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Graduate Division and Student Health and Counseling Services Host Second Creating Community Wellness Event

On April 11, 2023, the Graduate Division and Student Health and Counseling Services hosted Creating Community: Building and Sustaining Wellness Among Graduate Students and Postdocs, an event designed to provide an opportunity for members of the UCSF campus community to build allyship and foster a…

Two UCSF PhD alums named 2023 Schmidt Science Fellows

Shizhong Dai, PhD ’22 and Michael Schoof, PhD ’22 have both been named 2023 Schmidt Science Fellows. They are among 32 early career scientists from around the world in the sixth cohort of fellows named by Schmidt Futures.

NSF Graduate Research Fellows Announced

Congratulations to 20 UCSF PhD students in the basic sciences have been named National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellows (GRFP) for 2023. Additionally, seven students received honorable mentions.

Graduate Student Ricardo Guajardo receives Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Ricardo Guajardo, a graduate student in the Neuroscience PHD program and the Medical Scientist Training Program, has received the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.

PhD Student Lila Neahring named 2023 Weintraub Award winner

Lila Neahring has been named a 2023 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award winner from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, an award that recognizes exceptional achievement in graduate studies in the biological sciences.

Congrats to UCSF Grad Slammers

At the 7th UCSF Grad Slam competition on Tuesday, April 4, three PhD students emerged as prize-winners for their 3-minute talks, but all ten of the finalists gave impressive and engaging presentations aimed at sharing their dissertation research with a broad audience.

2023 UCSF Grad Slam Finalists Announced

We are excited to announce the ten PhD student finalists who will compete in the 7th Annual UCSF Grad Slam competition on April 4!

Graduate Division Honors Postdoc and Grad Student Mentors

The Graduate Division Dean’s Office celebrated National Mentoring Month by highlighting the recipients of the 2023 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars in an awards ceremony Jan. 31 at Mission Bay. 

Several events highlight mentoring month

Upcoming mentoring workshops and events are planned in January in conjunction with National Mentoring Month. The Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD), in collaboration with Student Academic Affairs, the Graduate Division and Alumni Affairs, are providing…

MTM Alum Nya Domkam Among Inaugural Quad Fellows Cohort

The Quad Fellowship is a first-of-its-kind scholarship designed to spur interdisciplinary scientific and technological innovation while building ties among and empowering the next generation of STEM leaders.