Navigating the Housing Search With serene nature, a bustling atmosphere, and close proximity to the Bay, Berkeley is a lively and beautiful city with much to offer residents. However, finding housing in such a high-demand environment can be tricky – without the proper resources or knowledge, the search becomes quite an uphill battle.
Requirements for University-Related Foreign Travel Partaking in research travel soon? While this opportunity is an exciting endeavor, there are a few things you should know in order to prepare for your trip and ensure safe travels.
BNC Food Resources this Summer With school not in session, the summer months can be difficult for students to find and utilize available resources. That’s why the Basic Needs Center has compiled a list of resources for students who need food support this summer:
Upcoming Office Hour Events for Prospective Graduate Students The graduate application process can be daunting – from simply starting the process to the specific requirements needed to apply, a little guidance goes a long way. That’s why our Graduate Admissions Team has coordinated two virtual office hours to aid in the journey to applying!
2024 Leadership in Graduate Diversity Award Recipients Launched in 2022, The UC Berkeley Leadership in Graduate Diversity Awards aims to shed light on and award graduate students who have demonstrated stellar contributions to advancing the graduate and professional underrepresented minority (URM) student community.
2024 Graduate Mentoring Awards Mentorship is a vital tool for many students at UC Berkeley, often offering transformative effects on the academic success, well-being, and overall student experience.
Gabriel Trujillo Memorial Field Work Scholarship Established in 2024, the Gabriel Trujillo Field Work Scholarship at UC Berkeley was created by the Graduate Assembly.
Victoria Chevee is Berkeley’s 2024 Grad Slam Champion! On Tuesday, April 9, eight Berkeley graduate students selected as semi-finalists competed in the annual Grad Slam competition. Each student presented their…
Nearly 30 UC Berkeley Graduate Programs Top 10 in Latest New U.S. News Report In an exciting new development, U.S. News released their first round of 2024 rankings for graduate schools – identifying nearly 30 UC Berkeley graduate programs as Top 10 programs in the country.
Public Health Changemaker: Q&A with Forbes 30 Under 30, Iemaan Rana Iemaan Rana, a Public Health Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley, is one of this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Achievement for Science recipients. Iemaan is the first person ever to simultaneously pursue an M.D. (at the University of Illinois) and Ph.D. at two different institutions, and her research focuses on carcinogenic exposures.
Office for Graduate Diversity Hosts Annual Weekend Visit On March 16 and 17, 136 admitted graduate students visited UC Berkeley’s campus as a part of the University’s Diversity Days. The Diversity Days experience is hosted by the Office for Graduate Diversity and reserved for first-generation and low-income admits as well as admits who’ve graduated from an HBCU, TCU, or HSI.
UC Berkeley is a Fulbright Top Producing Institution For years, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program has allowed some of the brightest and most driven students an opportunity to conduct innovative research or teach internationally.
Apply for Fall 2024 New Graduate Student Housing We are pleased to announce the grand opening in fall 2024 of xučyun ruwway, a new community-oriented housing with fully furnished units. Applications are now open through the Cal Housing portal!
How to Complete Your Grad Student Tax Return (and Understand It, Too!) Are you intimidated by the prospect of preparing your grad student tax return? Are you confused by the tax forms you received from your institution or funding agency – or the forms you didn’t?
Develop Your Presentation Skills through Grad Slam! Last spring, Madison Browne, now a fifth-year Ph.D. student in psychology became Berkeley's 2023 Grad Slam Champion for her presentation, "Shedding Light on Alzheimer's Disease." Madison went on to compete against the nine other campus champions across the UC system.
UC Berkeley Receives Prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Grant to Transform STEM Doctoral Programs On January 11, we received the good news that UC Berkeley has been awarded a prestigious Alfred P. Sloan grant to host a Sloan Center for Systemic Change.
UC Berkeley’s Mace: A Commencement Ceremony Icon The afternoon of Saturday December 16 saw Haas Pavilion filled with almost 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students alongside over 6,000 friends and family members to celebrate the commencement of the Class of 2023.
Mentoring Course for Graduate Students With the variety of courses being offered in the Spring 2024 semester, it can be overwhelming to figure out which to take. We encourage you to enroll in GSPDP 301, Effective Mentoring in Higher Education. This seminar will help guide graduate students as they mentor undergraduates at Berkeley, work in the context of a mentoring relationship with their graduate advisers, and prepare for the mentoring they will do in future academic and non-academic careers.
Highlights From My Favorite Moments This Year First, I want to thank you for reading this, and for your past gift(s) of support. As we end another year, I thought I could share a quick look back.
Path to the Professoriate: Advancing Diversity in Academia Since Fall 2020, the Office for Graduate Diversity’s (OGD) Path to the Professoriate (P2P) program has hosted four cohorts and more than 300 underrepresented doctoral students. P2P is designed to prepare first-year doctoral students from underrepresented backgrounds for assistant professorships and academic publication.