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Fiona M. Doyle

February 10, 2015

First Impressions

In my first month as the new Dean of the Graduate Division, I've been crisscrossing the campus, visiting the 18 schools, colleges, meeting with deans, department chairs, senior administrators, faculty, students, and staff. I've been doing a lot of listening . . .

February 9, 2015

A Bevy of Thought-Provoking Spring Lectures Awaits You!

The Graduate Division proudly manages the Berkeley Graduate Lectures and UC Berkeley’s Tanner Lectures on Human Values. Here is a brief description of what we’ll be featuring this spring. The HarvEst Distinguished Women…

February 9, 2015

Greater Good Science Center Gratitude Postdoctoral Fellowship — 3/2/2015

The Greater Good Science Center announced its Gratitude Postdoctoral Fellowship program, a continuation of its six year Expanding the Science and Practice of Gratitude initiative supported by the John Templeton Foundation. Three fellowships, each for two years of postdoctoral support at published NIH salary levels plus up to $10,000 in research costs…

February 9, 2015

Spring Teaching Workshops for GSIs

        The GSI Center’s Workshops on Teaching for GSIs cover a wide variety of topics related to university teaching and the GSI experience. The purpose of the series is to offer GSIs, and other graduate students interested in teaching, opportunities for hands-on learning…

February 9, 2015

Workshop on Learning Academic Entitlement — 2/17 & 2/18/2015

Knowing What to Want, Asking for What You Need Presented by Assistant Dean for Graduate Diversity, Carla Trujillo, Ph.D. Student participants will learn strategies, tools, and insights on successfully navigating the road to and through the academy. The workshop will enable graduate students to identify issues aligned with professional success…

February 2, 2015

Global Academic Competition for Life Science Leaders of Tomorrow — 5/20/2015

The Catalent Applied Drug Delivery Institute, partnered with the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Global Academic Competition for Life Science Leaders of Tomorrow.   This competition is open to all global graduate students enrolled in: pharmaceutical science industrial pharmacy drug delivery…

January 30, 2015

Title IX Compliance Review, Graduate Student Input Needed — 2/4/2014

Dear Graduate Students​, The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is currently reviewing the University of California, Berkeley’s compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, known as “Title IX.” Title IX prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment. Sexual violence, such as rape and sexual assault,…

January 16, 2015

Announcements University Health Services

Counseling & Psychological Services Groups (CPS) and Workshops Tang Center on Bancroft In addition to individual counseling, CPS offers grad student specific workshops and groups each semester. Spring 2015 Managing Stress, Anxiety & Depression – Undergrad & Grad Social Skills & Assertiveness – Undergrad & Grad Mindfulness…

January 16, 2015

Women’s Leadership Intensive Coordinator Position Available

Women’s Leadership Intensive (WLI) iis a pilot leadership program for women students. The direct benefit to students is intended to be increased confidence and self-esteem, a larger network of women mentors, and lerning practical strategies to address day-to-day challenges that women leaders experience. WLI aims to create a movement to…
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January 16, 2015

Welcome from Your New Dean

Happy New Year! I hope that the new semester finds you energized from the winter break, whether you spent it relaxing with family and friends, traveling, tearing down a ski slope, or doing something else that you love doing.

January 13, 2015

The Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship — 1/16/2015

The Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program provides funding to participants as they are prepared academically and professionally to enter the United States Department of State Foreign Service. Women, members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and students with financial need are encouraged to…

January 13, 2015

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) — 1/27/2015

Department of Energy is now accepting applications for the prestigious Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF). This program provides up to four years of financial support for students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields of study that utilize high-performance computing to solve complex problems in science and engineering. Take a…

January 13, 2015

Berkeley Energy & Resources Collective (BERC), an Opportunity to Get Involved

The Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative (BERC) is a graduate-student cooperative that aims to connect and educate members about complex energy and environmental problems. Past activities have included field trips to the Calpine Delta Energy Center, membership socials, and a carbon-negative panel workshop. BERC maintains a blog with the…