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March 12, 2018

LGBTQ Markowski-Leach Scholarships — 4/16/2018

Applications are now being accepted for the Markowski-Leach Scholarship for the 2018–19 academic year. Eligible applicants will self-identify as LGBTQ and will be incoming freshmen, undergraduates, or graduate students at the following schools and registered as full-time students during the award period. San Francisco State University Stanford University University of California,…

March 12, 2018

Fellowships in Chinese Studies — 4/2/2018

The Center for Chinese Studies offers annual competitive fellowships for continuing graduate students in Chinese studies. Awards include: Republic of China East Asian Fellowships Summer Research Grants Liu Dissertation Research Fellowships Joseph R. Levenson Chinese Studies Awards Elvera Kwang Siam Lim Fellowship in Chinese Studies Pamela and Kenneth Fong Graduate…

March 12, 2018

Fellowships at Penn State Center for Humanities and Information — 3/26/2018

The Center for Humanities and Information at The Pennsylvania State University seeks up to two junior fellows to begin in the Fall of the 2018-19 academic year. Focusing on critical and theoretical approaches to information, the Center aims to bring together a diverse, interdisciplinary group of scholars…

March 12, 2018

March is National Women’s History Month

National Women’s History Month is celebrated in March each year to honor the myriad contributions of women in history, culture and society. This annual celebration has local roots in Sonoma, where a school event in the late 1970’s spurred groups across the country to raise awareness and share their…

March 6, 2018

Grants from Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion — 3/15–19/2018

Summer Research Grants in Religion offer funding to advanced graduate students working on topics at the intersection of religion and ethics, broadly construed. These grants are supported by the Frank and Lesley Yeary Endowment for Ethics in Humanities, established to support research and scholarship in ethics. Grants range…

March 6, 2018

SkyDeck is Now Accepting Fall Applications — 3/30/2018

Looking to accelerate your startup? Apply to Berkeley SkyDeck, the largest official startup accelerator at UC Berkeley. Join UC Berkeley’s entrepreneurial ecosystem; enjoy workspace in the penthouse of the tallest building in downtown Berkeley; get access to lab space; gain over $250K in in-kind resources; and receive $100K in investment…
Tomas Leon

March 2, 2018

Something in the Water

How tramping across rice paddies in Thailand can help unravel tropical diseases and improve public health.

March 2, 2018

Empowering Womxn of Color Conference — 3/17/2018

The 33rd Annual Empowering Womxn of Color Conference, “Free Space, Our Space: Actualizing Freedom, Asserting Presence, Cultivating Power” is a declaration of the power and agency womxn of color possess in society. In the places we occupy — work, school, home, and wherever else we find ourselves…
Fiona M. Doyle, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division

February 14, 2018

Looking Back, Planning Ahead

While the campus marks its 150th anniversary, we’re also planning for a sound and sustainable future. And you can have your say!

February 12, 2018

Sara Ahmed Lecture on “Queer Use” — 2/16/2018

February 16 at 4 pm | 112 Wurster Hall Renowned scholar Sara Ahmed’s lecture explores the queerness of use as well as uses of queer. It begins with a reflection on the gap between the intended function of an object and how an object…