More workshops in March and April: grant proposals, editing/revising, dissertation writing These workshops are presented by Graduate Division Academic Services. How to Write an Academic Grant Proposal Thursday, March 22, 2012, 3 to…
The Spring 2012 menu of Tanner and Graduate Council Lectures Samuel Scheffler, Kathryn Mickle Werdegar, Jonathan Barnes and Peter Singer
University Health Services provides a support group for female graduate students Are you a female graduate student? Have balance issues? Need confidence? Feel like and imposter? Join the Graduate Women's Support Group.
Top Dog with Top Dogs: a meet-and-eat event An afternoon of social networking and hot dogs at Alumni House. Admission comes with unlimited food and drink, and costs $3 per student. Register by February 22nd.
Would you like to work in Hong Kong? Learn about opportunities at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which is offering an array of faculty positions in one of the world’s most alluring cities.
Fellowships: do people here get them? People do. Many apply, but few are chosen. Are any of those few from Berkeley? It’s unpredictable, but yes, it definitely happens. Here are some recent cases in point.
Deadlines coming up: faculty mentoring awards, master’s candidacy, and more Upcoming deadlines for Filing Fee application; Candidacy application for a Spring 2012 Master's degree; Sarlo, Faculty, and Outstanding Mentorship of GSI award nominations.
Ask questions and make suggestions at a Town Hall with the Dean on February 9 Help us improve your experience as a graduate student!
Interested in Operational Excellence? Maybe looking for a thesis or dissertation topic? Operational Excellence is a multi-project effort by UC Berkeley to improve operations and save money on the administrative expenditures, so that more of the budget can be devoted to teaching and research. Dean Szeri has been the faculty head of this effort since last January. As he wears two administrative hats, it's perhaps worthwhile to consider that OE (as Operational Excellence is known) may provide an interesting area to consider in your thesis or dissertation research.
You’re invited to the next forum (December 6) An important message from the Council of Deans Task Force on the Future of Public Universities.
Filing a thesis or dissertation for a fall degree? Do so by December 16 — electronically. You won't have to stand (or sit) in line! New this year: master's theses may now be filed electronically, too.
Have you ever thought about mentoring an undergrad? The ASUC Undergraduate/Graduate Mentorship Program (UGMP) provides an opportunity for graduate students to mentor undergraduate students considering the pursuit of an advanced academic degree. The graduate student will offer advice and answers to the undergraduate who is interested in gaining more knowledge about his/her academic field of interest, the graduate school process, or just about future academic endeavors.
Library updates: exhibits, Heyns Room, resources, reminders Current exhibits; The Heyns and Rosberg reading rooms have reopened; New electronic resources; Time-saving reminders.
The Graduate Social Club invites you to its Winter Wonderland party The Graduate Social Club’s newest offering will be its semi-annual Winter Wonderland party, beginning at 8 p.m. on December 16 at BEC's Bar on 2271 Shattuck Avenue. The GSC announcement says, “Once you’ve rocked all your finals, come to our classy event. Ladies, break out those cocktail dresses, and guys, remember to wear pants.
Mumps outbreak: UHS offers information and immunization The Tang Center, 2222 Bancroft Way, headquarters of UHS. As information about the recent mumps outbreak emerges, recommendations are being refined to…
Get it seen: UCTVSeminars is live and accepting recorded submissions from UC researchers UC researchers can easily record and submit presentations, share with fellow scholars. UCTVSeminars, is a new service that provides researchers with a…
Grad students stage an energy symposium to change the world Are you interested in the latest energy-and-resources breakthroughs in science, engineering, policy, economics, and more? Then you might want to mark your calendar…
Celebrating Joe Duggan’s epic career as teacher, scholar, and dean Joe Duggan, 2007 (photo: Peg Skorpinski) The Graduate Division received the sad news of the death of our colleague and friend on…
Berkeley students win a sizable share of environmental fellowships In August, the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation announced the winners of its half-million dollars worth of environmental fellowships and grants for 2011. There were 20 of them around the United States, master’s and Ph.D. students. Four — a fifth of the total — are pursuing studies at Berkeley.
Reaffirming Cal’s Principles of Community Toward the end of August, Harry Le Grande, Berkeley’s vice chancellor for student affairs, and Andrew Szeri, dean of the Graduate Division,…