GradNews

May 7, 2018

Kaplan Responsive Preservation Initiative — 6/1/2018

CAORC announces the call for applications for the Kaplan Responsive Preservation Initiative. The program is designed to aid in the preservation of the cultural heritage resources associated with multiple archaeological sites in countries within American overseas research centers’ networks. For this application cycle, CAORC actively encourages proposals that seek to undertake…

May 7, 2018

UC Global Food Initiative Fellowships — 5/18/2018

The overarching goal of the University of California Global Food Initiative (UC GFI) is “to harness the resources of the University of California — its research, people, expertise, and tradition of public service — to put the world on a pathway to feed itself in ways that are nutritious and…

May 2, 2018

Graduate Student Data Science Pedagogy Workshop — 6/8/2018

Friday, June 8, 2018 Academic Innovation Studio, Dwinelle 117 (Level D) In this new one-day workshop, graduate students will learn about the pedagogy of the Data Science Education Program, where UC Berkeley is leading in curricular innovation in this exciting area. This workshop will cover some…

May 1, 2018

Berkeley’s Grad Slam Winner to Vie at UC-Wide Competition on May 3rd!

Wendy Tokuda (2018 Berkeley Grad Slam judge, former KPIX News Anchor, and speech coach) and Joe Charbonnet (2018 Berkeley Grad Slam Champion, Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Engineering) demonstrate “Man-Sand” in the O’Brien Hall lab at UC Berkeley. This Thursday sees the 2018 Grad Slam, a…

April 30, 2018

International Students: End of Semester Reminders!

Students Completing Degrees in Spring 2018 If you are completing your degree in Spring 2018 please check in with BIO if you are unsure of your post-completion plans and options. Students Completing Degrees in Summer If you are a student with plans to complete your degree in the summer, please…

April 30, 2018

Sawyer Seminar Working Group Invitation

You are invited to a multi-disciplinary working group in connection with the 2018-2019 UC Berkeley Sawyer Seminar on the topic of linguistic anthropology and literary and cultural study. The working group will be meeting eight times throughout the year to discuss work from the Seminar’s invited speakers and others.
Fiona M. Doyle, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division

April 13, 2018

Mentorship

Supporting and rewarding excellent mentoring is a Berkeley priority.

April 12, 2018

Mentorship in the Social Sciences — 4/23/2018

Faculty mentorship is a key ingredient in the development of our graduate and professional student researchers. The recent “Nature Research: Health of Research Groups” symposium at Berkeley identified the importance of supporting PIs in their roles as mentors for research trainees, both for the university, and academia at large.

April 12, 2018

On Social Architecture: Democracy, Design, and New Networks — 4/23/2018

Monday, April 23, 2018 6:30 pm Lecture BAMPFA: Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archives View on Facebook TALK: Social interactions are our sustenance, yet increasingly we face a well-documented, widespread, and growing crisis of loneliness and anxiety in society and among people of…

April 11, 2018

Online Certificate in Faculty Preparation

Humboldt State University’s Online Certificate in Faculty Preparation program is a one-year program designed to support current and aspiring faculty in developing their knowledge and experience with teaching, learning, and technology in the college classroom. Program highlights: Four 3-unit online classes, completed in two semesters Focus on…