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First up in our 2022 Incoming Grad Series is Shantal Adajian, who will be entering the PhD program in Mechanical Engineering. Learn more about Shantal's childhood in Lebanon, her research interests, and how she became a vegan hunter!

UC Santa Barbara welcomes nearly 900 new graduate students ​​at the end of this month. We break down ​some statistics on ​this incoming cohort and give you a sneak peek at our upcoming series profiling 8 of the new student​s. Read on to learn more!

UCSB Campus Wellbeing has created a page with information and resources related to monkeypox. You can find information about vaccination criteria and availability, symptoms, transmission, and local and digital resources. Read on for more info and links.

Graduate Division has the opportunity to nominate two students for the 2022-23 Distinguished Master's Thesis Award, presented by the Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS) and PROQUEST. If selectet, the recipient will receive an award consisting of a certificate, $1,000, and travel expenses to the annual WAGS meeting in Portland, OR. Nomination materials due on September 16. Read on for more info.

The Graduate Division is excited to welcome our new Career Peer Advisor, ​Patricia Morland. Patricia works to create a supportive community for graduate students. Read on to find out more about Patricia!

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is a highly competitive international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. In the 2022-23 award cycle, 15 students applied from UCSB, 6 were selected as finalists, 2 were selected as alternates, and 4 were selected as semi-finalists. Congratulations to these outstanding students!

The Graduate Division is excited to welcome our new International Peer Advisor, ​Dee Dee hong. Felicia works to create a supportive community for international graduate students. Read on to find out more about ​​Dee Dee!

The Graduate Division is pleased to announce the ​winners for two awards ​honoring graduate students who have distinguished themselves in the area of undergraduate research supervision: Nicholas Naclerio, Ray Adkins, Alyssa Lawson, Yi Ding, Yessica Green Rosas, Aili Pettersson Peeker, Olga Faccani, and Nitzan Navick. Read on to find out more about our awardees!

The Director is responsible for building a strategic marketing and communication plan that includes the development and implementation of a marketing and social media strategy for the Graduate Division as part of an overarching University campaign. For primary consideration, applicants should submit materials by June 9, 2022.

The Graduate Student Resource Center staff members and peer advisors are available for Spring Quarter. We will be providing some of our services virtually, and some in-person. Find out more on how to connect with us!

The Graduate Division, in partnership with the Division of Student Affairs, is currently accepting applications for the International Graduate Student Peer Advisor. Along with an hourly salary and partial fee support, this position provides the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in academic administration while supporting fellow graduate students. The application deadline is Friday, May 13. Read on for more info and to apply!

Nominations are open for two awards honoring graduate students who have distinguished themselves as mentors of undergraduates. Each of the eight recipients will receive a $1,000 award. The deadline to nominate is next Monday, May 9, 2022.

Now's the time to cast your ballot in UCSB's annual Spring Election! All graduate students are invited to vote for the new GSA executive board & fee reaffirmations. Ballots are due by Thursday, April 21 at 4pm.

Check out the Spring 2022 events and workshops offered by the Graduate Student Resource Center! Don't miss your chance to get plugged in to our ongoing professional development programming – from navigating taxes, to interview strategies, to writing fellowship applications, and much more. ​Mark your calendars and visit our Shoreline page for updated information as events get closer.

With his winning three-minute talk, “The Early Bird Gets the Worm, but the Second Mouse Gets the Cheese: What Simple Organisms Can Teach Us about Our Daily Rhythms," Geoff Meyerhof, a graduate student in Biomolecular Science & Engineering, took the Grad Slam 2022 championship. He will now go forward to represent UCSB at the UC-wide Grad Slam, which will be livestreamed from the LinkedIn headquarters on May 6. Read on for more about the Final Round of UCSB Grad Slam 2022!