The UCSB Library is preparing to reopen a portion of the main Library for limited student study space at the beginning of Spring quarter on March 29th. Seats will be available by reservation-only for current UCSB students as well as faculty and staff. Reservations can be made up to two weeks in advance and users will be able to book up to 15 hours per week. Read on to learn more!

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The Graduate Student Association (GSA) recently sent out an update on vaccine eligibility for graduate students. Graduate student employees qualify as part of the current Phase 1B rollout. Therefore, if UCSB is paying you — generally determined by whether you receive your paycheck through UCPath — then you are right now eligible to receive the vaccine in Santa Barbara County. Read on to learn more!

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Check out the new Grad School Confidential podcast series! This monthly series is dedicated to breaking the silence over the academic and personal challenges that graduate students face, from impostor syndrome to working in isolation to dealing with failure. This month's episode focuses on burnout in graduate school. Read on to learn more!

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Did you know? The Healing Center is a new specialty clinic of the Hosford Clinic that provides psychological services to Black and African American clients of all ages. In addition to general stressors and life issues, the Healing Center acknowledges the effects of racial trauma, marginalization, and injustice on social and health disparities among Black communities. All services at the Healing Center are provided by Black therapists who have an interest in addressing the negative toll of anti-Black racism on Black residents in our local community.⁣ Services are on a sliding fee schedule and UCSB students qualify for the lowest community fee of $25/session, with further fee reductions possible. Read on to learn more!

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Join the STS Futures Initiative for its panel discussion on Thursday, March 4, 2021. This event brings together scholars working at the intersections of STS-oriented pedagogy, the public/digital humanities, and feminist/antiracist approaches to research. Read on to learn more!

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Arts & Lectures is spearheading Race to Justice: an in-depth look at systemic racism from every angle. Interdisciplinary and cross-departmental, this season-long series engages leading activists, creatives, and thinkers to expand our understanding of racism and how race impacts society, and to inspire an expansive approach to advancing racial equality. On March 4, tune in to hear New York Times columnist Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow. All UCSB students can access the Race to Justice events for free. Read on to learn more!

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Did you know? The Hosford Counseling & Psychological Services Clinic is a UCSB-based community clinic that provides culturally sensitive, low-cost individual, couple, family, and group psychological treatment to the entire Santa Barbara community. Services are on a sliding fee schedule and UCSB students qualify for the lowest community fee of $25/session, with further fee reductions possible. Read on to learn more!

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