• Lisa Lapin, assistant vice chancellor for University Communications, has received the Rising Star Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District VII. A former newspaper editor, Lapin was recognized for her prolific accomplishments in higher education that distinguish her as a future leader in the profession. In particular, she was cited for her innovation, professionalism and leadership in communication.

• University Communications also won two silver medal awards from the CASE District VII for its redesign of the UC Davis home page and for the campus's annual report. The Web site redesign was accomplished through the work of a large cross-campus team led by Web developer Craig Ferris and content editor Susanne Rockwell of University Communications. The annual report resulted from a team effort led by editor Teri Bachman and designer Jay Leek of University Communications.
• Carole Hom, a professor and academic coordinator, received the 33rd Academic Federation's James H. Meyer Distinguished Achievement Award on Dec. 1. The award is presented to Academic Federation members with a distinguished career in research or public service. As an academic coordinator in the evolution and ecology department, she mentors undergraduate and graduate students. She is also the coordinator for the Integrative Graduate Education Research Traineeship, a $2.6 million interdisciplinary research program aimed at training graduate students to examine the science of biological invasions.
• The Modern Language Association recently announced that third Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Italian Studies will be presented this year to Raymond Waddington, professor of English, for his book Aretino's Satyr: Sexuality, Satire, and Self-Projection in Sixteenth-Century Literature and Art, published by the University of Toronto Press. This prize is awarded biennially for an outstanding book by a member of the association in the field of Italian literature or comparative literature involving Italian. It will be presented at the MLA's Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. on Dec 28.
• On Nov. 17, the Catholic University presented the Order of Merit Gabriela Mistral award to history professor Arnold Bauer. It is the highest recognition that the Chilean government gives to Chileans and foreigners who have stood out in the areas of culture and education. Bauer has studied many aspects of Central and South America throughout his career, and has studied has published a number of works focusing on Chilean rural labor. He recently completed his second turn as Study Center Director in Santiago, Chile, for the UC Education Abroad Program.
• Charles Fadley, distinguished professor of physics at UC Davis and Senior Faculty Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, recently collected two prestigious awards. At a ceremony in Boston Nov. 2, he was presented with the Medard W. Welch Award, the highest honor bestowed by the American Vacuum Society. Fadley has also received a Helmholtz-Humboldt Award, which promotes university research collaborations in government laboratories and universities in Germany.