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Dr. Walter Kohn, founding director of UC Santa Barbara’s Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics and 1998 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of the density functional theory, has died.

Voting closes today at 4 p.m. and we need at least 20% of all graduate students to participate in the election​ to be able to pass the measures on the ballot.

Check out this exhibition in the library's Interdisciplinary Research Collaboratory that presents a visual exploration of trends in data, culture, and aesthetics created by an interdisciplinary group of six UCSB grad students in the Department of Film and Media Studies.

The Bren School of Environmental Science & Management's 2016 Master's Projects will be presented to the public on Friday, April 29, at The Fess Parker Hotel.

UCSB has crowned its campus Grad Slam champion, and now our own Nicole Leung is off to ​participate in the UC-wide competition up in San Francisco! Find out how you can watch the event this Friday.

Whether you are on the job market or just starting to explore career paths, the Beyond Academia conference is here to help! This ​annual conference aims to prepare UCSB graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in all stages and disciplines to pursue a wide range of career options.

Prof. Moustafa Bayoumi will examine the ways the media, law, and politics mutually reinforce each other in viewing Muslims as potentially dangerous outsiders.

Maximilian Stiefel, a second-year ​Ph.D. student in Geography, attended the 2016 Annual CUGH Global Health Conference as the graduate student ambassador. Read on to find out more about his experience!

Be among the first 25 grad students to register for a spot in the 9th Annual Gaucho Gallop and a post-race meal - all for free!

The United States-Israel Educational Foundation is offering 8 Fulbright fellowships for postdocs studying in Israel for two years.

Yardi Systems is hosting two information sessions for full time positions available for students with their master's in computer science, computer engineering, economics, mathematics, statistics, information technology, and technology management.

Non-academic professionals with science backgrounds are joining faculty from UCSB for a day of mock interviews to help you sharpen your interviewing game, market skills gained as a graduate student, and broaden your career horizons!

Find out who won big and who will go on to represent UCSB at the UC-wide Grad Slam competition!

The Graduate Student Resource Center is hosting a workshop on writing a​ diversity statement for an academic position on Wednesday, April 20. The workshop is open to all UCSB graduate students and postdocs.

Career Services is hosting an information session for Ph.D. students in the life sciences who are interested in learning more about non-academic careers and a post-Ph.D. opportunity through the Keck Graduate Institute.