Berkeley Graduates Create a Mobile App to Bridge Communication Gaps Recent engineering graduate students created the first real-time mobile app that allows deaf and hearing people to communicate.
Berkeley, a Top Host for Mexican Doctorate Scholars Did you know that UC Berkeley is a top host for Mexican doctoral students?
Berkeley Graduates are Named in “Forbes 30 Under 30” Recent graduates were recognized in "Forbes" magazine for their innovations in the energy and healthcare industries.
National Defense and Science Engineering Fellowships — 12/20/2013 The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship benefits selected U.S. citizens and nationals who intend to pursue a doctoral degree in…
Prestigious fellowship offers funding, flexibility Each year, ARCS Foundation Fellowships support a dozen University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. candidates in science and engineering. These fellowships come with an added benefit to students: more flexibility to follow their interests when choosing a research project.
NOGLSTP offers LGBT-supportive scholarships — 6/3/13 STEM students active in the LGBT communities are invited to apply for NOGLSTIP scholarships by June 3, 2013.
Sandia hosting Women in Science & Engineering Career Networking Event Learn about Sandia - who we are, what we do, and how you can join our team as an intern or employee. Get connected. Meet some of our impressive and diverse scientists and engineers - and of course, other bright and motivated students just like yourself.
Getting ready to start your startup At Berkeley today, budding entrepreneurs can test their mettle in competitions, team up with like-minded thinkers, bend the ears of faculty and industry experts, and find guidance toward funding, all on campus or very nearby.
Switzer Environmental Fellowship — 1/10/2013 The Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation specifically seeks innovators and problem-solvers who have the ability, determination, and integrity to become environmental leaders in the 21st century.
2012 at Berkeley: a quick look back A year with leaping lizards and tailed robots, a $60-million-dollar institute for Berkeley, a theory proven 40 years later, a crucial election, and a transition at the very top of the campus food chain.
NASA Space Technology Fellowships — 11/13/2013 NASA sponsors research at its centers and R&D labs by graduate students who can contribute to its strategic goals and missions in the area of space technology.
National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC) Fellowships — 11/30/2012 The NPSC seeks a broad applicant pool for its multi-year fellowships, with special emphasis on underrepresented minorities and women.
Battelle/NOGLSTP Out to Innovate Scholarships Applications are being accepted through June 2, 2012, for the 2012 Battelle/NOGLSTP Out To Innovate Scholarships. The scholarships, funded at a minimum…
The Symantec/UC Berkeley Symposium — a confluence of minds on computer security and more On February 15, two normally quite separate entities got together --- to exchange ideas and information, and to simply get to know each other better. That was the plan, and it clearly worked.
Top honors will be given to grad alumni by the Cal Alumni Association Three alumni with Berkeley graduate degrees will be honored March 24 at the Cal Alumni Association’s traditional Charter Gala, being held this year at San Francisco’s Palace Hotel.
ARCS Scholar Doubles His Impact An ARCS Foundation Scholar, Brian is combining his Ph.D. studies in engineering with a master’s program through the Goldman School of Public Policy.
Earth-shaken ’89 cal grad student now leads the fix of the broken Bay Bridge Marwan Nader (M.S.’89, Ph.D.’92 CE) was walking outside Davis Hall when the earthquake struck. Twenty-two years later, he's the lead design engineer of the new portion of the Bay Bridge.
Graduation season — A cause for celebration Graduation season, like a compass, is marked with a series of degrees. But the word “graduation” seems too, well, gradual for what actually happens when the campus blossoms with academic regalia, floral (and currency!) leis, and smiling relatives from all over the planet.
Berkeley engineers invent a cell-phone microscope What the world needs now — besides love, of course — is a new technology for diagnosing infectious disease that’s inexpensive and portable yet highly effective. The World Health Organization estimates that there were about 247 million cases of malaria in 2006 and more than nine million new cases of tuberculosis in 2007, with African countries bearing most of the burden in both cases.
A knighthood for Berkeley alumnus Arun Sarin When the British Foreign Office announced spring honors for 2010 it listed all the specific awards the Queen “was graciously pleased to approve.” They included, in “The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Civil Division),” the name Arun Sarin, “for services to the communication industry.” Born in central India, Sarin has two 1978 master’s degrees from Berkeley, one an M.B.A. and the other in material sciences and engineering.