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The 2017 Grad Slam competition is just a month away! Mark your calendars to come out and support your friends and colleagues as they share their research in a memorable 3-minute pitch. The competition runs from April 10-21, and the preliminary round schedule is now posted!

The Data Incubator is hosting another round of data science fellowship opportunities! If you are interested in getting free hands-on training as a data scientist, then this program is for you.

Graduate Division's Academic Services unit will offer Filing Pre-check sessions May 30-June 5. Schedule your Zoom appointment today!

The University of California Humanities Research Institute is funding up to three humanities Ph.D. students to attend the Humanists@Work Graduate Career Workshop in San Jose, CA on April 30-May 1, 2017. Applications are due by March 31.

Beginning summer 2017, a new product called Primo will serve as a one-stop search box for all physical and electronic items provided by UCSB Library, as well as items that can be requested through interlibrary loan.

Join immigration law specialist Bernard Wolfsdorf for a talk on changes to be aware of in the wake of the recent Executive Order and the revised immigration regulations.

Writing, designing, and delivering an effective oral presentation, especially one focused on academic research, requires careful planning and a lot of practice. Join Jeff Hanson and Madeleine Sorapure to learn how to captivate an audience with your research story.

In one of its last events of the quarter, the UCSB Multicultural Center will host a free screening of Moonlight in the MCC Theater on Wednesday, March 8, at 6 p.m. Last Sunday, Moonlight was awarded Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards.

Join us for the last Lunch & Learn event of the quarter, featuring talks by graduate students in English and Electrical & Computer Engineering. Come enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with and learn from graduate students across the campus.

Two financial literacy workshops are scheduled this month for graduate students to learn basic information about taxes and loans. Sign up today!

We caught up with Molly Clementz to find out what she thinks about​ portraying wild characters during her second time on the Opera Santa Barbara stage, her graduate school experience here at UCSB, and what inspires her love of opera.

Summer programs have begun their recruitment cycle, and there are several opportunities to mentor interns focused in science, engineering, or mathematics this summer. This is a wonderful way to hone your communication and project management skills as well as inspire the next generation.

The MultiCultural Center and UCSB Reads are partnering for an upcoming discussion led by UCSB graduate student Fátima Suárez on "Into the Beautiful North​," which is the 2017 UCSB Reads selection that tells the story of a young woman who leaves her home in rural Mexico for the U.S.

Join Versatile Ph.D. as it hosts its next panel discussion about careers in think tanks for humanities and social science Ph.D.s. Learn how you could make a positive impact on public policy while developing your skills.

Writing, designing, and delivering an effective oral presentation, especially one focused on academic research, requires careful planning and a lot of practice. Join Jeff Hanson and Madeleine Sorapure for a two-part workshop on how to captivate an audience with your research story.