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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 2023-24 award cycle, 11 students applied from UCSB, 9 were selected as semi-finalists, one was selected as an alternate, and 3 were selected as finalists. Congratulations to these outstanding students!

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 Ariana Salas Castillo, a PhD student in Political Science, who used the IPS funds to attend the International Association of Public Transport Summit. Read on to watch the video and learn more about the IPS program!

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 Muna Saber, a PhD student in Chemical Engineering, who used the IPS funds to attend the Gordon Research Conference. Read on to watch the video and learn more about the IPS program!

Meet the winners of the 2023 Graduate Student Internship Fellowship! Read on to learn more about their fun and exciting internships, and what they are gaining from their experiences.

If you will be a teaching assistant (TA) or reader for the first time during the 2023-24 school year, you are required to complete the campus-wide TA Orientation, which will be held between September 18-26 this year (on-campus workshops held on September 26). Read on for more information and the registration link.

Robby joined the Graduate Division in 2018 and has left an indelible mark on our campus and our graduate student population. Please join us in thanking Robby for all that he has done for our students. We are currently assessing how best to continue the wide variety of services he has provided, and ongoing updates will be provided in the Writing Support section of the GradPost.

Arts & Lectures will be offering free rides to and from the Sunken Garden Cinema Series, which runs Friday nights this summer. This series kicks off at 8:30pm this Friday, July 7, with Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Career Services at UC Santa Barbara seeks an enthusiastic professional to fill the role of Assistant Director, Graduate Career Education. As part of a dynamic team of career services professionals, the Assistant Director functions with a high degree of autonomy to provide leadership as well as direct career support services to Master's and Ph.D. students and eligible alumni in various settings.

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 Eva Wilson, a Master's student in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management department, who used the IPS funds to take an Ecological Outcome Verification training course. Read on to watch the video and learn more about the IPS program!

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: Jessica Zisa, Natalie Larez, Alejandra Valencia Medina, Sepideh Alavi, Sharon Levy, Laura Pritschet, Shailja, and Zoë Zilz. 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 invited to attend the Mentoring Workshop Series hosted by the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP).

Get a quick glance at upcoming deadlines for summer and a look ahead to the fall.

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 am Samanta De Frutos García, a PhD in Iberian Linguistics from the Spanish and Portuguese department, who used the IPS funds to earn a Certificate in Teaching Heritage Languages. Read on to watch the video and learn more about the IPS program!

Stanford University is now accepting applications for postdoctoral fellowships positions with the Pandemic Preparedness Hub. This interdisciplinary fellowship will train recent doctoral graduates from any field who would like to pursue a career in advancing science to prevent or mitigate infectious disease pandemics. Applications due on June 30.

What if you had the opportunity to talk about your research any way you wanted to? What is it about your research that motivates you? At Lunch & Learn, we want to know! Presenters are needed for our Summer events, as well as those for the 2023-24 academic year. Sign up to present your research in a fun, informal 15-minute presentation.