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The 5th Annual Grad Slam competition continues with prelim rounds 5 and 6 on Wednesday, April 12. Vote for your favorites to advance to the semifinal round with the People's Choice Award.

Sign up now for the Zurich Enterprise Challenge for a chance to work with corporations such as Coca-Cola and Siemens as well as earning a spot at the Global Risk Management Summit in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The 5th Annual Grad Slam continues with prelim rounds 3 and 4. Remember to get out the vote to help your favorite presenters advance to the semifinal rounds! Check out a preview of the presentations here.

If you want to join a dedicated UCSB team to help develop new programs and policies to make our campus more sustainable, then check out the job opportunities with UCSB Sustainability.

The 5th Annual Grad Slam kicks off Monday, April 10! 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 here.

Join Yardi Systems, Inc. to learn more about upcoming opportunities and get tips from the experts on how to navigate a career fair.

"The Uncondemned" tells the gripping and world-changing story of a group of young international lawyers and activists who fought to make rape a crime of war, and the Rwandan women who came forward to testify and win justice where there had been none. Panel discussion to follow viewing.

Join the UCSB Black Graduate Student Association ​for their general assembly meeting on Monday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in Kerr Hall 1150. Dinner will be provided!

Treat yourself to some food, fun, and ​relaxation with Health & Wellness's lineup of spring grad programming! These events are always popular, so be sure to get there early to get your wellness on.

Check out Instructional Development's spring quarter lineup of workshops aimed at supporting graduate student Teaching Assistants and Teaching Associates. Their first workshop is on Friday, April 7. Space is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot today!

Jump-start your career on May 5-6! The annual Beyond Academia conference aims to prepare UCSB graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in all stages and disciplines to pursue a wide range of career options. Registration is now open, but space is limited, so sign up today!

If you're applying for a teaching-focused academic job, you will almost certainly be asked to provide a teaching philosophy statement. So what is it and how do you even begin to describe your own philosophy?

Are you running on fumes this spring quarter? Do you need a pick-me-up to get through the slog? Well, we've got just the thing! Come out and​ bask in the warmth of these grad appreciation events happening over the next few weeks.

Come out for the grand opening of the Monarch Lounge, the new center at UCSB for undocumented students, Dream Scholars, and allies. Enjoy some refreshments and remarks by Margaret Klawunn, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, and IDEAS student leadership.

Do you have a passion for influencing public policy? Join Versatile Ph.D. as it hosts an AMA-style discussion panel on Ph.D. Careers in Think Tanks from April 3-7.