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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!

Join the Santa Barbara Chapter of 500 Women Scientists for this month's discussion on the gender pay gap. Connect with other women as they discuss a wide range of topics including the causes of the gender pay gap and its impact on mothers in academia. The event is on April 15 at 6pm at the Roof Top Bar & Bistro - sign up today!

Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm and the world's leading advisor on business strategy, is currently looking to fill full-time Generalist Consultant and GAMMA positions. Read on for more information about these job opportunities and attend a virtual info session to learn about BCG. Apply today!

UCSB Library is offering two half-day, hands-on workshops aimed to familiarize participants with NVivo, a qualitative data analysis software tool, designed for researchers working with text-based and multimedia information. NVivo allows for researchers to complete deep analysis on large and small groups of data. Part 1 of the workshop will focus on file organization. Read on for more info.

On April 17, join Instructional Development for a workshop on grading student writing. Issues to be discussed include grading rubrics, written feedback, and anticipating potential grade disputes. Space is limited, so sign up today!

Join us for ​this year's Graduate Student Career Mixer on April 17! Hosted at the Mosher Alumni House, this exclusive recruitment event is an opportunity for UCSB master’s and Ph.D. students​, as well as postdoctoral scholars, to connect with employers who are specifically seeking to recruit graduate students and junior scholars for job and internship opportunities. Sign up today!

How do they do it? I'm talking about those graduate students who publish articles, conduct research, fly to conferences, and still find time to be caught up on every Netflix show. This workshop on April 17 will explore the type of time you have and how best to be productive with it (because not all time is the same when it comes to writing). Sign up today and learn how to maximize your writing productivity!

Join UCSB Arts & Lectures for a free public lecture by Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt on her book "Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do," which highlights the power of stereotypes in shaping our memory, behavior, and perception. The event is on April 10, 7:30pm, at Campbell Hall.