Sara Ann Knutson: Traditional Archaeological Interpretations vs. Contemporary Public Perspectives Sara Ann Knutson Sara Ann Knutson is a sixth-year Ph.D. candidate in anthropology with a specialization in Scandinavian and Middle Eastern Archaeology.…
Sofi Chavez: Queer Kinship and Queer Secrecy Sofi Chavez Sofi Chavez is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Ethnic Studies department exploring queer kinship structures, queer secrecy, and the…
Sophia Sobko: Toward De-Assimilation, Healing and Coalition-Building Born in the former Soviet Union, Sophia Sobko (she/they) immigrated with their family to the U.S. in 1991 on a Jewish refugee…
Daniela Medina: Uplifting People Closest to Incarceration Daniela Medina Daniela Medina, a second year master’s student in UC Berkeley’s Social Welfare program, dedicates her studies, work, and life to…
Anthropology Ph.D. student Valerie Black awarded prestigious Newcombe Fellowship Valerie Black Valerie Black, a 6th-year PhD student in the Department of Anthropology, was one of 22 students recently awarded the Charlotte…
Urte Laukaityte On the Interdisciplinarity of Philosophy and Psychiatry Urte Laukaityte When one thinks about philosophy, popular names like Aristotle, Nietzche and Kant come to mind. For someone who is not…
Laura Belik: Constructions of Space and their Multiple Memories Laura Belik, a fourth-year Architecture PhD candidate at UC Berkeley, looks at the spatial relations of memory and power within the migration…
Margiana Petersen-Rockney: Food Systems Adapting (Or Not) to Climate Change Margiana Petersen-Rockney, a 5th-year PhD student at UC Berkeley, was homeschooled on her mom’s diversified dairy goat farm in Massachusetts until she…
Ph.D. Student Kathy Shield’s Groundbreaking Research on Radioactivity Ph.D. student Kathy Shields working in a campus lab.Photographer: Marilyn Sargent “I kind of joke that nuclear engineering is like any…
#ChooseBerkeley – Sean Darling-Hammond Sean Darling-Hammond (he/his) Can you describe your program and what your research is about? “I am a 4th year PhD student at…
2021 Berkeley SciComm Fellows Congratulations to the 2021 Berkeley SciComm Fellows! Twelve emerging scientists have been selected as Berkeley SciComm Fellows! Science at Cal would like…
Two UC Berkeley Ph.D. Students Named Newcombe Fellows Two UC Berkeley Ph.D. students have been named 2020 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows: E.C. Feiss (History of Art) and Juliana…
Graduate Students Recognized with Chancellor’s Awards for Public Service Chancellor’s Awards for Public Service Each year, the Chancellor recognizes students, staff, faculty, and community partnerships that embody UC Berkeley’s proud tradition…
The Ausfahl Family Gives Back Bill Ausfahl established the Ausfahl Chair in Philosophy, which provides a stable, predictable source of funding for a professor to apply to research and to supporting top graduate students.
Meet Tesla Monson, Host of KALX’s “The Graduates” Tesla Monson, a fourth year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Integrative Biology, is the host and producer of "The Graduates," a science radio talk show that airs on KALX 90.7.
Spotlight on Fulbright Scholars: Cristobal Madero Cristobal Madero is a doctoral student in the area of Education Policy and a Fulbright scholar. After 10 years of teaching in Chile, he came to Berkeley to research how schools might help teachers develop a passion for their profession.
Fellowship Matters: Remarkable Scholars and Their Supporters Katya Cherukumilli teamed up with four other graduate students to develop a bauxite-based defluoridation technique for water sources that contain dangerously high levels of fluoride.
Meet Ben Gould: Berkeley Mayoral Candidate Ben Gould, a 2nd year dual-degree student pursuing Master’s degrees in Environmental Engineering and in Public Policy, announced his intention to run for mayor of Berkeley.
Fellowship Matters: Remarkable Scholars and Their Supporters First-year doctoral student in Chemistry, Laura Sofen is the recipient of the 2015 Joe Lurie Returning Peace Corps Volunteer Gateway Fellowship, which provides room and board at International House.
Yu-Hui Lin is Celebrated as this Year’s Una Fellow Yu-Hui (Amy) Lin, a Ph.D. candidate in Ethnic Studies was awarded this year's Una Fellowship. The Una fellowship is awarded each year to an outstanding woman graduate student studying history at Berkeley.