Robert Knight, a UC Berkeley professor of psychology and member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute (HWNI), and his wife Donatella Scabini have Robert Knight and Donatella Scabini announced that they will bequeath half a million dollars to the Berkeley Psychology Department and HWNI to support graduate students.Read more
The Society of Hellman Fellows is an endowed program at all ten University of California campuses that provides research funding to promising assistant professors who show capacity for great... Read more
The Teaching Effectiveness Award for GSIs honors a small number of GSIs who devise solutions to teaching or learning problems they have identified in their classes and write them up in a one-page essay.Read more
As many know the Academy is both an honorary society that recognizes and celebrates the excellence of its members and an independent research center convening leaders from across disciplines,... Read more
In celebration of Earth Day, on Friday, April 22, 2022 a group of Psychology Department members came together for a beach clean-up and happy hour gathering.Read more
The 2022 Class of Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows is made up of 30 outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants from all over the country and world who are pursuing graduate school here in the United States. Selected from more than 1,800 applicants, each of the recipients was chosen for their potential to make significant contributions to the United States and will receive up to $90,000 in funding over two years.Read more
In episode 136 of Berkeley Talks, UC Berkeley psychology professor Jack Gallant discusses functional brain mapping for understanding health, aging and disease.Read more
The FOUNDATIONS FOR CHANGE: Thomas I. Yamashita Prize is awarded annually to an outstanding emerging social change activist/scholar in California. The award was established in honor of Thomas I. Yamashita.Read more
The Early Investigator Award is given to individuals who early in their careers have already made significant contributions to experimental psychology.Read more
The APS Janet Taylor Spence Award recognizes APS members who have made transformative early career contributions to psychological science.Read more