Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows Competition for Recent PhDs — 3/13/2019 ACLS invites applications for the ninth competition of the Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows program. This year the program will place up to 21 recent…
Get to Know the Career Center Berkeley graduate students receive career planning guidance and employment-related assistance from the Career Center.
Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies Scholarships — 10/1/2018 This program is open to all recent Ph.D. recipients and doctoral candidates in the social sciences or law. The Academy Scholars Program…
Ford Foundation Predoctoral, Postdoctoral, and Dissertation Fellowships — 12/6/2018 Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their…
University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship — 11/01/2013 The UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers…
Professors Recognized for Outstanding Mentorship Berkeley professors Clayton Critcher, Cathryn Carson and Linda Williams, were recognized by the Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Awards on April 15, 2014.
Graduate Students Win the Tech-to-Market Innovation Challenge Three Berkeley graduate students collaborated to win the Tech-to-Market Innovation Challenge on May 8, 2014.
Women’s Hackathon Honors I-School Students Four Master’s students from the School of Information competed in the one-day Women’s Hackathon at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park in April. The four designed a new Facebook feature that allows users to save and organize especially interesting content from their own timeline or from elsewhere on Facebook. Later they can “relive” that saved content in its social context.
Graduate Student Wins Chancellor Award In early May, Margaret Rhee, a doctoral candidate in Ethnic Studies with a Designated Emphasis in New Media Studies, was awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Public Service in the category of Campus-Community Partnership for her project “From the Center.”
FitWell Free 4 All — May 6, 3:30 to 6:30pm Release some end-of-semester stress at the FitWell Free 4 All event on May 6, 3:30 to 6:30 pm by taking part in…
Graduate Student Champions Services for People with Disabilities At age 21, Grigorieff was in a comfortable position, with a small business and parents who provided a home and, most importantly, health insurance and then everything changed.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month and New Website During Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, the University is hosting a series of events designed to raise everyone’s awareness within the…
Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Winners Announced The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship recently named five UC Berkeley School of Optometry students and one School of Public Health student as this year’s recipients.
AERA Awards Two Berkeley Professors The American Educational Research Association (AERA) -- the largest national professional organization devoted to the scientific study of education -- recently recognized two Berkeley graduate school professors for excellence in education research.
Alumna Wins on “Wheel of Fortune” Haas School of Business alumna, Melody Akhtari, recently appeared on “Wheel of Fortune,” and won. Haas School of Business alumna, Melody Akhtari,…
Berkeley Distinguished Graduate Fellows Reception The Berkeley Distinguished Graduate Fellows Reception, an annual event, was held this year at the Chevron Auditorium in the International House.
Tickets on Sale for the 26th Annual International House Awards Celebration & Gala Students are invited to join the International House community on April 10 for the 26th Annual I-House Awards Celebration & Gala, honoring Wendy Schmidt…
Library Announcements: New UC Copyright Website; Expanded Library Hours Do you have questions about copyright? The UC Copyright website provides information on policies and laws and how to apply them to…
VSPA Announces New Resources for Berkeley’s Spouses and Partner The VSPA (Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs) recently held a career development workshop for Berkeley’s spouses and partners, where participants shared the…
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Do you need a break from the rigors of graduate work this spring? The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive offer a variety of events and shows for your artistic, cultural, and intellectual pleasure.