Come meet Luis Alberto Urrea, the best-selling author of this year's UCSB Reads book "Into the Beautiful North," at a special networking reception for graduate students on Monday, April 24.
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Did you know that each year graduate students from every UC campus travel to Sacramento to school lawmakers about the importance of graduate research? Meet this year's advocates: Lois Harmon from Education and Tori Greenen from Environmental Science & Management.
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The Grad Slam semifinals continue with round 2 on Tuesday, April 18. Join us at 3 p.m. in the SRB Multipurpose Room and cheer on your fellow graduate students as they vie for a spot in the final round!
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If you are looking to pursue career opportunities outside of academia, the resume and cover letter are your ticket into that world. This workshop will explore important techniques that will help you expertly craft and strategically target your resume and cover letter.
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The 5th Annual Grad Slam competition continues with three semifinal rounds this week, leading up to the ultimate final round on Friday, April 21. Join us for the first semifinal round on Monday, April 17, and watch your fellow graduate students explain their research in 3 minutes or less.
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Great Minds in STEM, also known as the HENAAC Scholars Program, awards yearlong scholarships to Hispanic students studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM). Deadline is April 30, 2017.
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The Coordinating Council for Women in History is soliciting submissions to their annual awards and prizes. Earliest deadlines begin May 15.
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The UCSB Police/CSO will be holding a flash sale of abandoned bikes for you to purchase for just $50 each on Tuesday, April 18! Line up early because the sale is first-come, first-served.
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Did you know that UCSB's Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) offers support just for graduate students? There are a few open spots in their graduate student process groups and continued drop-in support space for graduate students of African heritage.
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The Emerging Scholars Award for Excellence in Research and Public Policy recognizes excellence in graduate student research with a direct impact on public policy. The recipients of the Emerging Scholars Award will receive a $500 prize and will deliver an invited policy lecture at the UC Center. Application deadline is May 5, 2017.
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The Steve and Barbara Mendell Graduate Fellowship in Cultural Literacy supports outstanding graduate students whose research advances the goals of broad-based cultural literacy and high ethical standards in our participative democracy. Deadline is May 8, 2017.
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The 5th Annual Grad Slam competition prelims come to a close with the final round 9 on Friday, April 14. Vote for your favorites to advance to the semifinal round with the People's Choice Award.
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Come out and enjoy a free picnic dinner with other grads as part of our annual Graduate Student Showcase and Graduate Student Appreciation Week. Enjoy food, music, lawn games and fun in the sun while meeting other graduate students.
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Campus Advocacy, Resources, & Education (CARE) is hiring a graduate assistant to develop and organize education and prevention programming for the graduate student community and to supervise our undergraduate student staff in their own programming efforts.
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The 5th Annual Grad Slam competition nears the final rounds of the preliminary stage with rounds 7 and 8 on Thursday, April 13. Vote for your favorites to advance to the semifinal round with the People's Choice Award.
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