Enjoy free food and some gardening therapy at the Graduate Student Succulunch event sponsored by Health & Wellness! Bring your own container (pot, old coffee mug, tea container, etc.) to plant a free succulent, add some provided googly eyes, and meet your new desk friend.
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Versatile Ph.D. will host a free virtual panel discussion for STEM graduate students on Careers in Conservation, February 6-10.
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Are academic expectations, personal issues, and/or the current political climate stressing you out? Do you have trouble prioritizing your own needs and keeping things in perspective? Come join CARE, Career Services, and CAPS for a special workshop on "Self Care for Graduate Students."
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Read the following article by UCSB's Office of International Students and Scholars explaining the impacts of Executive Order. Please review the guidelines issued for travel, visa renewal procedures, and maintenance of legal F1/J1 status.
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Want to capture the reader's attention and encapsulate your research concisely? Learn how at the Introduction and Problem Statement workshop led by Writing Peer Kyle Crocco.
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UCSB’s Black Graduate Student Association and Graduate Student Associations will host a Graduate Student of Color Luncheon in the GSA Lounge on Thursday, February 2, at 11:30 a.m.
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Rickie Smith from the Graduate Division's Academic Services unit will offer a workshop on formatting and filing your dissertation/thesis on Monday, February 6, in the Student Resource Building Multipurpose Room.
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"13th" is a documentary examining how the criminal justice system in the United States has continued the legacy of slavery, which the 13th amendment sought to end. A discussion will immediately follow the free screening of the film at the MultiCultural Center.
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The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. Application deadline is March 31, 2017.
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Join Instructional Development at the inaugural Teaching & Learning Excellence Series: TALES Live!, which highlights compelling stories of creativity, inspiration, and engagement in UCSB teaching. The first event in this series will highlight Dr. Enda Duffy from the English department.
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Are you in the hunt for some money? You can start the search any time. Come to a Finding Funding Workshop this month. If you've attended before, there may be a couple of new things to learn about, including loan forgiveness programs, graduate status eligibility, and a new funding database.
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UCSB Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is offering free tax services for individuals and families that make less than $54,000. Book an appointment now with various dates and times available through tax season.
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Facebook's Emerging Scholar Award is open to first- or second-year Ph.D. students who are members of a minority group that is underrepresented in the technology sector. Deadline is February 28, 2017.
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Yardi Systems, Inc. is looking to hire full-time Associate Technical Account Managers for their corporate office in Goleta. Be sure to stop by their information session.
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A group of graduate students from the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management researching the Carbon Neutrality Initiative at UCSB is looking for participants for a January 31 focus group regarding laboratory practices.
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