This #FacultyFriday, we’re sharing some good news from 2025! 🎉
We’re excited to announce that IID Department Head Dr. Sarah Fortune and IID professor Dr. Wendy Garrett were named among the world’s most highly cited researchers.
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This #FacultyFriday, we spotlight Dr. Sarah Samreen, #UTMB Asst Professor of Minimally Invasive Surgery. She teaches future surgeons, leads Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery program, & even learned to ride a bike in her 30s, proof it’s never too late to take on new challenges. #MedEd #MedSky
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#FacultyFriday: Meet Richard Allen, Berkeley Seismology Lab director and professor of Earth and Planetary Science. Learn how BSL's work helps keep Californians safe while contributing to important earthquake-related research.
🎥 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MoSvEc
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#FacultyFriday 🌟 Meet UC Berkeley professor Mike Boots, chair of the Department of Integrative Biology. His research tackles important "why" questions: "Why are some infectious diseases more virulent than others?"
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4rpQlml
#Research #BiologicalScience
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#FacultyFriday: F&M Professor of Classics Gretchen Meyers has been appointed Associate Provost for Institutional Planning and Strategy. In addition to teaching, Meyers has held various service and leadership roles across campus since 2007. Congrats!
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A screenshot of the IID panel discussion on zoom. Top row: Daniel Neafsey and Gaurab Basu. Middle row: Abhiyant Tiwari and Mrinalini Darswal. Bottom row: Neelima Mishra and Swati Bakshi. Below the screenshot are the following words: "Webinar, Shifting Boundaries: Climate Change and Vector-Borne Diseases."
It’s finally #FacultyFriday! Today we’re highlighting IID professor Daniel Neafsey who participated in the webinar, “Shifting Boundaries: Climate Change and Vector-Borne Diseases.”🦟
🎦 Watch the full discussion here: lnkd.in/dwMGP-bv
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#FacultyFriday: UC Berkeley Arts & Humanities Dean Sara Guyer discusses the modern utility of a #humanities degree: “The arts and humanities classroom really helps us understand the world. We’re comfortable being in complexity.”
Read more: https://bit.ly/4i1putm
#UCBerkeley #LiberalArts
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#FacultyFriday: UC Berkeley's Prof. Roland Bürgmann is studying "earthquake weather" and the effect of climate on seismic activity. Are the atmosphere & solid earth connected? 🤔 His research may offer new insights into earthquake forecasting. Read more: https://bit.ly/4oSFgJW
#Research #Earthquakes
#FacultyFriday: F&M students helped conduct a groundbreaking tobacco regulatory study in Lancaster under the tutelage of Hollie Tripp, assistant professor of government and public health.
Read more about this faculty/student collaboration: https://pulse.ly/fhwcrhn84x
Did you know IPR is home to over 170 faculty members?
Get to know some of them through our faculty spotlights! These stories highlight what drives their passions and the important work they’re doing.
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#FacultyFriday: By designing innovative new algorithms that harness the power of quantum computers, UC Berkeley professor Lin Lin is making game-changing contributions to both fields of computational mathematics AND quantum science. 💡 Read more >> https://bit.ly/48RPqVW
From air travel to social media, network outages can be chaotic and costly. #UWAllen's @ratul.bsky.social received the 2025 #SIGCOMM #Networking Systems Award for his work on Batfish, a network configuration analysis tool to prevent disruptions. #FacultyFriday news.cs.washington.edu/2025/10/08/a...
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#FacultyFriday: Exploring the forms of Postcolonial African Literature with UC Berkeley Professor Farah Bakaari, a scholar of 20th and 21st century African literature.
💡Read more here: https://bit.ly/4hmEXnH
#UCBerkeley #Research #English
#FacultyFriday: Get to know F&M's newest faculty members, whose research interests range from parasitology to documentary film, from diplomatic networks in the Middle East to algorithmic surveillance online: https://pulse.ly/nwzh7slyds
We’re accepting applications! Learn more at the link in bio.
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Exciting news from UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine:
Dr. William (Bill) Russell, PhD, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, has been promoted to Professor of Research, as of Sept. 1, 2025.
A well-deserved recognition of his impact in science and education.
#FacultyFriday #FacultyNews #UTMB
📣 #FacultyFriday: Dr. William Spencer Carter joined UTMB in 1897 & served as the 4th Dean. He set up some of the first physiology & pharmacology labs in the South & helped build hospitals to support the community. Follow our weekly series to learn about the faculty shaping UTMB’s story! #UTMBHistory
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#FacultyFriday: UC Berkeley historian Susanna Elm studies the late Roman Empire to understand how its legacies of autocracy, slavery, gender, religion and medicine continue to shape the world today 🏛️
➡️ Read more: https://bit.ly/4nY2Unb
#UCBerkeley #History #RomanEmpire #Research
It's #FacultyFriday! Meet the professionals shaping #UTMB JSSOM, in classrooms, clinics & beyond.
Dr. Judith Rowen is serious about her work, but outside the hospital, she’s a bird watcher, photographer, and proud Texas Master Naturalist. #MedSky
#FacultyFriday: The Dementia Palliative Care Clinical Trials Training program (co-directed by Dr. Christine Ritchie) held its 4th Institute in Chapel Hill, where 11 scholars including Dr. Jo Paladino, received in-depth training in clinical trials to improve dementia care.
#FacultyFriday begins with Dr. William Keiller, UTMB’s first Professor of Anatomy and founding Dean (1891).
A Scottish-born surgeon and medical educator, Dr. Keiller laid the foundation for UTMB’s curriculum, clinical rigor, and long-standing reputation for excellence.
#UTMB #MedEd #MedSky
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#FacultyFriday: Meet UC Berkeley music professors Edmund Campion and Carmine-Emanuele Cella 🎶 After Campion retires as director of the Center for New Music and Associated Technologies (CNMAT) in 2027, Cella will assume the leadership role. Read more >> https://bit.ly/3K6DTaR
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#FacultyFriday: Meet Stephanie Syjuco, a renowned artist and longtime Art Practice professor @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social. Her exhibition, "Present Tense (Roll Call)" at BAMPFA showcases Berkeley's history of radical education and protest.
Learn more >> https://bit.ly/3JrJWqi
As insecticide resistance spreads, this innovative strategy offers a promising new tool in the global fight against malaria. 📖 Read more about the study below: loom.ly/EuwjDhE.
#Malaria #NewResearch #ScienceNews #Podcast #MalariaControl #FacultyFriday
It’s #FacultyFriday and we’re celebrating two HC profs making waves: Math Prof. Shannon Stock on receiving a research grant from Spaulding and the NIH, and Econ. Prof. Victor Matheson for unpacking the soaring prices of sports franchises beyond the headlines. #FacultySpotlight
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