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Join us for a November 1 informational session with the UCSB Office of Research to find out what you need to know when preparing your human subjects protocol. This seminar also helps satisfy the Responsible Conduct of Research training requirements for federally funded projects.

UCSB's Non-traditional Student Resource Center is hiring a graduate assistant who is responsible for the direct supervision of a team of three student staff tasked with the programming for and staffing of the NTSRC. Application deadline is October 25.

Join us for a panel discussion where you will hear from advanced graduate students about the subtle and not-so-subtle workings of race, class, gender, and sexuality in the academy.

Find some Week 4 wellness with a yoga break just for grad students, sponsored by Health & Wellness. Pre-registration is required.

Join us for our Fall Communication Skills Series, featuring workshops on "Interpersonal Communication Skills for Ph.D.s" and "Thinking on Your Feet: Improv Skills for Interviewing." Space is limited, so sign up today!

This summer, the Graduate Student Resource Center and Career Services welcomed a new Graduate Career Peer Advisor, Caroline Schanche. We chatted with her about her research interests, her unnatural love of resume formatting, and her Instagramming dog Whiskey!

Office of International Students & Scholars has developed the Global Skills Seminar Series in order to fully support our campus administration and faculty who work with international students, scholars, and staff. The first seminar of Fall 2017 will be held on Thursday, October 19.

The Journal of Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos (published by UC Press) is currently seeking a graduate student assistant to work remotely in a position that is in charge of contacting potential reviewers of submitted articles and getting articles through the review processes.

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

We encourage faculty and staff graduate program advisors to share this exciting new tool with students or use it as a launchpad for career conversations at any stage in a student’s academic program.

This special funding workshop will cover strategies for finding money for research abroad, including information about different agency-based or country-specific opportunities for funding.

ONDAS seeks masters-level or above candidates for their full-time Student Activities Coordinator position. For primary consideration, apply by October 16.

Did you know that each year approximately 1,500 bicycles get abandoned on the UCSB campus? The UCSB Associated Students Bike Committee and the Community Service Office are hosting their quarterly Fall Bike Sale on Tuesday, October 17.

Gauchos for Recovery, a series of support services for students maintaining recovery from addiction offered through UCSB's Alcohol and Drug Program, is hosting an open 12-step meeting for graduate students and non-traditional students on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in Embarcadero Hall.

We sat down with Marcus Jackson and Leland King II to learn more about why they chose UCSB, how they are able to balance all of their competing interests and priorities, and what their plans are for the future.