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April 18, 2023

Meet Our Grad Slam 2023 Campus Winners!

We wish to thank our distinguished panel of judges, Wendy Tokuda, Eric Stern, Fiona Doyle, and Justin Lee and also the many audience members who weighed in on the People’s Choice Award. We look forward to next year’s competition! Interested in participating next year?…

April 13, 2023

Three Tips for Job Offer Negotiations

Negotiating a compensation package can bring its own set of unique challenges to the already demanding task of applying for jobs while also being a graduate student. Regardless of whether you are applying to a position within or beyond academia, negotiation is a pivotal step in the process.

April 10, 2023

2023 Grad Slam

Watch the 2023 Grad Slam: 2023 Semi-finalists: Madison Browne, Psychology (1st Place Winner) Shedding Light on Alzheimer’s Disease Madison is a 4th year PhD candidate from Alabama, currently using her training in animal behavior, immunology, and circadian biology to explore a non-invasive light therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease. She is passionate…

April 10, 2023

Take the UC Graduate Student Experience Survey

We want to hear your thoughts and ideas on your overall experience at Berkeley in order to better serve our graduate and professional student community. Your feedback is critical to informing and improving how we respond to challenges in the future, and will be used for many purposes, including identifying…
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April 6, 2023

Honoring Judy Heumann (1947-2023)

We are continuing to celebrate the inspiring life of disability rights activist and Berkeley School of Public Health alumna Judith (Judy) Heumann (M.P.H, ‘75). Judy was a founding member of The Center for Independent Living and helped launch the independent living movement nationally…

March 7, 2023

Got Writing Skills? Discover Writing Career Paths for Graduate Students

Careers in the Publishing Industry The publishing industry works closely with writers to refine and publish their work. Publishers employ editors, researchers, as well as acquisition and sales professionals to provide support for all stages of the publishing process. When it comes to careers in publishing and editing, GradPro talked…
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March 3, 2023

D-Lab Workshop Empowers Students to Advance Social Justice in Data Science

Set to begin with its second iteration this June, the 8-week cohort-based online program provides a scaffolded, project-based learning environment — designed within a social justice framework — giving current Berkeley graduate students the ability to apply data science skills and tools in their individual fields of study whether they’re coming from public health, education, law, public policy or any discipline across campus.
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March 2, 2023

Q&A with Nehal Eldeeb: Closing the gap between science and practice

Nehal Eldeeb is one of 13 doctoral students in the U.S. awarded the Grand Challenges for Social Work(opens in a new tab) (GCSW) fellowship for her project addressing the Grand Challenge of Ensuring Healthy Development for All Youth entitled “Centering Parent Voice: Exploring Parents’ Needs and Preferences.”