Next in our 2021 Incoming Grad Series is Dee Dee Hong, who will be completing a PhD in Education. Learn about her research on pathways to education for minoritized students, her skills on the ukelele, and how she spent two years in East Java, Indonesia as a Peace Corps volunteer!
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Interested in a career beyond the academy, and want to learn more about the essentials of crafting it? Join these professional development webinars from Beyond the Professoriate for a jump start. They are free to join and also available to watch on replays. Advance registration is required.
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Interested in making new friends and getting involved on campus? Join us for an in-person Campus Involvement Fair tailored specifically to graduate students at San Clemente Center Courtyard. Free food will be provided courtesy of the Isla Vista Food Co-op. Sign up today!
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Next up in our 2021 Incoming Grad Series is Preston Willard Rukewe Dozie Itie, who is entering the Master's program in the Earth Science Department. Learn more about his experience with paleontology and his research on rare prehistoric animals, including giant otters and bear-dogs!
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Next in our 2021 Incoming Grad Series is Sogol Aliabadi, who is coming to UCSB from Santa Monica to complete the Master's in Music program in Viola Performance. You'll read about her research on the evolving role of the viola, hear how a recording of her laugh ended up on an episode of the Big Bang Theory, and learn about her video game orchestra!
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First up in our 2021 Incoming Grad Series is Jessica West, who is entering the Master's in Environmental Science and Management program at the Bren School. Learn more about her love of bears, experience as a zookeeper, and her hobbies--including falconry!
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UC Santa Barbara welcomes nearly 900 new graduate students at the end of this month. We break down some statistics on this incoming cohort and give you a sneak peek at our upcoming series profiling 8 of the new students. Read on to learn more!
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Join CALM Mental Health Consultant, Cassie Centofranchi, AMFT for a student parent workshop focused on parenting through the pandemic. Read on to learn more!
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The Graduate Division is pleased to circulate a dedicated call for proposals to connect UCSB graduate-program alumni with current students about the job market, skills needed to advance successful careers, and the alumna/us experience in chosen career pathways. There is no set deadline, but requests should be made well in advance of the scheduled event. The maximum allocation is $400 for virtual events or $800 for in-person events. Funding for annual career events is capped at $200 and includes the expectation of cost-share from departments or divisions.
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AAAS Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference has opened travel award applications and abstract submissions for students. The ERN conference is designed to help students to enhance their science communication skills; better understand how to prepare for science careers in a global workforce; and to find out about summer, graduate school, and employment opportunities. Apply by September 17th with your abstract submissions and travel award applications!
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The UCSB Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) grant program has reopened for the 2021-22 academic year and is currently accepting applications for professional development experiences happening between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis and as funding sources permit.
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Northwestern University, the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), and the University of Chicago (UChicago), are excited to announce the Chicagoland Diverse STEM Postdoc Recruitment Event! Applications are now open and are due Friday, September 10.
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Are you a tech-savvy, service-oriented graduate student? Apply to be Collaborate's Instructional Design Assistant today! There are positions at 50% with fee remission and positions at 25% without fee remission. Apply by September 10th!
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Question: What do the vast majority of UCSB's GRFP winners have in common? Answer: Over 90% participated in the GRFP Success Series. Improve your chances of winning by attending our writing sample workshop that breaks down the underlying features within winning applications so that you can then apply those strategies to your own application.
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Register now for the virtual retreat, Envisioning Career Futures with a Humanities PhD, taking place Sept. 15-17. This is an event for all UC humanities PhD students, hosted by the UCI Humanities Center and sponsored by the UC Consortium of Humanities Centers.
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