New Programs Offer Interdisciplinary Studies Designated Emphasis in Development Engineering A designated emphasis is a specialization, such as a new method of inquiry or an important field…
Siebel Scholars Award Creates Unmatched Networking Community In September this award was granted to eight Berkeley graduate students for excellence in their field.
Library Updates: Save Time with Research Tips Need Wi-Fi While You’re Traveling? The newly announced campus Wi-Fi options include a bonus for faculty, staff and students who are traveling to other…
Call for Nominations for the Faculty Mentor Award and Carol D. Soc Award for Exceptional Mentoring — 2/6/2015 Carol D. Soc Award winner, Linda Williams (Film and Media Studies and Rhetoric) gathers with her graduate students at the Graduate Mentoring…
UC Berkeley Alumna Wins MacArthur Fellowship UC Berkeley alumna, Tami Bond, was recently named a 2014 MacArthur Fellow for her work on measuring black carbon emissions on human health and the atmosphere.
Hellman Fund Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Faculty Fellows, Launches New Graduate Awards As the Hellman Fellows Program celebrates its 20th anniversary, a new pilot program initiated this year — The Hellmann Graduate Awards — provides 14 graduate students with funding to help enrich the student’s academic career.
>Play Digital Media Conference Connects Student and Alumni Techies The Berkeley HAAS School of Business will be hosting the >Play Digital Media Conference to connect students and alumni interested in technology.
Berkeley Talks Features Intimate Talks with David Sedaris, Yo-Yo Ma and More Berkeley Talks — a new series of public talks and lectures hosted by Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and co-presented by Cal Performances — features intimate conversations with artists and intellectuals such as writer David Sedaris and musician Yo-Yo Ma.
Upcoming Concerts at Cal Performances: Use your Student Discount Be sure to take advantage of world-class opportunities available to you this semester. Cal Performances produce and present events of the highest artistic…
4th Annual Ph.D. Colloquium Offers Alternative Career Options The Fourth Annual Ph.D. Colloquium provided insider information on attaining a teaching position in a liberal arts or community college. The colloquium was the first of a three part series that explores teaching opportunities.
Distinguished Poetry Professor, Robert Hass, Wins Wallace Stevens Award Robert Hass, a distinguished Professor in Poetry and Poetics at UC Berkeley, is a recipient of the prestigious Wallace Stevens Award for his demonstrated mastery of poetry. The $100,000 award from The Academy of American Poets is part of the American Poets Prizes, which has been awarded to poets including Yusef Komunyakaa and Adrienne Rich in the past.
Library News — 9/15/2014 To welcome back students this fall semester, the Library is delivering new services to make your time at the library more efficient! A newly…
NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program — 10/20/2014 The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is offering a 12-month long Graduate Fellowship Program for graduate students who are interested in shaping…