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October 28, 2016

Soroptimist Founder Region Fellowship Grant — 1/15/2017

The mission of Soroptimist is to improve the lives of women and girls throughout the world. This fellowship may be awarded to selected women who have advanced to candidacy and are entering the last year of their doctoral programs. Applicants must be women who are in their final stages of their…

October 23, 2016

Berkeley Graduate Lectures Fall 2016

Check out this Fall's lectures — free and open to the public — with exciting and distinguished speakers.

October 21, 2016

Enriching the Graduate Student Experience

Graduate student mentors Naniette H. Coleman and Sarah Macdonald share their passions for writing and research with mentees, and show how professional development can help students flourish.

October 19, 2016

MacArthur “Genius” Reflects on His Graduate Student Years at Berkeley

Ethic Studies PhD alumnus Josh Kun highlights how campus funding empowered him as a graduate student and how awards — in his case, a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship — validate working in non-traditional fields.

October 18, 2016

Jorge Calderon: Investing in the Future of Colombian Students

The Columbian Graduate Student Fellowship created by Jorge Calderon, assists Berkeley students with a strong connection to Colombia who are studying economics, engineering, mathematics, or the physical or life sciences. He hopes that this fellowship will allow high-caliber students to reach their maximum potential and contribute to Colombia.

October 14, 2016

Third Year Anniversary Celebration of the UC Berkeley Humanities and Social Sciences Association — 10/19/2016

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 10 am – 1 pm Alumni House The UC Berkeley Humanities and Social Sciences Association (HSSA) invites graduate students, postdocs, visiting scholars, and visiting student researchers to help celebrate its third year anniversary. The HSSA was created in 2013 through the dedicated work of postdocs, graduate students,…

October 14, 2016

Entrepreneurial Fellows Program at UC Berkeley — 10/31/2016

The Innovative Genomics Initiative (IGI) is currently soliciting applications for its new Entrepreneurial Fellows Program at UC Berkeley. Designed to catalyze the translation and commercialization of innovative research discoveries for practical benefit, this new program builds strong support networks in which accomplished, entrepreneurial-minded researchers are enabled to make…

October 14, 2016

Exercise Your Civil Rights: Learn, Discuss, Vote!

If you can, act on your civic responsibility by voting on November 8. If you're not able to vote, add your voice to a democratic exchange of viewpoints.

October 14, 2016

Ambassador of Canada Speaks on Current Issues — 10/18/2016

Hosted by the Canadian Studies Program, David MacNaughton, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States of America, will speak about Prime Minister Trudeau’s New Agenda for Canada, with particular focus on LGBTQ2S issues, climate change and trade. Tuesday, October 18, 2016 11:30 am – 1pm Morrison Library, 101 Doe Library…

October 13, 2016

Social Impact Un-Pitch Day — 10/21/2016

Friday, October 21, 2016 3 – 7 pm South Hall, UC Berkeley Do you know a local non-profit or community organization that has a pressing challenge that you think technology might be able to solve, but you don’t know where to start? Or, are you…

October 13, 2016

Tropical Biology and Ships

Ignacio Escalante, Ph.D. candidate and short-term fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), conducts evolutionary biology and animal behavior research for his dissertation at Barro Colorado Island.

October 13, 2016

Workshops on Dissertation Scholarship

Three workshops on Dissertation and Scholarship are part of the programming for Open Access Week.

October 13, 2016

Workshop for Graduate Students of Color: Psychological Impact of Imposter Syndrome — 10/19/2016

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 4:30 – 6 pm 309 Sproul Hall Many graduate students, especially those from groups that are historically underrepresented in higher education, experience imposter syndrome. Imposter Syndrome is the feeling that you’re not supposed to be here, the thought that the university made a mistake admitting you, and feeling…

October 13, 2016

Berkeley Crowdfunding Launches New October Projects

This October, two of the eleven Berkeley crowdfunding projects are being managed in part by graduate students who are going above and beyond to ensure the campaign’s success.

October 13, 2016

Developing Mentoring Skills

Knowing how to effectively mentor students and junior colleagues is a vital skill for graduate students preparing for diverse careers, whether within or beyond academia.

October 13, 2016

UCBe: Food Secure

Learn more about UC Berkeley's efforts to manage student hunger on campus.

October 11, 2016

JSPS Summer Fellowship Program — 11/10/2016

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is now accepting applications for 2017 fellowships in Japan. Programs last from one month to two years and are open to applicants from around the world in all fields of research including humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. For details, visit JSPS…

October 6, 2016

Vision + Light — 10/27 – 10/28/2016

October 27 & 28 5:30 – 8:30 pm Energy Biosciences Building Taking the format of an art gallery opening, Vision + Light will display aesthetic images across a range of visual media, which emerged from, or were inspired by, scientific research at UC Berkeley. On each evening, there will…

October 6, 2016

SLAM: Science Leadership and Management Fall Events

What is SLAM? Grad school is a great place to gain scientific expertise — but that’s hardly the only thing you’ll need in your future as a Ph.D. Are you ready to lead a group? Manage your coworkers? Mentor budding scientists? To address the many interpersonal issues that arise in a…

September 29, 2016

Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships — 12/9/2016

The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation doctoral scholarships in the humanities and social sciences are awarded to Canadian and foreign doctoral candidates pursuing research related to one of its four founding themes: Human rights and dignity Responsible citizenship Canada in the world People and their natural environment Trudeau scholars are outstanding…