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Stanford PRISM (Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Sciences and Medicine) is an opportunity for select late-stage graduate students from diverse backgrounds to explore postdoctoral training at Stanford, including interviewing with potential mentors, getting the inside scoop on postdoctoral training at Stanford from current postdocs, and accessing professional development to score the best postdoc for them. Application closes July 18. Read on to learn more!

Lunch & Learn will return to in-person programming next Wednesday, July 13th. Come join us in the UCSB Library for our July Lunch & Learn: Hazards and History, which features talks from graduate students in Environmental Science and English. Pizza, salad, and soft drinks will be served! In-person attendance is limited, so RSVP today!

Pedro Craveiro received PhD in Hispanic Languages and Literatures at UC Santa Barbara. In the future, he aims to combine his love for teaching with administrative work to improve student life for students. Pedro recently sat down for an interview with Marketing and Communications Office Intern Matthew Choi. Read on for a transcript of that interview!

UCSB Library's Carpentry Community is happy to announce it's offerings of entry-level programming workshops for researchers this Summer. These workshops are geared towards researchers with little to no programming experience. Workshops will cover basic concepts and tools, including version control, data management, task automation, and analysis. Read on for more info!

David McIntosh is a recent PhD in History who got his degree from UC Santa Barbara. This fall, he will continue his involvement in academia as an Assistant Professor in New Mexico. Read on for a transcript of a recent interview with David.

Read on for tips from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)--an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community--about strategies to help you with your writing this summer. Membership in the NCFDD (free for UCSB students!) provides several forms of professional support to help combat common problems academics face. Read on to learn more!

The Graduate Division is excited to welcome our new International Peer Advisor, ​Dee Dee hong. Felicia works to create a supportive community for international graduate students. Read on to find out more about ​​Dee Dee!

Embark, Gladstone’s Presidential Postdoctoral Program, aims to increase the representation of underrepresented groups within the sciences and at Gladstone. They are now accepting applications on a rolling basis. Read on to learn more!

The Graduate Division is pleased to announce the ​winners for two awards ​honoring graduate students who have distinguished themselves in the area of undergraduate research supervision: Nicholas Naclerio, Ray Adkins, Alyssa Lawson, Yi Ding, Yessica Green Rosas, Aili Pettersson Peeker, Olga Faccani, and Nitzan Navick. Read on to find out more about our awardees!

Are you mentoring a novice researcher this summer or planning to in the future? If yes, you are welcome to attend the Mentoring Workshop Series beginning June 10. The Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP) is hosting a 3-part series of mentor training workshops open to anyone who will be mentoring this summer and wants to grow and develop their mentoring skills.

Check out this UCSB series on grad student and postdoc professional development experiences funded by the Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) Program. This week's featured video is by Anagha Uppal, a graduate student in Geography, who used the IPS funds to attend a two-week course on policymaking and government near New Delhi, India. Read on to watch the video and learn more about the IPS program!

Graduate Division will provide 250 summer grants of $7,000 to doctoral students whose research and progress toward the completion of their degrees were severely impacted by the global pandemic. This program is open to ALL doctoral students: domestic, international, or undocumented. Apply now!

Read on for tips from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)--an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community--about strategies to help you with your writing this summer. Membership in the NCFDD (free for UCSB students!) provides several forms of professional support to help combat common problems academics face. Read on to learn more!

Have you ever wondered what happened before the chaos in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark? Where was Ophelia's mother, and how did Yorick die? Why was Claudius so mad at King Hamlet? Come see this show to find out the answers! THTR 194A's production of Hamlet's Big Adventure! (A Prequel) is opening at the Isla Vista Community Center on June 3rd and 4th at 4p. Admission is free.

Check out this UCSB series on grad student and postdoc professional development experiences funded by the Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) Program. This week's featured video is by Kaitlyn Ugoretz, a graduate student in East Asian Studies, who used the IPS funds to attend the YouTube Video Ranking Academy. Read on to watch the video and learn more about the IPS program!