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UC Santa Barbara is excited to welcome nearly 1,000 new graduate students at the end of this month! To kick off the academic year, we’re sharing some interesting stats about this incoming cohort and inviting you to stay tuned for our upcoming series profiling some of these outstanding students.

Join us in celebrating our 2024 cohort of Mentoring Award recipients! The Graduate Division is proud to honor their exceptional work in supervising and mentoring undergraduate student research.

Congratulations to Kacie Ring (the UCSB 2024 Grad Slam Champion) for not only taking Second Place but also People's Choice in the systemwide UC Grad Slam!

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is a highly competitive international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. In the 2024-25 award cycle, 10 students applied from UCSB, 1 was selected as a semi-finalist, 2 were selected as alternates, and 3 were selected as finalists. Congratulations to these outstanding students!

Kacie Ring took top honors with her talk "Healthy Forests, Healthy Humans" in the campus’ 11th annual Grad Slam Showcase, which features graduate students from diverse fields as they compete in the art of the three-minute research talk. Read on to learn more about all of our winners!

Check out the Spring 2024 events and workshops offered by the Graduate Student Resource Center. Don't miss your chance to get plugged in to our ongoing professional development programming – including the Academic Job Market Series, our annual Grad Appreciation Reception, Grad Slam, and more!

We're kicking off Spring Quarter by celebrating YOU with our UCSB Library Wine & Cheese Grad Appreciation Reception. Join us on Tuesday April 2 from 4:30-6:00pm for a fun social event hosted by the Graduate Division and the UCSB Library. The event is FREE to all current graduate students; wine and light hors d'oeuvres will be served, and non-alcoholic beverages will also be available.

For the graduate student body. An important announcement from Ken Hiltner, Co-Chair on the Chancellor's Sustainability Committee, on the importance of teaching on the climate crisis.

The priority registration deadline for the 2024 Grad Slam Showcase has been extended to Monday, February 26

The UCSB Graduate Division is proud to launch the brand-new Public Speaking Certificate Program in Winter 2024. Learn about the various ways you can develop and demonstrate your public speaking skills through hands-on workshops and presentations.

The Graduate Division is excited to welcome Dr. Mia Nowotarski as the new Graduate Writing Specialist! She is here to assist graduate students in all their various writing needs. Interested students can reach out to her directly to schedule an appointment.

Come take a look at the Winter 2024 events and workshops hosted by the Graduate Student Resource Center! We've got loads of activities planned including a brand-new Public Speaking Certificate Program, funding support, international student events, and our annual Grad Slam Showcase.

The National Science Foundation is seeking public input from graduate students to develop equitable public access plans for federally-funded research publications.

Help the UCSB Office of the Chief Information Officer and the UCSB IT Strategy Development & Alignment Initiative better understand the IT-related wants and needs of students. Be a part of the process and help shape how IT systems and services will serve you and future students! The priority deadline for submitting your response is December 18.

The Graduate Student Resource Center welcomes the new Graduate Programming Assistant, Michael Roysner. Michael is currently pursuing his Master's in Environmental Science and Management. Read on to learn more about him!