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Have you missed out on previous Finding Funding workshops this year? Are you already looking ahead towards next year's financial needs, including tuition and research? Come join us at the last Finding Funding workshop for this year on Thursday, May 19.

What is intellectual property (IP)? How is it generated? Who owns it? How is it protected? Should you care? This seminar provides an overview of the different types of intellectual property and focuses on issues relevant to university members.

Dr. Emin Gün Sirer will be discussing the future of Bitcoin and electronic money on May 18 through the SAGE Center.

Dr. Walling and Mr. McCurdy will introduce you to rules on conflicts that govern researchers and to techniques of ethical dialog that can help you have safe conversations about sensitive issues. Learn conversational skills that you can use to ensure the integrity of your work and your workplace.

RSVP now for this hands-on workshop, where Lisa Gates from SheNegotiates will discuss the five core career strategies that will get you influencing, negotiating, and leading with confidence and success.

Kristina Brown and Ashley Bradbury from the Graduate Division's Academic Services unit will offer a workshop on formatting and filing your dissertation/thesis on Tuesday, May 17, from 9-11 a.m. in the Student Resource Building Multipurpose Room.

If you attended Grad Slam 2016, you already know Sara Weinstein as the Raccoon Girl from her talk about parasite transmission in raccoons. But do you know how she went from chemistry and art to majoring in biology and how her skills in mouse stuffing have helped her career in EEMB?

Karen Lunsford of the UCSB Writing Program will lead an interactive workshop on techniques for managing your life as a writer, planning your next writing project, and avoiding writer's block.

This panel will discuss approaches for TAs and teaching associates to maintaining a safe and respectful classroom environment that promotes the open exchange of ideas, reflection, and learning.

Classics Ph.D. student Derek Haddad reviews the Theater and Dance play within a play, "Too Much Water."

There is one week left to ​sign up for the 2016 Beyond Academia conference before registration closes on Friday, May 13! The full schedule for ​the conference – including detailed workshop descriptions and panelist bios – is now posted on the website.

Registration is open for the Summer Teaching Institute for Associates (STIA). STIA supports graduate students as they design and teach summer courses as the Instructor of Record.

The Graduate Writers' Room will be open at different times and locations on May 10, 11, and 17. All other days and times remain the same through week 10 of the spring quarter.

If you are planning to apply for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2017-18 grant cycle or want to learn more about the program, join us for an information session on Thursday, May 12.

In this workshop led by Writing Peer Kyle Crocco, you will analyze a successful grant proposal and then learn how to write your own proposal, including the mechanics, organization, and what content to include or exclude.