Start a Career in the Federal Government or in Leadership as a Presidential Management Fellow Are you a graduate student or postdoc interested in getting experience in federal service or leadership? Will you finish your advanced degree before the end of August 2025, or did you obtain it between September 2022 and September 2024? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you should know about the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program!
Important Things for New Students to Complete New on campus? Use this to-do list to jumpstart your time at Berkeley.
NGSO Virtual Schedule and Registration Register for UC Berkeley’s virtual New Graduate Student Orientation (NGSO) on August 19 & 20, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. P.S.T. each day.
NGSO In-Person Schedule and Registration Register for UC Berkeley’s in-person New Graduate Student Orientation (NGSO) on August 27, from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Celebrating Our GSI Award Recipients and Their Faculty Mentors! These awards, sponsored by the Graduate Division’s GSI Teaching & Resource Center and the Graduate Council’s Advisory Committee for GSI Affairs, acknowledge the outstanding contributions that GSIs make to the educational mission of the University.
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:
Tips and Resources for a Successful Summer of Dissertation Writing For those hoping not to enter another summer with lofty plans, only to blink and find ourselves in August disappointed with our progress, we’ve compiled some tips and resources that can help.
Congratulations – you made it! Dear Graduate Student Community, What a year it has been! As I write this, commencement ceremonies are happening all over campus. It…
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.
Science at Cal to Roll Out Summer Science Communication Series Join Science at Cal for one or all sessions of this four-part series where you'll learn the ins and outs of science communication.
Essential Summer Reading for Graduate Students For many graduate students, the summer months are an important time for self-directed reading and other tasks that have taken a backseat over the fall and spring semesters. Regardless of your stage in your graduate program, consider adding one or two books to your summer reading list this year that will help advance your professional development goals.
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.
Operation Lollipop As the academic year comes to a close, thesis and dissertation filings start flowing in and our staff begins mailing the infamous…
Apply for the Future of Higher Education Postdoc Program The UC Berkeley Future of Higher Education (FHE) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program seeks applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship program from scholars in…
Gabriel Trujillo Memorial Field Work Scholarship Established in 2024, the Gabriel Trujillo Field Work Scholarship at UC Berkeley was created by the Graduate Assembly.
Apply to be a Graduate Diversity & Community Fellow in the Graduate Division Graduate Diversity & Community Fellowship Diversity and Community Fellows advance and implement the diversity and inclusion goals of Office for Graduate Diversity…
Beyond Academia 2024 Conference Takeaways: Two Days of Career Exploration and Reflection Beyond Academia is a non-profit founded and run by UC Berkeley graduate students, dedicated to empowering PhDs to expand their career options beyond the professoriate.
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.