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What is it about your research that motivates and excites you? At Lunch & Learn, we want to know! Sign up to be a speaker at one of our upcoming events to share your research, expand your CV, and practice public speaking in a friendly and cross-disciplinary environment.

If you're looking for top-notch online professional development resources for grad students and postdocs, then check out the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. Take advantage of their weekly motivational emails, Career Center, webinars, and multi-week courses.

The Institute for Human Studies at George Mason University is offering an hour-long online workshop on developing your academic elevator pitch. This workshop is free for students in the humanities and social sciences.

The Dining Room at The Club & Guest House is still accepting reservations for their all-you-can-eat brunch buffet during Commencement weekend! Reservations are available from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday (June 17 and 18).

Faculty PIs with NSF awards are encouraged to apply for a $50,000 supplemental funding opportunity to provide support for non-academic research internships for graduate students. The first deadline is June 23, 2017.

Read on to find out more about campus resources to protect your digital information from scammers and other online threats.

Congratulations to Lynnette Arnold from Linguistics and Kevin Johnson from Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology who have been announced as the 2017 recipients of the Winifred and Louis Lancaster Annual Dissertation Award.

Join Dr. Perez and Dr. Rogers as they discuss the founding of Apeel Sciences, the science behind ​their technology, and how it will change food processing worldwide.

The New Plastic Economy is an ambitious, three-year initiative to build momentum toward a plastics system that works. Apply now for one of the NPEC Innovation Prize competitions: the Circular Design Challenge and the Circular Materials Challenge. Deadlines vary by competition stage.

Attend the Finding Funding Workshop to get a refresher on strategies for finding funding besides just searching databases. Get information on which resources are best for your field of study and create simple tasks that reduce the anxiety of looking for money.

The newly-formed International Center for the Humanities and Social Change at UCSB is offering dissertation and postdoctoral fellowships for 2017-2018. The first primary consideration deadline is May 30.

Grad students combine learning, teaching, and research in ways that often require special support and resources. The Dean’s Fund allows the Graduate Division to address areas of greatest need, such as high-quality programs, fellowships, career development, and research opportunities.

Summer is almost here, which means that if you're planning to go on the academic job market this fall, it's time come up with a game plan. This workshop will provide an overview of the academic hiring process as well as information on how to prepare for this phase of your grad school career.

Check out the inaugural event of the Santa Barbara & Goleta Biotechnology Industry Showcase! Join them for a series of short presentations and networking opportunities with industry representatives from the local biotechnology community.

Enjoy some free wine and snacks on May 25th at 6 p.m. at UCSB's first Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) talks at the MSI auditorium. Presenters' work will center on the theme of environmental change.