<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p class="isselectedend" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><font size="4">Applications Open: UC Berkeley Vision Science Graduate Program</font></b><font size="3"><o:p></o:p></font></p><p class="isselectedend" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Dear Colleagues and Prospective Students,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="isselectedend" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Are you interested in pursuing graduate training in vision science and becoming part of a vibrant, interdisciplinary research community?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="isselectedend" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The <strong>UC Berkeley Vision Science Graduate Program</strong> is now welcoming applications from highly motivated students interested in understanding vision from multiple perspectives, including biomedical optics, clinical vision science, computational vision, molecular and cell biology in relation to the visual system, visual neuroscience and neurobiology, visual perception and cognition, and related areas.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="isselectedend" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Our program brings together faculty and researchers across disciplines, providing students with opportunities to pursue innovative research while receiving rigorous training in vision science. Students benefit from interactions with a diverse community of scientists and access to the outstanding research environment at UC Berkeley. Our alumni are represented on the faculty of world-class universities and in a wide range of disciplines spanning optometry, psychology, physiology, bioengineering, and ophthalmology. Many others hold research positions in private institutes and federally sponsored agencies, including NASA and the NIH. Still, others can be found in the research and development divisions of the industry. Ophthalmic, biotechnology and large technology companies are among the major recruiters of our graduates.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="isselectedend" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">We encourage applications from students with strong backgrounds in psychology, neuroscience, biology, computer science, engineering, optometry, or related fields who are excited about pursuing research in vision science.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="isselectedend" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Applications for the </strong><span class="text-token-text-primary"><b>2027</b></span><strong> entering class are now open.</strong> For information about the program, faculty research interests, admission requirements, and how to apply, please visit the UC Berkeley Vision Science Graduate Program <a href="https://vision.berkeley.edu/">website</a>, or join our upcoming <a href="https://vision.berkeley.edu/admissions/how-to-apply">webinar</a> (Oct 9, 1 pm PT).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="isselectedend" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Please feel free to share this announcement with students and colleagues who may be interested.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="isselectedend" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">We look forward to welcoming the next generation of vision scientists to Berkeley!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="isselectedend" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="text-token-text-primary">Susana Chung</span><br><span class="text-token-text-primary">Chair, </span>Vision Science Graduate Program<br>University of California, Berkeley<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: Palatino;"><o:p> </o:p></p></body></html>