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Registration for the Promoting Postdoc Progress event is now live! The 9 weekly sessions held throughout spring quarter are constructed to help you build complimentary skills and launch your career. The program is open to all STEM postdocs at UCSB, and the deadline to register is March 8.

I-Corps Hub West is here to help you explore potential commercialization opportunities for academic innovations! Join them February 27th to learn more about I-Corps at UCSB and potential grant money that can be received.

The Fulbright-Hays DDRA Program is happy to share their most recent webinars and additional resources for graduate students and project directors who are interested in applying to the program. The external deadline for application submissions is March 29, and the internal deadline is March 15.

The Blum Center Student Leader Team is pleased to present The People’s Guide to UCSB’s Housing Crisis, which examines the current state of UCSB student housing and what can be done to address it. They are presenting this guide at their in-person Campus Housing Forum and Q&A session this Thursday.

The University of California’s Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs or BR) and Academic Student Employees (ASEs or BX) may be eligible for coverage of the premium for qualifying child dependents enrolled in UCShip. Check out the program eligibility criteria and details about the reimbursement process.

You have just 2 more days to register for UCSB's Beyond Academia Conference—a free 3-day career exploration event with workshops, networking events, and food!

3M is holding their 5th Annual RISE Symposium, a virtual conference designed for underrepresented science and engineering graduate talent to further their career goals and possibilities.

Doctoral candidate Keerat Sidhu is looking for graduate students to take part in their study on Covid-19 and its impacts on both international and domestic students. The study is conducted over Zoom, and all participants receive a $20 Starbucks gift card.

Are you looking to find out what your next steps might be after your PhD? Come join in on the 12th Annual Beyond Academia Conference with UC Berkeley Feb 22-23 to learn about exciting potential career paths. Registration is free!

Are you interested in learning how to pivot into an industry career? The Torrey Pines Training Consortium is here to help provide guidance and insight in making this career transition with a series of workshops on Feb 21-22!

The Library is here to support graduate student development with the addition of 4 new workshops throughout the winter quarter.

Are you needing some relaxation this winter? Come check out Health & Wellness' Rejuvenation Station to refresh your body and mind!

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 UCSB Library's DREAM Lab is hosting several data carpentry workshops this Winter Quarter. Currently the DREAM Lab is hosting two events in conjunction with The Carpentries as well as other data-centric programs. Be sure to check out their upcoming offerings!

The UCSB Library and the Office of Research are proud to announce a brand new web resource on Research Computing and Data. Check out the article to learn more about this awesome website and tool!