March 17, 2021

Outstanding GSI Award Recipient Shares His Love for Astronomy and Teaching

Supernova Explosion; Photo Credits: NASA The Universe. One of the topics we have all been highly intrigued about since a young age. However, how much do we really know about it? Kishore Patra, a third-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Astronomy, shares with us…

November 12, 2020

Nominate an Instructor for the Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times Award

The Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching is pleased to announce an initial call for nominations to recognize Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times. This award is intended to honor UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and student instructors who in 2020 embraced the challenges posed by the COVID-19…

August 6, 2019

Information on Fall Funding and Tuition/Fee Payment

Have you received a notice about outstanding Fall tuition/fee charges? Anticipating a Fall stipend or loan? Here is some basic guidance on disbursement of Fall funding: Unexpected tuition/fee bill? Fellowship tuition/fee awards apply toward charges one business day after you’ve enrolled in Fall units. Check the Awards section of…

July 10, 2019

Ph.D. Student Nitin Kohli Awarded for Excellence in Teaching

For Nitin Kohli, teaching goes beyond just fulfilling his requirements as a graduate student instructor.

June 13, 2019

Outstanding GSIs Honored at Award Ceremonies

More than 200 GSIs recognized for their exemplary teaching.

November 15, 2018

Call for Nominations: Chancellor’s Awards for Public Service

The Office of the Chancellor has announced the call for nominations for the annual Chancellor’s Awards for Public Service, recognizing students, staff, and faculty for their individual and collective efforts to benefit others locally and globally. Nominations are due by November 30, 2018, at 5 pm. Graduate…

2015 Award for Junior Faculty, Alison Post, Assistant Professor, Political Science, and Global Metropolitan Studies and Award for Senior Faculty, Edward Miguel, Professor, Economics

November 6, 2018

Call for Nominations: Graduate Mentoring Awards — 2/29/2021

Nominations for the Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award and the Faculty Mentor Awards are being accepted through Friday, February 3, 2017 at 5:00 pm.

Fiona M. Doyle, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division

May 12, 2018

Celebration Season

A time to applaud student accomplishments.

the 5 faculty award winners and their families

April 24, 2018

Faculty Recognized for Outstanding Mentorship at Berkeley

Annual Graduate Mentoring Awards Ceremony honored five faculty members.

April 10, 2018

Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development — 5/31/2018

Odebrecht USA and Braskem America invite graduate students nationwide to join them in the search for innovative technologies and methods to promote sustainable and responsible development. The Odebrecht Group is a diversified business leader laying the groundwork for positive sustainable change worldwide. The Odebrecht Award for Sustainable…

January 10, 2018

Nominations are Open for the Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs

Are you a GSI who would like to acknowledge the work of a faculty member in helping you learn to teach? If so, we encourage you to nominate that person.

November 14, 2017

Two Opportunities to Nominate Your Faculty Mentors — 2/2/2018

Help recognize excellent mentoring of graduate students by faculty!

January 11, 2017

Shilpa Raja Awarded High Honors by the Material Research Society

Shilpa Raja, who recently received her doctoral degree from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, was awarded "Graduate Student Gold” for quality research.

October 21, 2015

Origins Project Postdoctoral Award Lectureship — 11/1/2015

Arizona State University is now accepting nominations to the annual Origins Project Postdoctoral Award Lectureship through November 1, 2015. This award, the largest of its kind in the world, is given annually to an outstanding junior scholar chosen from all countries, from any field of study relevant to The Origins Project,…

July 14, 2015

The Hellman Fellows Fund Announces a Second Generation of Graduate Award Recipients

What does education equality, safe water access for the urban poor and solar energy systems all have in common? These are just some of the incredible projects that this year's cohort of Hellman Fellows are pursuing.

May 15, 2015

Journalism Alums Win Pulitzer Prizes

Journalist alumni earn their marks reporting on this year's biggest news stories like the Ebola epidemic.

illustration of 16th Street Station in Oakland

November 18, 2014

ASLA Honors M.L.A. Student For Design of 16th Street Station in Oakland

An M.L.A. student has been honored by the ASLA for his design of the 16th Street Station in Oakland.

November 17, 2014

Fellowship Allows Students to Inform Change in Higher Education

by helping faculty collect and analyze data that could inform curriculum development.

November 17, 2014

Siebel Scholars Award Creates Unmatched Networking Community

In September this award was granted to eight Berkeley graduate students for excellence in their field.

November 17, 2014

Call for Nominations for the Faculty Mentor Award and Carol D. Soc Award for Exceptional Mentoring — 2/6/2015

Carol D. Soc Award winner, Linda Williams (Film and Media Studies and Rhetoric) gathers with her graduate students at the Graduate Mentoring Award Ceremony 2014. The Graduate Division and the Graduate Assembly are hosting two awards that recognize outstanding mentoring by faculty members to graduate students. Nomination letters…