Alumni Search for Answers in West Berkeley For archeologist Allen Pastron, digging in the dirt in search of evidence of a time long past has always been a way to explore history in a tangible form.
SMART Program Brings New Opportunities for Graduate and Undergraduate Research The SMART Program engages doctoral students to create mentored research opportunities for undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley.
New Designated Emphasis in Jewish Studies This academic year marks Berkeley’s inauguration of the Designated Emphasis in Jewish Studies for graduate students. The Designated Emphasis provides curricular and…
Tips for Surviving Graduate School Alumnus, David Nguyen, found the transition from college to graduate school difficult. It took him longer than he first anticipated to complete his degree. He now shares his ideas on how to survive graduate school in a recently published book.
Graduate Student Mimics Flight of Birds with Robots Cameron Rose loves anything that flies. So much, in fact, that he has devoted his life to building robotic drones that fly like birds.
Investigative Reporting Program Wins Prestigious DuPont Award The Investigative Reporting Program (IRP) at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism recently won the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for broadcast and digital news for the documentary “Rape in the Fields.”
Student in School of Social Welfare Studies Sex Trafficking Lynsey Clark, a master’s degree student at UC Berkeley’s School of Social Welfare, recently published an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, focusing on the child sex trafficking epidemic in her local community.
Berkeley Becomes Beacon for Entrepreneurs Unlike the South Bay, which has long been a mecca for startups, the East Bay is only recently blossoming as a nebula for startups and, at its center, is the business accelerator, SkyDeck Berkeley.
11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowship – 3/1/2014 The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is offering eight $10,000 postgraduate 11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowships. The new program…
Berkeley Professor (and Grad Alumnus) Wins E.O. Wilson Award Integrative Biology professor Tyrone Hayes' research has focused on the threat of pesticides and other pollutants in the decline of amphibian species worldwide.
Alumnus Rebecca Solnit (M.J. ’84) on the Berkeley Wall of Fame A journalist, philosopher, and activist, Solnit refuses to be confined by anything but her own wildly roaming passions.
Phi Beta Kappa Fellowship – 2/4/2014 Alpha of California announces a limited number of Graduate Fellowships to be awarded to UC Berkeley doctoral students who are members of…
Call for Papers for the Annual Native American Studies Graduate Student Symposium — 1/31/2014 The 3rd Annual Native American Studies Graduate Student Symposium, to be held at UC Davis on April 17-18th, 2014, is now accepting…
Wiseman Comes to Berkeley Frederick Wiseman visited Berkeley on December 3 to present his newest film “At Berkeley,” during two free screenings.
City Planning Students Tackle Climate Change in Richmond A group of UC Berkeley graduate students have recently teamed up to help Richmond residents tackle the negative impacts of climate change, including rising sea levels, flood risks, and increased energy and water consumption.
Whitaker Program’s Summer Grants Program — 2/4/2014 The Institute of International Education (IIE) has announced the 2014-2015 Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program competition. The program funds emerging U.S.-based…
Thanksgiving Fun To help weed through the seemingly endless possibilities this Season we compiled a list of opportunities to have fun, plan your holiday shopping and perhaps give back to the community.
Berkeley Recognized as “Top Producer” of Successful Fulbright Program Applicants In the latest funding cycle, 18 Berkeley students — 11 graduate students and seven undergraduate students — were awarded Fulbright fellowships.
New Faculty Reception The Graduate Division hosted the New Faculty Reception for 63 newly hired faculty, many of whom gathered at the Morrison Reading Room to become acquainted with resources available to faculty working with graduate students.
HarvEst Distinguished Women Lecture Series Kicks Off Harriet Mayor Fulbright presented the inaugural HarvEst Distinguished Women Lecture Series at the International House.