Berkeley Political Review is UC Berkeley’s only non-partisan political publication. We celebrate a 20-year legacy of quality, diverse journalism! Founded in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Berkeley Political Review has always been run and written by UC Berkeley students who wanted to offer a source of impartial analysis on important issues.
Today, we are a powerhouse team of nearly 100 members that includes writers, graphic designers, business people and more. We are particularly interested in bolstering our Design Team, to create stylish designs of all kinds to accompany our articles. The Design Team primarily focuses on creating graphics and designs for publication. This includes social media posts, design requests, info, marketing materials, as well as editorials. All designs will be published not only on our website, but also in our print magazine including our full page cover. No formal experience is necessary and we have an excellent support network to develop your skills and help you take any idea from the drawing board to publication. If you're motivated, detail-oriented, and looking for opportunities in visual arts, we highly encourage you to apply.
To learn more about our roots and what the publication stands for, as well as to browse through some great writing samples, please visit our website at bpr.berkeley.edu. The best candidates will be able to execute primary research and deliver an original perspective on policy matters and current events. The time commitment is around 5 hours a week.
Visit bpr.berkeley.edu to see our most recent articles or http://issuu.com/berkeleypoliticalreview to check out past issues.
Application Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFQBwOyCeW0B8cIY_51uxYlDrzSfDB1vGiNfEpVlIgf_K1ng/viewform
Some of the companies that are attending include:
Purchase your tickets (only $3) from September 8th - October 4th here. If financial support is needed to buy a ticket, please email hanam...@berkeley.edu. We hope to see you there!
September 23, 2021 | Start time: 6:30 pm | Click here to register and learn more.
Thinking Through CripStudies 2.0 - Beyond the Corporeal, Disabled BodyAre you interested in a real world, hands-on experience designed to turn hackers, hustlers, and designers into entrepreneurs? Interested in a course designed to turn great ideas into great companies?
On Thursday September 30 at 11:45am (Chou N340-344), we'll be hosting an Ideas Showcase for those interested in Lean LaunchPad. During this event, people with ideas will pitch and there will be a team formation mixer. All three course instructors will be present to meet with you and discuss your ideas or course questions.
E-Team Grants - only 13 days left to apply!
Applications for E-Team Grants are due in less than two weeks. Students can apply for up to $25,000 in funding through October 6!
We’ve helped over 1,200 student innovators across 450+ teams develop and scale science- and engineering-based inventions that aim to solve the world’s greatest social, health, and environmental challenges.
Our powerful mix of starter funding and training allows teams to explore possible pathways for their venture as they dig into topics like business model development, customer discovery, and intellectual property. Apply now!
View the application guidelines and email us at gra...@venturewell.org with questions.
One of our MDes students is interning at MURAL and asked for me to share the following announcement for about their free accounts for students; you can find her contact information below if you have further questions.
MURAL is an ed-tech company that is a space to work collaboratively with others. It’s easy to use, has powerful facilitation features, and is a great way to do collaborative work remotely. You can take notes, brainstorm, hold ideation sessions, vote on ideas, project plan and so much more all in the same place. MURAL also has over 200 pre-made templates that you can use in the classroom, with a club, or in your personal life. Luckily, MURAL is free to students (and educators!) and all you have to do is sign up with your .edu address. Here is more information on how to sign up with the education plan: https://www.mural.co/education
If you have any questions on how to sign up or are curious about different ways it can be used, feel free to email felicia...@berkeley.edu
Eike Schling is Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong, Department of Architecture, where he is teaching and parametric methods, architectural geometry and structural behavior with the vision of enabling construction-aware design. Eike’s focus lies on interdisciplinary research with mathematicians and engineers to simplify complex lightweight structures without sacrificing the design-freedom. Eike completed his doctorate “Repetitive Structures” in 2018 with distinction at the Chair for Structural Design, Technical University in Munich. His architectural practice has produced innovative, strained gridshells in Munich and Ingolstadt. Eike’s work is coined by collaborations with international architecture offices, such as PLP in London and K+P in Munich.
Crafter Dark Returns!
To apply, email creat...@berkeley.edu with resume, link to design portfolio and a brief statement of your interest in the position. Full job description here.
Berkeley Art Studio: Hiring Ceramics SpecialistPresented as a part of BCNM’s Commons Conversations, a lunch-hour lecture series. Register for Zoom link here!
Curious about the intersections between data visualization, mapping, and design? Join us for a lunchtime conversation about current creative work in the design world with Eric Rodenbeck, the founder of Stamen Design, an award-winning data visualization design studio based in San Francisco whose clients include National Geographic, Facebook, and the Dalai Lama. Rodenbeck will be in conversation with Eric Paulos, who helped launch the Berkeley MDes Program earlier this year. This event will be held in a meeting format and we encourage students' participation!
Learn more here.
Who should apply?
If you are a current UC student with an early-stage idea or solution -- one that you think will help improve society in some way, you are strongly encouraged to apply! There are a number of different “social impact tracks” in this years’ competition. When students apply they will indicate a primary social impact track that best fits their project. If their project addresses multiple social impact tracks, teams may select additional tracks.The social impact tracks are: Workforce Development, Pandemic Response & Recovery *NEW*, Global Health, Food & Agriculture, Financial Inclusion, Data & AI, *NEW*, Energy & Resources, Education & Literacy, Cities & Communities, Art & Social Change
Fill out this interest form to meet other student innovators working to develop creative solutions for global challenges, and speak with the Innovation Ambassador about whether or not your idea is a good fit for the Contest! Join us for an information session happening on October 12th to learn about the Big Ideas Contest's goals, categories, timeline, and application requirements.
Three-page pre-proposal applications are due by November 18th, 1:00 PM
For any questions, please contact Cheukai Makari at cma...@berkeley.edu
The Aspen Tech Policy Hub, part of the Aspen Institute, is a West Coast policy incubator that trains technologists on the policy process. We run fellowship and training programs to encourage technologists to develop outside-the-box solutions to society's problems. Most recently, we ran a full-time fellowship program teaching technologists the skills critical to government service and public policy.
The Design intern role is an exciting opportunity to work closely with our Director and the Hub team to spearhead design for our program. Responsibilities include designing one-pagers, infographics, and websites. The ideal candidate will be flexible and able to turn around projects in a timely manner. The position is paid. Applications can be found here and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Saturday 16 October is the fifth edition of International Repair Day, a day to promote and celebrate the value of fixing. The theme for this year’s edition is “Repair Lowers Carbon Emissions”, in response to the recent, alarming IPCC report on the climate and the UN Climate Negotiations coming up in November. For most types of products we see at community repair events, most of their global warming impact has occurred before they were used for the first time. The carbon emissions from production, that come embodied in imported products, are often called “consumption emissions”. By extending the lives of these products, we lower our consumption emissions over time.
This Bloomberg article “Here’s why ‘right to repair’ gadgets is really a climate issue” is helpful. Learn more here.
To prepare for the application, there will be a virtual Info Session on Thursday, October 21st from 4-5pm at https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/98236301803.
See the attached flyer and the application for more details.
Greetings! We are a group of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Boston and Arizona State University, and we are interested in improving the STEM experiences of graduate women from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds. We are currently seeking participants for a short 25-30 minute research study designed to understand the first- and second-year experiences of doctoral women in STEM.
This study has been approved by the University of Massachusetts Boston Institutional Review Board (IRB #2021174).
Participants who meet the following criteria are invited to take part in this research:
If you are interested in participating in this study, please click the link below. Participants will receive a fifty-dollar e-gift card for their time. [https://umassboston.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3P0IrziW3BoXTLg]
If you have any questions about the research study, please feel free to email the principal investigator, Kerrie Wilkins-Yel, at kerrie....@umb.edu.
Spring 2022 Compass Courses
The Compass Courses below fulfill the L&S Arts & Literature Breadth Requirement. More than 90% of students highly recommend them, calling them “mind-blowing,” “one of the richest experiences” at Cal, and the “perfect introduction” to studying different disciplines or “discovering new passions.” In the spring, we are offering two Compass Courses. More information is available in the attached flyers and in the course catalog, linked below.
Are you a student looking for an internship or job in product design? SF-based creative cloud storage startup Playbook is hosting a portfolio drop with their CEO, Jessica Ko. Previously Head of Design at Opendoor and Lead Designer at Google, and founder of Design Collective, Jessica has been a force in design for over a decade, with a strong network and a passion for helping young designers. Most recently, Jessica hosted a wildly successful portfolio-building workshop on Dribbble.
Through the end of October, drop your portfolios at https://www.playbook.com/portfolios/drop and Jessica will review them and pass them along to her network of design managers and recruiters. Don’t forget to include your name and contact information on the first page of your portfolio.
The portfolio drop will be open Oct 1 - 31. We’re excited to see your submissions!
Alianza is a private non-profit organization founded in 1939. Its Mission is “To promote the mutual prosperity of the Peoples of Uruguay and the United States by strengthening educational, social and cultural ties.” Alianza is governed by an honorary seven member Board of Directors comprised of four Uruguayans and three Americans.
We are seeking a Makerspace Fellow to assist with the training of staff and initial operations of a newly established Makerspace. We are looking for someone with the following characteristics:
More details are in the attached proposal below. If interested, please contact Beatriz Greco (b_g...@alianza.edu.uy), Coordinator at the Alianza Cultural Uruguay-Estados Unidos, the Binational Center in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Design is one of the most important tools for Robinhood. When it comes to building products for everyone that let you start investing at your own pace, on your own terms, there is no doubt Robinhood is combining design and technology, giving everyone—not just the wealthy—access to financial markets.
Join us on November 4th for a panel discussion with Design experts from Robinhood to discuss topics like accessible design, design philosophy, equitable design. And of course, we will take a deep look at the unique Robinhood app and connect you with RH leaders to explore different career paths in design at Robinhood.
Click here to learn more and join the event.
Hart Howerton is now accepting applications for its 2022 Fellowship Program!
Named by Architectural Digest as one of the Fellowship programs paving the way for the future of architecture, the program is open to students who will be entering their final year of study in September 2022 and provides an opportunity for Fellows to pursue a research topic of their choice along with an internship in Hart Howerton’s New York or San Francisco office.
Open to undergraduate and graduate students in planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and interior design, Hart Howerton’s Fellowship program offers students the advantages of professional office experience, collaborative interdisciplinary design, and global travel and research. Fellows receive competitive compensation during their internship and a generous stipend for housing assistance along with living and travel support.
The deadline to apply is January 18, 2022. For more information, please https://www.harthowerton.com/fellowship/
Attend the info session on Wednesday, Nov, 10th @ noon to learn more about this exciting opportunity!
Zoom invite:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86398699798?pwd=MFUxSllDWFpjbFZ4YmR0eE1PWW9sUT09
We are looking for students to participate in a research study.
LINK: https://forms.gle/LcoJGDGC1oWHASV57
Students join Zoom sessions (last between 1 - 2 hours), take notes on each session, and record the sessions live for a $30 gift card per session. This is a great opportunity for learning how to engage marginalized communities and community liaisons in an active process to shape San Francisco's school assignment policy and algorithmic zone construction.
Background:
San Francisco Unified School District is hosting a series of participatory design and community workshops to engage with the foster youth community in San Francisco. These workshops will ultimately help us understand how to engage people with the school assignment policy.
Opportunity:
1) $30 gift card to participate in a Zoom session (must record entire session and send us the recording.)
2) Learn about school assignment algorithms and participatory design methods/community engagement with marginalized communities.