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GREAT FELLOWS

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation recently announced fellowship winners for 2004. Six UCLA faculty members are included among the 185 artists, scholars and scientists selected to receive awards totaling $6.9 million. They and their areas of interest are Stuart Banner, law professor: law, power and American Indian land loss; Cameron D. Campbell, associate professor of sociology: social and family change in Liaoning, 1850-2000 (in collaboration with James Lee); Judith A. Carney, geography professor: Africa’s botanical heritage in the Atlantic world; David Rousséve, choreography professor and chair of world arts and cultures: choreography; Jeffrey Vallance, visiting assistant professor of art: installation art; and William R. Zame, economics and mathematics professor: theoretical and experimental studies of financial markets.

SAN DIEGO-BOUND

Marye Anne Fox, a nationally known chemist and academic leader who currently serves as chancellor of North Carolina State University, was appointed April 12 the seventh chancellor of UC San Diego by the Board of Regents. Chosen from approximately 50 applicants who were drawn from a national pool of 300-plus potential candidates, Fox will replace Robert C. Dynes, who became UC president Oct. 2, 2003.

A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Ronald Sugar, chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corp., will receive the 2004 Jacoby International Award for his outstanding contribution to humanity and commitment to embracing international understanding. The award, to be presented April 28, is the highest honor bestowed by the Dashew International Center for Students and Scholars. Sugar graduated summa cum laude in electrical engineering from UCLA, where he later received a master’s degree and a doctorate in the same field.

RESEARCH TRAINING

The UCLA Library has created the Center for Primary Research and Training in the Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections to integrate special collections materials more fully into the teaching and research mission of the university. The center will train graduate students in archival methods and will make accessible lesser-known collections through the creation of finding aids or guides. Recognizing that many faculty in the social sciences and humanities want their students to have experience with primary sources, the center will pair students with unprocessed or under-processed collections in their areas of interest. They will be compensated at a rate competitive with similar on-campus employment options, such as teaching and research assistantships. The deadline to apply is May 28. For details, visit www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb.