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The Academic Senate is now accepting applications on a first-come, first-serve basis for the 2018-19 Doctoral Student Travel Grant. Applicants must be doctoral students and have advanced to candidacy, or if Master of Fine Arts students, must be in their second year and be in candidacy prior to travel. Applications will be pooled based on travel period and then by division or school.

If you couldn't make it to the May 14 workshop on being a balanced researcher, have no fear! Here are some resources from the event for those who missed out. ​The workshop addressed common issues that many graduate students and postdocs often face and ​described the most useful strategies that thousands of researchers have found helpful in balancing the many demands on their time.

If you couldn't make it to the May 14 workshop on creating the seven secrets of highly successful research students, have no fear! Here are some resources from the event for those who missed out. Hugh Kearns covered topics such as advisor-student relations, getting your student to seek help when they are stuck, and keeping on going when things get tough.

The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is seeking to hire Research Scientists for Quantum Computing and Optimization. This is a unique opportunity for multi-disciplinary, integrative research and science that supports NASA’s long-term mission requirements for students who have completed a Ph.D. degree in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Computer Engineering.

Join this workshop and share your work and offer constructive feedback for refining dissertation projects pursuant to the development of dissertation & postdoctoral fellowships applications. The workshop is open to five undergraduate and twenty graduate students in the Humanities & Qualitative Social Sciences.

Congratulations to Eric Jorgensen, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Theater and Dance, who will be taking the stage as this year's Student Speaker at the 2018 Graduate Division Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 18. In this GradPost special feature, Eric talks about being chosen as our student speaker, his research goals, and his ambitions for the future.

All international graduate students and friends are invited to join OISS and Graduate Division for a year-end BBQ event. Burgers, hot dogs, and vegetarian options available. RSVP today to secure your spot and a free BBQ lunch!

Popular news shows like Good Morning America and publications like Science News Daily are talking about research on gender in navigation conducted right here at the UCSB Hegarty Spatial Thinking Lab. In this GradPost feature, we chatted with Psychological & Brain Sciences grad student Alexander Boone to set the record straight about what his research is all about.

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. Join them for free lunch and more information on how you can help shape the future of this great opportunity for grad students!

The American Heart Association is now accepting applications for their one-two year Predoctoral Fellowship, which is open to an array of aspiring academic and health professionals in disciplines such as biology, chemistry, mathematics, technology, physics, etc. who aim to improve global cardiovascular health. Application deadline is July 11, 2018.

The National Geographic Society currently offers three types of grant applications—Early Career, Exploration, and Requests for Proposals. Projects should align to one of their three focus areas: Wildlife, Human Journey, and Changing Planet. Deadline is July 10, 2018.

UCSB’s Department of Chicana/o Studies has open TA positions for 2018-2019 to teach Introduction to Chicana/o Studies, Racism in American History, and Chicana Writers. Interested students should submit application materials to Joann Erving no later than Wednesday, June 13, 2018.

Join UCSB Media Arts and Technology program for their End of Year Show, a presentation and celebration of this year’s research in electronic music, emergent media, computer science, engineering, and art.

Holly Gore brings a milestone honor to our UCSB campus as the only UC graduate student to be recognized this year with the 2018-2019 Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship in American Art. We caught up with Holly to find out about her research interests, her future aspirations, and the impact the fellowship will have on her graduate school career.

Join fellow grad students on June 8 for an interdisciplinary art and science event that examines oceanography through the lens of art. The event will showcase the music, art, and film created during the cruise, manifested as a documentary and magazine, as well as provide a spotlight for local artists who share their passion for the marine world.