Become a more productive writer in 2013 Do you have writing goals for your thesis or dissertation in the new year? Have you resolved to be a more productive writer in 2013? Join, for free, a community of writers sharing advice and strategies twice a month via email.
MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program Berkeley has its first crop of graduate and undergraduate students in the new the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, which helps financially disadvantaged students from Sub-Saharan Africa. Meet the first three grad students, who hail from Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda.
2012 at Berkeley: a quick look back A year with leaping lizards and tailed robots, a $60-million-dollar institute for Berkeley, a theory proven 40 years later, a crucial election, and a transition at the very top of the campus food chain.
A quick guide to fellowships and grants Money doesn't grow on trees. But some of it is in fact available for picking, if you're willing to invest a bit of effort and persistence.
Between now and next semester A short list of important dates, including deadlines for filing thesis and dissertation, for In-Absentia registration, and for nominating faculty members for mentoring honors. Oh, and holidays!
Center for Race and Gender seeks presentation proposals by November 19 Make a presentation --- an an individual or as part of a panel --- on emerging research on race, gender, and their intersections.
Speciesism seminar November 15 and beyond A series of seminars and public outreach events aimed at inspiring a global dialogue on the relationships of humans to the rest of the natural world.
Building new research on how students learn into the ways they’re taught If you're going to teach, knowing how students really learn is an advantage.
It takes a partnership: alumni, professors, corporations say thank you to Berkeley How gratitude turns into fellowships and other opportunities for new generations of graduate students
WarnMe: new options for emergency notification Have you updated your WarnMe contact options? WarnMe is a campus service that exists to save live, including yours.
International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) Program — 11/7/2012 The IDRF offers 9 to 12 months of support. Fellowship amounts vary depending on the research plan, with a per-fellowship average of $20,000. Eighty fellowships are awarded annually for empirical and site-specific research that advances knowledge about non-U.S. cultures and societies.
Coming this fall: a season of great lectures Distinguished speakers present lectures on the future of American politics, intelligence and the brain, religion and history, and global income inequality. Admission is free.
Two opportunities from University Health Services Bring the graduate student perspective to Tang Center leaders as a member of the Student Health Advisory Commiittee. Also: a workshop with lots of how-to information about breastfeeding your baby.
Important information for grad students receiving fall fellowships at UC Berkeley Technical things, but important: you need to be registered; when to expect stipend payments; setting up Electronic Funds Transfer; international students need to complete tax forms.
Welcome from the UC Berkeley Library Tips on how to get the most out of the 11 million items in Berkeley collections, from the experts.
The assignment of a lifetime Peter Soler, a chemical engineering grad student, with the help of an NSF research fellowship, is helping build an artificial kidney that may be a game-changer for two million patients.
Saint Louis Conference on Manuscript Studies This multi-session two-day conference, now in its 39th year, will be held October 12–13, 2012, at Saint Louis University. The featured speaker,…
As others see us: the view through rankings Start-up days: South Hall and North Hall, circa 1874 UC Berkeley wasn’t always what you see today. In 1868, and for some…
Brett Fellowship’s Numero Uno seeks an Italian Studies Ph.D. The first-ever fellowship award from the Philip Brett LGBT Fund was made this spring by a faculty committee choosing from a highly…