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Join UCSB Library on March 22 at 5pm for "Straight from the Source: The Source Family Archive with Isis Aquarian." This event features a conversation with Isis Aquarian about her life with the Source Family, a commune in Los Angeles in the early 1970s.

Robert (Bob) Moses Scholarship is an annually awarded national scholarship is designed to support the educational goals of a graduate student from an underrepresented group who is pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in mathematics education or a STEM discipline. Deadline in April 3. Apply now!

What if you had the opportunity to talk about your research any way you wanted to? What is it about your research that motivates you? At Lunch & Learn, we want to know! Presenters are needed for our Summer events, as well as those for the 2023-24 academic year. Sign up to present your research in a fun, informal 15-minute presentation.

Join UCSB's Center for Black Studies Research as they welcome Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, Dr. Brandon Ogbunu, for his talk "Mending a Broken Biology: Human Diversity, Disinformation, and a New Way Forward"!

Applications for Central Campus Fellowships for the 2023-24 academic year are now open, and due soon on March 10! There are six central fellowships that eligible students may apply for directly. Read on for more information about these funding opportunities.

Learn how you can propel your research into a startup and receive a $50,000 grant! The National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program is an entrepreneurial training program for university-based STEM researchers and early-stage startup founders with the primary purpose to support the transition of laboratory discoveries into breakthrough innovations.

The Division of Social Sciences and the Department of Black Studies will be hosting UCSB alumna Sarah Eisner '93 and Randy Quarterman, co-founders of The Reparations Project, on March 7 from 4-6p. The talk, which is followed by a reception, will be held at the MultiCultural Center.

UCSB's McNair Scholars Program is recruiting two Graduate Mentors. The goals of McNair are to increase the number of first- generation, low-income and/or underrepresented students in doctoral programs, ultimately diversifying academia, government, and industry, among other fields. The application deadline has been extended to March 6.

The Public Domain Players present to you Finding Jud(a)ea, a brand new play written and directed by Grace Kimball, PhD Student in Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at UCSB. Finding Jud(a)ea will premiere on March 3 at the Isla Vista Community Center, with additional stagings on March 4 & 5.

UCSB Health & Wellness invites all students -- including graduate students -- to participate in the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey. This comprehensive health survey helps H&W learn about the health and wellbeing issues students are experiencing The survey is open until March 3rd.

Join the Center for Black Studies Research (CBSR) on Monday, Feb 27 from 4-5:30pm in South Hall 4603 as they welcome UCSB Psychological and Brain Sciences Professor, Dr. Dan Conroy-Beam, for his talk where he will present a sufficiency test of the "alliance hypothesis" of race! Appetizers and refreshments will be served. The event will also be livestreamed

Join the Center for Innovative Teaching, Research, and Learning (CITRAL) for Coffee with a Prof! The winter visiting scholar is Dr. Jeffrey Bernstein, Professor of Political Science from Eastern Michigan University and Director of the Bruce K. Nelson Faculty Development Center.

CSEP Mentor Leadership Fellow Allison Chau and others will host a scholar-driven series of community building luncheons to provide information and exchange ideas around mentoring. The series kicks off On Mar 1 with a session highlighting mentoring and outreach opportunities available to graduate students and postdocs.

Come join the International TA Appreciation Social on Wednesday, March 1 from 3-4:30p. The focus of the social is "Finding Your Teaching Identity". There will be food and fun activities to help international TAs boost their confidence as teaching assistants.

The Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity has two workshops around processing burnout and fatigue coming up at the end of February! In this workshop, participants explore these questions through engaging in reflections on critical thought — particularly the wisdom of BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+ and feminist thinkers — and leaning into creative practices.