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Come learn about the Individualized Professional​ Skills (IPS) Grant Program at ​our ​April 26 Meet & Eat! ​You'll hear from four PhD students in the Materials ​Department (Victoria Christensen, ​Jordan Smith, Ryan White, and Matthew Wong) about their professional development experiences funded by the IPS ​grant. Sign up today!

On May 7, join UCSB Innovation & Entrepreneurship for an interactive panel and keynote featuring five leaders from the world of impact investing who focus on early stage ventures that create meaningful social and environmental value. Read on for more info and to RSVP!

The 7th Annual Grad Slam continues with prelim rounds 9 and 10. Come out and support your fellow graduate students as they present their research in under three minutes! Check out a preview of the presentations and be sure to follow us on Facebook for live updates on the winners of each round.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has paid internship opportunities and a job opening this summer that are available to graduate students in Washington, DC. Application deadline is April 15, 2019. Read on for more info!

The 7th Annual Grad Slam continues with prelim rounds 7 and 8. Remember to get out the vote to help your favorite presenters advance to the semifinal rounds! Check out a preview of the presentations and be sure to follow us on Facebook for live updates on the winners of each round.

Are you interested in helping your fellow grad students find careers outside of academia? The UCSB Beyond Academia organizing committee is now recruiting graduate students and postdocs to join the team for next year’s conference, where you can have the opportunity to develop transferable skills that are ​valuable to careers both inside and outside of the academy.

Whether it's linking sentences, paragraphs, sections, or chapters, narrative is what allows good writing to flow. This workshop on April 24 will teach participants the ins and outs of narrative. From there, participants will learn how to revise their writing to better position the narratives in their own works. RSVP today and learn how to improve your ability to connect with your audience!

The 7th Annual Grad Slam continues with prelim rounds 5 and 6. Remember to get out the vote to help your favorite presenters advance to the semifinal rounds! Check out a preview of the presentations and be sure to follow us on Facebook for live updates on the winners of each round.

The 7th Annual Grad Slam continues with prelim rounds 3 and 4 on Tuesday, April 9! Come cast your People's Choice vote, which can help your favorites advance to the semifinal rounds. Check out a preview of the presentations and be sure to follow us on Facebook for live updates on the winners of each round.

On April 22, join Instructional Development for a workshop on PowerPoint design. This workshop will help you learn how to make slides that research shows help your students learn best. Space is limited, so sign up today!

Read on for an important letter from Assistant Vice Chancellor/Dean of Students Katya Armistead and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Margaret Klawunn regarding the process for reporting bias incidents and a resource guide on how to handle doxing/online harassment.

Join Dr. Christopher Martin, Senior Science Program Officer Directo​r of Grants and Systems​ at the Kavli Foundation, for a Physics Career Colloquium, "Learning Never Ends", on April 9, 2019. Topics may be of interest to graduate students in any science discipline thinking about their future. Read on for more info!

The 7th Annual Grad Slam kicks off Monday, April 8! Come out to the first two preliminary rounds, where your People's Choice vote can help your favorites advance to the semifinal rounds. Check out a preview of the presentations and be sure to follow us on Facebook for live updates on the winners of each round.

Dr. Nicolasa Sandoval, who received her Ph.D. from the UCSB Gevirtz Graduate School of Education in 2007, will take the stage as the 2019 UCSB Graduate Division Commencement Keynote speaker on Friday, June 14. Dr. Sandoval serves as the Education Director of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and has been appointed twice by former California Governor Jerry Brown to the State Board of Education.

Find yourself obsessing about visuality, research, and the humanities? The UC Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI) is hiring a Research Communications Manager to coordinate all of UCHRI’s research and programming communications. Read on for more info and to apply!