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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.

The first-year MFA students at UCSB ​will present their work to the public at an exhibition in the Red Barn. Six artists will be featured in this show: Rose Briccetti, Marcos Christodoulou, Yumiko Glover, Sunny Samuel, Peter Sowinski, and Scotty Slade Wagner.

This May 10 workshop will explore important techniques that will help you expertly craft and strategically target your cover letter so you can get over the first application hurdle and on to an interview!

If you didn’t catch the April 22 live stream of the 2nd annual UC Grad Slam, you may view the entire event, including the three-minute talk by UCSB Grad Slam Champion Nicole Leung, online.

Spend your Friday the 13th at East Beach Batting Cages! Meet other graduate students, snack on some free Silvergreen's sandwiches, and pretend you're Babe Ruth!

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents autism self-advocate, animal scientist, and bestselling author Temple Grandin in a lecture titled "Different Kinds of Minds Contribute to Society."

The 1st Annual LGBTQ Research Showcase proposal deadline has been extended to Friday, May 13.