests connected with students, faculty and staff throughout several floors of this one-of-a-kind facility. Stay tuned for features on all of those remarkable research units. Special thanks to UArizona Wyant College of Optical Sciences for sharing some pics too!
2024 honoree Beth Weinstein serves as the acting associate dean of Student Affairs and associate professor of Architecture. Her research bridges architecture and performance, exploring political, environmental and labor issues through spatial interventions. Co-founder of ReSI (Remembering Spaces of Internment), her doctoral work examines the invisibilities of architectures of internment. She authored Architecture + Choreography, examining collaborations between architects and choreographers. A registered architect and founder of Architecture Agency, she has taught internationally and published extensively on performativity in public space and scenography. She is a U of A Inclusive Leadership Fellow and serves on several advisory boards. https://lnkd.in/gFsKm3eW
2024 honoree Dr. Karna Walter is the assistant dean for Student Engagement and the director of the Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships. She leads the Student Engagement Team in their efforts to provide support for Honors students in multiple ways. She oversees many efforts to support and engage scholar groups within the Honors College and her work with competitive scholarships helps students apply for awards like the Fulbright, Goldwater, Churchill, Truman, and Rhodes. https://lnkd.in/gFsKm3eW
Visual storytelling is a powerful tool for increasing medical literacy. Join the Water Whys Visual SciComm Seminar Series this Friday for their third speaker. The free virtual session is 11am-12pm on October 25. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eng4bE89
We look forward to the continued collaboration of our partnership. Here's hoping this delegation from CNRS enjoyed the rest of their day on campus.
Great to meet with CNRS CEO Antoine Petit today. Our institutions’ partnership has accomplished much in the past few years, and we have great potential to achieve even more in key areas of impact for both our nations and the world.