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Are you having trouble focusing or aren’t sure where on campus you can get your work done? Come to the Women's Center EVERY MONDAY this quarter for study hours and make some friends along the way! The Center will provide a very intentional space for you and coffee as well. Study hours begin October 18th at 5pm.

Join the STS Futures Initiative on Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 10 - 11:30am for its second workshop, “Global STS II: Decolonial Praxis in STS.” This workshop will feature STS leaders who are pioneering new publishing opportunities in STS, expanding the Euro-American “canon” in STS, and building STS communities in Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. Read on to learn more!

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 get unstuck with your writing. 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!

Let's face it: there are a lot of experiences and situations that can make grad school stressful. Do you already have some concerns? In this workshop, your academic counselor, Ryan Sims, will host an interactive discussion about some common grad student life experiences and share with you some tools and techniques to address them. All are welcome!

The GloCal Health Fellowship provides aspiring global health researchers with outstanding interdisciplinary education and training in innovative research designed to improve health for populations around the world. A career development fellowship sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center, this program supports awarded fellows from all 10 UC campuses as well as 21 affiliated international sites across 17 countries.

If you are considering entering the job market any time soon, a complete and compelling LinkedIn profile is a must-have. Join this workshop on October 28th to learn how to maximize this tool in order to look for jobs, network with potential employers, and connect with others in the professional domain.

As CCST Science Fellows, scientists and engineers spend one year in Sacramento serving the California State Legislature. This fellowship is an incredible opportunity to transform a researcher's professional path -- more than 50% of CCST Science Fellows have been hired by the California State Legislature or state agencies since completing their fellowship. Join for a webinar on October 14 from 11am-12pm to learn more about the fellowship! Applications open December 1.

Are you an international grad student that's still looking for funding? Or planning ahead for 2022-2023? Attend our workshop on October 27 and learn about campus and external funding.

The Graduate Student Association is currently hiring a Lounge Staff member to facilitate the overall operation and maintenance of the GSA lounge. This position allows graduate students to gain a unique knowledge of graduate student government. Salary is $15/hour and time commitment is 5-15 hours/week.

Join Health & Wellness on October 18 for a unique event just for graduate students! "36 questions for Closeness" is a scientific question and answer practice that promotes closeness and intimacy. This session is for friends or to meet a new person. All are welcome. Free snacks and remember to wear a mask to this indoor event.

Join the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the opening event of its 2021-2022 series "Difficult Dialogues: Undoing Microaggressions" on Wednesday, October 20, at 12pm. The talk will be delivered by Dr. Derald Sue Wing and is titled, "Microinterventions: Disarming Microaggressions."

The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The annual award provides a salary starting at $54,540 depending on field and experience. The deadline to apply is November 1.

Join this special workshop, which will explore ways that graduate students can combat imposter syndrome through the use of empowerment. This will be an interactive workshop with activities that introduce tangible skills to utilize in the face of imposter syndrome.

Attend this workshop, co-hosted by Vash Doshi (UCSB's Graduate Career Peer) and Athith Krishna (UCSB's Graduate International Peer), to learn more about the basics of a non-academic career job search for international students.

Join UC Santa Barbara Innovation + Entrepreneurship (UCSB I+E) for the I+E 101 series starting this week! The I+E 101 series is designed to educate and encourage tech-minded students and postdocs to develop their interests in innovation and entrepreneurship at UCSB. There are a host of resources, from mentors to workspaces, which can be leveraged to succeed in this invigorating space. Learn more and sign up today!