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Two UCI MIND Faculty Receive Distinguished Academic Senate Awards

Every year, the UC Irvine Committee on Scholarly Honors and Awards selects the recipients of the Academic Senate Distinguished Faculty Awards. This year two UCI MIND faculty have been recognized:

 

Distinguished Senior Faculty Award for Research

Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus Leslie Thompson

Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences

Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, School of Medicine

 

Distinguished Mid-Career Faculty Award for Research

Chancellor’s Professor Kim Green

Department of Neurobiology and Behavior

Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences

 

The award ceremony will occur on February 11, 2026.

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