January 17, 2014
Unlike the South Bay, which has long been a mecca for startups, the East Bay is only recently blossoming as a nebula for startups and, at its center, is the business accelerator, SkyDeck Berkeley.
January 17, 2014
The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is offering eight $10,000 postgraduate 11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowships. The new program established by Michael Pollan, the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley, is open to both print and radio journalists to…
January 17, 2014
The Una Fellowship is given each year to an outstanding woman graduate student in the field of history at UC Berkeley to “foster the spirit of inquiry and individuality.”
January 17, 2014
The Arts Research Center (ARC) has announced the selection of fellows for the 2014 ARC Fellows Program for UC Berkeley graduate students and faculty. The cohort, led by Professor Mary Ann Smart (Department of Music), includes faculty and students from a wide range of disciplines, including Architecture, Art Practice, Environmental Design, Ethnic Studies,…
January 17, 2014
The Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion, with the support of the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, invites campus members to submit proposals for innovation grants in support of equity, inclusion and diversity at UC Berkeley. The grant process is open to all UC Berkeley students, faculty and staff…
January 17, 2014
Cal Adventures is the outdoor experiential education program at UC Berkeley that provides students with new skills, adventures and great memories. Cal Adventures registration is now open for Sailing, Windsurfing, Paddle Boarding, and Sea Kayaking at the UC Aquatic Center at the Berkeley Marina. Visit the…
January 17, 2014
Coordinated by Health*Matters Wellness, the Breastfeeding Support Program is for new parents who want to continue breastfeeding their children after returning to work or school. The program offers breastfeeding classes with a lactation consultant, lactation rooms on campus with hospital-grade pumps, and sale of breast pumps at a…
January 17, 2014
Integrative Biology professor Tyrone Hayes' research has focused on the threat of pesticides and other pollutants in the decline of amphibian species worldwide.
January 17, 2014
Students who wish to be considered for financial aid awards in academic year 2014-15,should file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov with information from your 2013 federal tax return and the federal school code for UC Berkeley of 001312.
January 16, 2014
These fellowships will enable graduate students to work on special projects both to improve the quality of language instruction in their current department and to enhance their professional development as teachers.
January 16, 2014
GSIs are invited to make nominations for the Spring 2014 Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs.
January 14, 2014
Here's good news to start the spring semester: A personalized one-stop web service — called CalCentral — has just been released to all campus constituencies.
January 6, 2014
Want to share your story? The editors of the book All I Needed to Know to Survive Grad School are seeking a diverse group of students and recent alums to describe how their past experiences helped them to develop the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind that lead to their…
December 12, 2013
This fall, UC Berkeley became the first public university in the U.S. to offer both graduate and undergraduate student parents access to emergency back-up child care at highly subsidized rates. Consider back-up care when: Your child’s school/center is closed for winter break. Your primary caregiver is on vacation. Your child…
December 12, 2013
January will bring unprecedented change to millions of Americans as formerly uninsured and under-insured citizens gain access to new health insurance options created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare.” You’ll be glad to know that SHIP provides all of the ACA-mandated “essential health benefits.”
December 12, 2013
The 2014 ARC Fellows Application has been extended to Friday, December 13, 2013.
December 12, 2013
United Nations SEED grant for sustainable energy development grant will fund a pilot energy project of a solar-based microgrid in an island community in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.
December 11, 2013
A journalist, philosopher, and activist, Solnit refuses to be confined by anything but her own wildly roaming passions.
December 11, 2013
Alpha of California announces a limited number of Graduate Fellowships to be awarded to UC Berkeley doctoral students who are members of Phi Beta Kappa during the 2014-15 academic year. Preference will be given to students who have nearly completed their dissertations and who have exhausted other forms of…
December 11, 2013
The 3rd Annual Native American Studies Graduate Student Symposium, to be held at UC Davis on April 17-18th, 2014, is now accepting proposals from current UC graduate students from all disciplines whose research addresses the issues, concerns, and lives of Indigenous peoples worldwide. This year’s theme for the two…