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 Albany Village Graduate Student Apartments, 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.
Berkeley Graduate Students get access to Merck Research Laboratories through flagship industrial partnership It was an exhilarating day filled with exciting discoveries for eight Berkeley graduate students affiliated with the Inclusive Excellence Hub. The Hub sent this cohort of masters and doctoral students from a variety of disciplines to take part in the Scientific Engagement and Emerging Discovery Sciences (SEEDS) Symposium organized by Merck Research Laboratories in South San Francisco.
20 Years in the Making: Berkeley Space Center In an exciting development announced on Monday October 16th, UC Berkeley will be partnering with NASA Ames to construct a novel 36-acre research and innovation hub at Moffett Field in Silicon Valley, just 45 miles south of Berkeley’s campus.
UC Berkeley Ranked #1 Public University in the Country In a report released by US News on September 17th, UC Berkeley has yet again ranked #1 amongst national public universities, tying with UCLA. UC Berkeley has also been ranked #15 in all national universities; notably moving up from last year’s #20 ranking.
3rd Annual Grad-Stravaganza For a third consecutive year, Grad-Stravaganza kicked off the school year on a fun and sunny note!
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.
Thanks and Farewell to Denzil Streete It is with very mixed emotions that we share Denzil Streete will be departing UC Berkeley and pursuing a new exciting opportunity.
Don’t Miss New Graduate Student Orientation August 15-17 New to UC Berkeley? This orientation will help you jump-start your academic year.
2023 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.
Developing the Tools of Tomorrow for the Problems of Today With data science on the move as one of the fastest growing majors at Berkeley, increasing demands for innovative ways to interpret and utilize the field have also swelled.
Uplifting our Community: 2023 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 under represented minority (URM) student community.
UC Berkeley Grad Programs Remain Among the Best in the Nation According to U.S. News Rankings The U.S. News 2023-2024 Best Graduate School Rankings have been released and UC Berkeley has been ranked amidst the top in several different categories, including many #1 rankings!