The 2017 Grad Slam competition will take place April 10-21. Sign up today for the chance to publicize your research, hone your presentation skills, and win thousands of dollars! Registration closes on Friday, February 10.
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Is the stress of the winter quarter already setting in? Join your fellow grads for a free yoga event sponsored by Health & Wellness. The first six guests will also receive a free mat!
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Using and re-using data created by others has become an essential part of contemporary scholarly work. Join two of UCSB’s leading data scholars for short presentations and a discussion of how to expand the reach of digital scholarship in a data-enabled world.
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Get your free copy of this year's UCSB Reads book, "Into the Beautiful North," at a free giveaway event featuring UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang, Executive Vice Chancellor David Marshall, and University Librarian Denise Stephens.
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The Day of Democratic Education will be a series of panels and discussions at Corwin Pavilion, featuring over 50 faculty and graduate students leading talks in the form of dialogic panel discussions around themes highlighted by the recent election.
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The University of California Global Food Initiative is offering over 30 open positions with 21 different projects in 17 different countries under the Research and Innovation Fellowship for Agriculture (RIFA) program. The application deadline is February 6.
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UCSB Counseling and Psychological Services and the MultiCultural Center invites all Asian/Asian American (South, South East, East) and Pacific Islander-identified undergraduate and graduate students to Supporting Healthy Asian/Asian American Pacific Islanders (HAAPI).
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Join us for our first Lunch & Learn event of 2017, featuring talks by graduate students in Environmental Science & Management and Religious Studies. Enjoy free lunch while learning about cool research!
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When preparing to go on the academic job market, a well-crafted CV is a must-have to help you stand out in a large crowd of applicants. Join us for a workshop on the do's and don't's of creating a CV for academic and research-focused industry positions.
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Join Philip Nelson, Director of Software Engineering at Google, as he talks about Google Accelerated Sciences and how Google's scaled computation, data driven engineering, and machine learning is applied to accelerate scientific discovery.
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The UCSB Library website just got a major facelift – the first redesign of the site in more than five years. The redesigned website is now mobile-friendly and takes advantage of increased database-driven functionality to minimize duplicate content. Be sure to check it out!
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Whether you have a letter you're working on or are just thinking about writing a letter, this workshop is for you. All UCSB graduate students and postdocs are welcome, but enrollment is limited to 15 per workshop.
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Do you need a productive, quiet environment where you can really get things done? Come write alongside your fellow grad students in the Graduate Writers' Room, featuring comfortable seating, snacks, and the best free coffee on campus!
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Many grad students may not know how to present themselves and their experience in a way that connects with non-academic employers. Career Services is offering two workshops to help you expertly craft your resume and cover letter so you can get over that first application hurdle!
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If you are interested in working in science policy, or just curious about it, please join the Graduate Division and the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships for an informational session on the California Council on Science and Technology Policy Fellowships.
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