News - celia ford

January 2019: Discussed opposition to Devos's proposed regulations to Title IX with Nature

Scientists protest plan to weaken US gender-discrimination law
Update: the comment period on the proposed changes has ended and nearly 103,000 comments have been filed by members of the public. A controversial US government proposal to change the law that prohibits gender discrimination in education has drawn more than 89,000 public comments, including many from scientists.

November 2018: Featured curator of The Stem Squad on Instagram (@thestemsquad)

OH HEY, STEMsquad! Celia Ford here (@_celiaford), taking over as your loyal insta-host this week! . I'm a 2nd-year neuroscience PhD student at @ucberkeley, and I'm obsessed with the prefrontal cortex and ✨cognition✨. How do we plan & think & make decisions, armed with nothing but a 3-pound sack of fat in our skulls??? □ My goal is to solve a tiny piece of that puzzle! . I'm super pumped because I'm heading to SfN this week, and I'm taking you along for the ride!! SfN = Society for Neuroscience, and 40,000 (!!!) neuroscientists are about to make San Diego the nerdiest city on earth. hmu anytime this week with questions (or cat pictures or restaurant recs)! Anyone else at SfN? □‍♀️ What else are you fabulous femmes up to this weekend? □‍□ . #wearestemsquad
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June 2018: Discussed the 500 Queer Scientists project with PBS Rewire

500 Queer Scientists Speak Up About STEM Inclusivity
Plants, cancer biology and mathematics-just to name a few. Transgender, gay, bisexual-just to name a few more. The research interests and the identities of the scientists who make up the 500 Queer Scientists visibility campaign are diverse and complex.

April 2018: Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Congrats to our latest NSF Fellowship Awardees - Berkeley Neuroscience
Three Berkeley Neuroscience PhD Program students received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. Please join us in expressing our congratulations! 2018 NSF Fellowship Awardees Hayley Bounds (entering class of 2017) Celia Ford (entering class of 2017) Kevin Yu (entering class of 2016, Theunissen Lab ) We would also like to congratulate Ellen Zippi (entering class of 2017) ...