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The fifth annual Art of Science Competition is excited to unveil 57 entries that share a visual story of creativity and discovery at UCSB. Cast your vote for the entries that best capture your imagination and convey their meaning through the aesthetic. Voting closes on March 6, 2018.

Ready to learn some tasty and quick recipes? The Food, Nutrition, and Basic Skills Program offers FREE cooking, budgeting, and planning workshops to students, staff, and faculty! Check out their workshops for February and March.

UCSB’s Office of International Students & Scholars has developed the Global Skills Seminar Series in order to fully support our campus administration and faculty who work with international students, scholars, and staff. Join the upcoming seminar on February 26 to hear about strategies on improving international student writing skills.

Join UCSB’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education for their lecture series “Fast & Curious: ED Talks” on Wednesday, February 28. The event will feature faculty, students, and alumni from GGSE giving no more than an 8-minute talk each about their research that is shaping the field of education.

Join Arts & Lecture for a free talk on February 13 by New York Times writer Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on his book Everybody Lies, where he argues that much of what we thought about people has been dead wrong. The reason? People lie, to friends, lovers, doctors, surveys​—and themselves. Whether his findings make you laugh, shock you or disturb you, they will make you think.

Join Office of International Students & Scholars for a Rock Star Trolley sunset tour of Santa Barbara’s historic and cultural landmarks. The tour is $25 per person, open to all international and domestic students, scholars and guests in possession of a valid ID that shows age 21 or over.

UCSB's Gauchos for Recovery, part of the Alcohol and Drug Program, are offering an open 12-Step meeting for graduate and non-traditional students every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Embarcadero Hall. The meetings are lead by a graduate student in recovery and more information can be found on the Gauchos for Recovery website.

Join for the 2018 Latin American and Iberian Studies conference, Queer Hemisphere: América Cuir. Scholars, activists, and performers from Mexico, Brazil, Peru, other Andean countries, as well as Latinx communities in the US, are coming together to discuss the challenges of studying gender and sexuality in the Americas.

UCSB’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education is pleased to present 2018 GGSE Grad Slam on Tuesday, April 3. This is a non-competitive event that allows graduate students to share their research within three minutes with the rest of the GGSE community. Deadline to register is Friday, February 9.

*UPDATE: The deadline for the Art of Science competition has been extended to February 11. The competition invites current UCSB undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs to tell the story of their research through the aesthetic. Submit today!

Free talk for all students with I.D. Jeffrey Toobin on Politics, Media and the Law in the Post-Obama Age. Toobin provides invaluable context to today’s events within our judicial, political, and media landscapes.

Join the Department of Health and Wellness' Gaucho Wellness Challenge to start living a balanced, healthful life. Attend events across campus to be entered to win prizes such as Amazon Fire TV Sticks, Hydroflasks, FitBits, Tank Tops, and more!

Ready to learn some tasty recipes? The Food, Nutrition, and Basic Skills Program offers FREE cooking, budgeting, and planning workshops to students, staff, and faculty! Check out their winter calendar to learn more ways to save money and make delicious food.

Join on January 20 after the Women's March to continue the conversation on the #MeToo movement. This event will feature a free panel discussion to explore this timely topic of sexual harassment from social, cultural, media, legal, political, and business perspectives. A community Q&A session will follow the presentation.

UCSB’s Student Health suggests everyone to avoid entering ocean water surrounding campus due to high bacteria level. Review updates on ocean closure, flu shots, and Gaucho Health Insurance to better protect yourself during the January storm and the flu season.

UCSB’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is hosting a variety of group therapy, workshop, and seminar offerings for Winter 2018, including graduate student processing groups, wellness seminar series, and international student support groups.

The UCSB Center for Spatial Studies is looking for interested students to present at the 2018 Spatial Lightning Talks. This fast-paced, interdisciplinary event is a great chance to share work or a special interest and is an excellent opportunity to practice giving a concise, attention-grabbing talk to a diverse audience. Sign up no later than January 19.

Some of the benefits of this position include opportunities for professional development, working alongside UCSB staff/faculty, and helping fellow graduate students find their place here on campus. Deadline to apply is February 2, 2018 by noon.

UCSB’s Student Health will be offering flu shots on a walk-in basis. It is free with your Gaucho Health Insurance (GHI) plan, and non-GHI students are able to get the shot for $30.

On November 29, 2017, graduate students, as well as undergraduates and faculty in solidarity, participated in the National Rally to Save Higher Ed walk-out to protest tax changes proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives.