Faculty-Staff Edition - Aug. 30, 2021

Chancellor DiStefano invites nominations for the Employee of the Year Awards by Sept. 30. The awards are presented in recognition of and appreciation for exceptional job performance and distinguished contributions to the campus community, based on criteria among job performance, leadership, service and interpersonal skills.

Rebecca Maloy of the School of Music and Roy Parker of Biochemistry and the BioFrontiers Institute have been selected to receive 2021-22 Distinguished Research Lectureships.

Humans living about 400,000 years ago produced an unprecedented diversity of elephant bone tools, including pointed tools for carving meat and wedge-shaped tools for cracking open large femurs and other long bones.

Through a series a workshops and webinars, tenure-track faculty engage with core research topics, connect with peers from departments across campus, interact with campus leadership and develop individualized research plans.