Psychology

Congratulations to Dr. Mendoza-Denton for his receipt of the 2025 Leon A. Henkin Citation for Distinguished Service. This recognition is given annually to honor a current or retired faculty member whose career has been marked by a sustained effort to increase the academic success of students...Read more about Rudy Mendoza-Denton receives the 2025 Leon A. Henkin Citation for Distinguished Service

Congratulations to Serena Chen for being selected as this year’s recipient of the Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award for Late Career Faculty. This campus-wide award recognizes faculty for outstanding mentorship of graduate students at UC Berkeley.Read more about Serena Chen has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award

Dr. Alison Gopnik has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The NAS recognizes achievement in science by election to membership and provides science, engineering, and health policy...Read more about Congratulations to Alison Gopnik for being elected to the National Academy of Sciences!

The purpose of this fellowship award is to assist diverse doctoral students in acquiring sophisticated research skills by working under faculty mentorship on their own pre-dissertation research. Fellows receive a $30,000 stipend, payment of in-state fees, and a $6,000 summer stipend.Read more about Xinyi Chen, a Developmental PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley, received the Graduate Division's Mentored Research Award in 2025