September 2019

August 15, 2021

Michigan Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship — 9/15/2021

The Michigan Society of Fellows was founded for the purpose of promoting academic and creative excellence in the humanities, the arts, the social, physical, and life sciences, and in the professions. Each year the Society selects outstanding applicants for appointment to three-year fellowships…

March 14, 2021

DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program — 5/5/2021

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science is now accepting applications for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program. The goal of the Office of Science Graduate Student Research program is to prepare graduate students for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (careers critically important to the…

September 13, 2020

UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program — 11/1/2020

The Program The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching,…
Marcia Gee Riley and Zackary Hull

September 16, 2019

Meet the Berkeley Ombuds

Marcia Gee Riley and Zackary Hull discuss the purpose of the Ombuds Office, the highs and lows of their roles, and how graduate students can utilize the office to discuss concerns, learn about resources, or discover new methods for dealing with personal or professional conflicts.

September 16, 2019

American Educational Research Association Dissertation Grant – 11/2/2020

With support from the National Science Foundation, the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Grants Program seeks proposals for Dissertation Grants. The AERA Grants Program provides advanced graduate students with research funding and professional development and training. The program supports highly competitive dissertation research using rigorous quantitative methods to…

September 13, 2019

Update on Elsevier Journal Access

Elsevier has suspended access. Now what? Members of the UC community no longer have direct access to Elsevier journal articles published in 2019. We continue to have direct access to most articles published before 2019 in most Elsevier journals (covering about…

September 13, 2019

Panel Discussion on the 2nd Amendment — 9/16/19

Free Speech Movement Café Educational Programs presents a panel discussion in honor of Constitution Day: The 2nd Amendment: American Society’s Interpretation Across Time The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security…

September 13, 2019

Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellowship – 10/1/20

The Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellowship is a highly-competitive postdoctoral position at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that is open to all technical disciplines. Fellowships are awarded to candidates with exceptional talent, scientific track records, and potential for significant achievements. Typically, two to four fellowships are awarded each year,…

September 13, 2019

Financial aid opportunities at I-House, including half-off room and board

International House Room and Board Scholarships for Graduate Students Many people who drive or walk by the beautiful Moorish style building with the iconic dome on Piedmont Avenue and Bancroft Way know it as “International House,” but are not quite sure what takes place within its walls. Built…
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September 13, 2019

Berkeley Journalism’s Annual Excellence Awards Announced

Each year, the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism convenes representatives of the local journalism community to decide whom they want to single out for outstanding work that exemplifies what the school most values.

September 13, 2019

Digital Publishing Workshop Series

Whether you are looking to create a digital book, a companion website for a book, a scholarly portfolio, or a full-scale digital project, this workshop series is designed to get you up and running with the skills and tools you need for successful digital publications. No programming or coding knowledge…

September 13, 2019

National Voter Registration Day – 9/24/2019

National Voter Registration Day is a national holiday, first observed in 2012, and held on the fourth Tuesday of September. If you have not yet registered to vote, now is a good time to do it! You can be a resident of two states, but you…

September 13, 2019

Community Advisory: Government Impersonation Telephone Scam

From UCPD Community Advisory: Please be aware of a common government impersonation telephone scam that has targeted members of the campus community. Reporting these types of scams to authorities may help direct resources to combating the problem, but you should also know it can be difficult…

September 13, 2019

GSI opportunity: Sense and Sensibility and Science

Join the teaching team for “Sense and Sensibility and Science,” a popular Big Ideas course in its sixth year. Taught by an interdisciplinary faculty team of Saul Perlmutter (Physics), Alison Gopnik (Psychology), and…

September 13, 2019

Elings Prize Postdoctoral Fellowships at UCSB – 10/15/2019

The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UC Santa Barbara invites applications for the Elings Prize Postdoctoral Fellowships in Nanoscience. Eligible research can be in any area of the physical sciences, biology, or engineering. The fellowships provide a salary of $60,000 per year for two years, along with benefits and research…
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September 13, 2019

Rethinking the Graduate Student ‘Culture of Busyness’

The graduate school experience can be a prime example of hustle culture — a place full of smart, ambitious people each trying to optimize their way through their degree to get to where they’re going next, or in many cases, just make ends meet. There is an unspoken rule that in order to be successful, you have to be putting in the work, and the best way to show that is by putting in long hours.