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On Tuesday, October 31, Academic Advisors from the Graduate Division will be available to meet with students individually to conduct formatting pre-checks and answer questions about the process of filing a master’s thesis, doctoral dissertation, or DMA supporting document.

The National Institute of Health's Ruth L. Kirschstein-NRSA Fellowship Program offers two opportunities for predoctoral individuals to do supervised research training in specified health and health-related areas leading toward the research doctoral degree. Deadline is December 8.

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.

EPA's P3 – People, Prosperity and the Planet – Program is a unique college competition for designing solutions for a sustainable future. Find out more about how to get a $15,000 or $75,000 grant for your design.

The AccessLex Institute offers grants promoting scholarship on issues related to access, affordability, and value of legal education specifically and graduate and professional education more broadly. Deadline is November 30, 2017.

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.

The Hertz Foundation is inviting application for fall 2017 Graduate Fellowships in Applied Physical, Biological, or Engineering Sciences. Deadline is Oct. 27, 2017.

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!

The Center for Innovative Research in CyberLearning is hosting an informational webinar on the NSF Cyberlearning solicitation, Cyberlearning for Work at the Human-Technology Frontier. Register now!