April 13, 2016
20 graduate students participated in UC Berkeley’s first Graduate Student Diversity and Inclusivity Training that featured facilitators from the Multicultural Education Project (MEP) and the Restorative Justice (RJ) Center.
April 13, 2016
The Water Research Centre at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada is accepting abstracts to the Water Initiative for the Future (WatIF): International Graduate Student Conference July 2016. WatIF is an international conference organized by a multidisciplinary group of graduate students for graduate students conducting water-related research. The organization hopes to empower the leaders of tomorrow for the…
April 12, 2016
The fourth annual Beyond Academia (BA) Conference in March helped graduate students explore their career options outside of academia.
April 12, 2016
Katya Cherukumilli teamed up with four other graduate students to develop a bauxite-based defluoridation technique for water sources that contain dangerously high levels of fluoride.
April 12, 2016
The Professional Development Corner highlights events, programs, and resources that can help you succeed in graduate school and prepare for future careers.
April 12, 2016
ITS California is a public/private partnership formed to foster the development and deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in California. ITS educates the private and public sectors about the merits of advanced transportation systems deployment and serves as a forum for industry-wide networking for accelerating the deployment and commercialization of…
April 12, 2016
FIRST (Focusing on Industrial Recruitment of Scientific Talent) is a Procter & Gamble sponsored conference targeted to Ph.D. students and postdoctoral appointees in STEM fields who wish to gain a deeper understanding about industrial research careers. P&G, in collaboration with its minority scientists and the Ph.D. recruiting office, launched the…
April 11, 2016
Ben Gould, a 2nd year dual-degree student pursuing Master’s degrees in Environmental Engineering and in Public Policy, announced his intention to run for mayor of Berkeley.
April 11, 2016
The UC Berkeley Food Security Committee has expanded Food Assistance Program, thanks to additional funding awarded by the UC Global Food Initiative.
April 11, 2016
The 2016 Lavender Graduation Celebration Planning Committee invites students to apply to be a speaker at this year’s LGBTQ+ graduation celebration to be held on Friday, April 29, at 6:00 pm at Alumni House. As many as three speakers will be chosen, based on service on or off campus with the LGBTQ+…
March 31, 2016
Part of the UC Carbon Neutrality Initiative, the University of California Carbon Slam will bring students from all 10 UC campuses to Silicon Valley to present their climate science and carbon reduction research in three-minute pitches at a live competition before a panel of esteemed judges and guests for a…
March 29, 2016
To encourage a new generation of urban policy makers and promote early career research, Cities Alliance, IHC – Global Coalition for Inclusive Housing and Sustainable Cities, USAID, the Wilson Center, and the World Bank are co-sponsoring the 7th annual paper competition for graduate students, seeking abstracts on urban poverty…
March 21, 2016
MIT Portugal Program, a Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) initiative, is a strategic partnership between Portuguese Universities and Research Centers, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and partners from industry and government. Launched in 2006 and renewed in 2013, its goal is to strengthen the country’s knowledge base and international…
March 11, 2016
See Berkeley’s 10 graduate student semi-finalists present their research in 3 minutes, TED-Talk style!
March 11, 2016
In these inspiring videos, four fellowship recipients explain what brought them to Berkeley and where they plan to go next.
March 11, 2016
Expanded health insurance is ahead, the Berkeley Grad Slam is around the corner, and spring is on its way!
March 11, 2016
First-year doctoral student in Chemistry, Laura Sofen is the recipient of the 2015 Joe Lurie Returning Peace Corps Volunteer Gateway Fellowship, which provides room and board at International House.
March 10, 2016
Did you know? Approximately one in ten of Berkeley’s graduate population is a student parent. The Graduate Division and its partners are committed to supporting programs, policies, and services to help graduate student parents be devoted parents while they pursue their academic goals. Student Parent Center The goal of Ginelle…
March 9, 2016
Graduate Assembly elections took place on March 7 at a lively five-hour meeting that discussed 29 nominated candidates, eight newly elected officers, and one announcement of a mayoral candidacy. The Graduate Assembly, the official representative body of graduate and professional students on the Berkeley campus, holds elections every…
March 9, 2016
If you are member of the UC Berkeley community and currently have a “berkeley.edu” email address, you will be automatically added to Nixle’s UC Berkeley rivate group on March 7, 2016 and you will begin to receive Nixle email from the UC Berkeley Police Department. Nixle’s platform will send emails about safety…