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On February 24, join Instructional Development for a new drop-in series, "Teaching Bites with TAPAs." Themed drop-ins each week will begin with a few simple ideas you can implement in your section no matter where you are at in your teaching. This session will focus on success stories from “Zoom" university.

How do graduate students navigate access in an already inaccessible world? This conversation on March 2nd will discuss information, tools, and resources for creating intentional and accessible spaces and community engagement. Read on to learn more and RSVP!

Did you know? The Hosford Counseling & Psychological Services Clinic is a UCSB-based community clinic that provides culturally sensitive, low-cost individual, couple, family, and group psychological treatment to the entire Santa Barbara community. Services are on a sliding fee schedule and UCSB students qualify for the lowest community fee of $25/session, with further fee reductions possible. Read on to learn more!

Join Amanda Pinheiro for a workshop on developing your skills as an international TA. Drawing on her experience as the founder of UCSB’s International Teaching Assistants Association, the Lead TA in Global Studies, and as Instructor of Record, Amanda will discuss the challenges that iTAs have encountered and how to overcome them. All are welcome!

Doing your taxes? Sign up now for our financial literacy workshop on March 3rd to learn about resources, credits, and deductions for graduate students. Read on to learn more and to RSVP!

Have you ever thought about working for yourself? Maybe you want to start your own business, or perhaps you’re thinking of being a solopreneur. Join Beyond the Professoriate on February 26th to learn what every PhD should know about starting their own business or launching a career as a freelancer.

Check out the new website for UC Santa Barbara's Graduate Division! The URL for the site will remain the same (https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu), but we hope the new design will make it easier for users to find essential information and resources. Read on to learn more!

UCSB's Office of Research is seeking a postdoc or graduate student who is interested in learning more about the grant writing and proposal development process. This as an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to gain understanding of research administration, funding agencies, and grant writing. Read on to learn more!

Interested in exploring careers in non-academic settings? Want to learn more about career development and expand your network? Save the dates for the 2021 UCSB Beyond Academia Conference! This year's conference will be take place in an entirely virtual setting over a 2-week span (April 5-9 & April 12-16).

RCSGD staff are seeking to learn what barriers exist that negatively impact LGBTQIA+ students' academic success while at UC Santa Barbara. Their goal is to identify these barriers, so they can continue to remove them or to create resources and structures that will help students circumvent these challenges as they continue toward graduation. Read on to learn more!

UCLA's 25th annual Healthcare Symposium will take place on Zoom on Saturday, February 13 and Saturday, February 20 from 9am - 12pm PST. The symposium will address the underlying health disparity, mental health, incarceration, and racism issues that permeate the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees can win Amazon gift cards. Read on to learn more!

The 2021 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program is now accepting applications. The Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship provides funding for PhD candidates to conduct research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Apply for the internal campus review by March 22nd!

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 February 25th 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.

The NASEM Gulf Research Program: Science Policy Fellowship is now accepting applications! Fellows gain first-hand policymaking experience as they spend one year on the staff of federal, state, local, or non-governmental environmental, natural resource, oil and gas, and public health agencies in the Gulf of Mexico region. Apply by Mar. 3, 2021!

Did you know? UCSB's Rapid Rehousing Program offers assistance to students with housing needs by offering transitional housing, housing vouchers, and case management. Read on to learn more!