October 2, 2021
One of the first challenges facing new Cal students is finding a place to call home, whether on- or off-campus. Cal Housing has some tips and suggestions that can help with your search.
October 1, 2021
Robert Stalnaker Robert Stalnaker, the Laurence S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver the first virtual Howison Memorial Lecture, “Counterfactuals, Compatibilism and Rational Choice,” on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 4:10 p.m. This lecture will be streamed live on the…
October 1, 2021
Overview The CITRIS Aviation Prize, created in collaboration with the Institute for Transportation Studies at UC Berkeley, challenges student teams to design, develop and demonstrate an autonomous flight of at least 115 miles within a circuit of at least 5 miles in circumference with a small UAV, in…
October 1, 2021
Sara Ann Knutson Sara Ann Knutson is a sixth-year Ph.D. candidate in anthropology with a specialization in Scandinavian and Middle Eastern Archaeology. Knutson is invested in exploring how “Silk Road”-era exchanges echo in today’s world, and her dissertation explores how objects from the past, specifically networks of…
October 1, 2021
Sofi Chavez Sofi Chavez is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Ethnic Studies department exploring queer kinship structures, queer secrecy, and the ways in which families and belonging are created within 20th and 21st century Latinx mixed-genre literature. “I think of queer secrecy not as a place…
October 1, 2021
Earn a graduate certificate today, become a more competitive job applicant tomorrow Photo by Lewis Keegan on Unsplash Did you know that as a UC Berkeley graduate student, you can obtain a graduate certificate in addition to your master’s, professional, or doctorate degree?…
October 1, 2021
Professional Development Liaisons are here to support your career preparation, planning, and job search Every graduate student has access to Professional Development Liaisons (PDLs), who are trained to assist students as they prepare for and launch their careers. You can sign-up for a one-on-one consultation with a PDL who…
October 1, 2021
Call for 2022-23 Applications The Program The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars…
October 1, 2021
Dr. Diana Peña Save the date for upcoming Undocugrads Wellness Circles facilitated by Diana Peña, Ph.D. This circle aims to hold space for vulnerability and authentic connection around the challenges of being an Undocumented graduate student. This could include status-related stressors, personal relationships, financial stress, faculty/staff relationships,…
September 22, 2021
Only 13 of UC Berkeley’s more than 125 graduate programs have elected to require the GRE for this year’s admission cycle. While most departments eliminated GRE requirements last year due to concerns about access in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of Berkeley’s departments again chose to forgo requiring GRE as part of a broader movement recognizing the GRE as a weak predictor of graduate student success.
September 9, 2021
McNair Scholar alumni Anthony Carrasco, Rasheed Shabazz, and Ilexis Chu-Jacoby are drawing from their lived experiences to become innovators and active agents of change in their graduate programs.
August 16, 2021
The 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) application is now open! The NSF GRFP provides three years of support to outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and social science disciplines who are at or near the beginning of a degree earning program. The…
August 15, 2021
Born in the former Soviet Union, Sophia Sobko (she/they) immigrated with their family to the U.S. in 1991 on a Jewish refugee visa. Sobko was five at the time. Now a Ph.D. student in the Graduate School of Education, Sobko’s research explores the…
August 15, 2021
Charles Dove, a second-year EECS PhD student and Berkeley’s 2021 Hertz Fellow, uses artificial intelligence to mold and interpret the complex physics of light. With new modeling technologies and a passion for understanding, Dove is reimagining the way light-based imaging is done.
August 15, 2021
The Michigan Society of Fellows was founded for the purpose of promoting academic and creative excellence in the humanities, the arts, the social, physical, and life sciences, and in the professions. Each year the Society selects outstanding applicants for appointment to three-year fellowships…
August 15, 2021
UC Berkeley’s Humility, Unity, and Growth initiative is launching a UC Berkeley course titled “Demystify Masculinity in the Latinx Community” The course code is 21229. This course is being offered through the Department of Ethnic Studies.
August 15, 2021
In recognition of the continued impact of COVID-19 on student employees, UC Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael T. Brown has approved continuation of the temporary seventh year (two semester) extension to the total length of service performed by Academic Student Employees, including…
August 15, 2021
The Office for Graduate Diversity is currently recruiting 2-3 Graduate Student Tutors for the Firebaugh Research Scholars Program to help lead seminars and support 12-18 undergraduate students’ research projects.
August 15, 2021
Office for Graduate Diversity staff have coordinated a number of social and community-building opportunities for undocumented graduate students. Browse our offerings and indicate your interest! Wednesday, Aug. 18: New Graduate Student Orientation Session at 3:30 p.m. We will be hosting a session on…
August 14, 2021
UC Berkeley’s American Indian Graduate Program is hosting a luncheon for students who self-identify with the Native Community at Anthony Hall on August 26, 2021 from 2-4 p.m. This event will also be celebrating Anthony Hall as the UC Berkeley Native American Community Center on campus. …