Oracle chairman Jeff Henley and his wife, Judy (left), have committed $50 million to fund collaboration and scientific research at the Institute for Energy Efficiency and the College of Engineering. Their investment helps propel the campus toward the $1-billion goal of its Campaign for UC Santa Barbara, a multiyear fund-raising effort. Jeff Henley, a 1966 graduate with distinction, is the campaign's co-chair. Chancellor Henry T. Yang and his wife, Dilling (right), welcomed the Henleys to campus on May 12 for a special event announcing the gift.
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UC Riverside has been selected as the location for a shared service center that will process routine transactions related to payroll, benefits, leave management, and workforce administration for all 10 campuses and five medical centers.
         The project is one of the key elements of UC’s Working Smarter initiative, a systemwide administrative efficiencies effort developed to help preserve academic quality in the face of deep budget cuts from the state. In its first year, the initiative accrued $157 million in new revenue and cost savings from a variety of operational changes.
        The UCPath Center will open its doors in July 2013, initially serving five locations: UCLA, UCLA Medical Center, UC Santa Cruz, UC Merced, and UCOP. Other campuses and medical centers will make the transition by April 14, and the rest, including UCSB, by October 2014.
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Matthew Fisher, a professor of physics, and Napoleon Chagnon, an emeritus professor of anthropology, have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
They are among 84 new members from the U.S., and 21 foreign associates from 15 countries, elected to the Academy today in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. The election of Fisher brings to 36 the number of active UCSB faculty members elected to the NAS. more

Staff Celebration Week is set for May 11-18, when a variety of activities will honor staff members for their hard work and dedication to the campus. Among the events are the Chancellor's Luncheon, at which 10 Staff Citation of Excellence Awards will be presented; the Staff Ice Cream Social, hosted by Staff Assembly; the Staff Cookie Contest; a Staff Social and Crafts Bazaar; and a variety of campus tours.
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