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Spring has sprung, and it's a great time to get a bounce on your writing goals! Do you need a productive, quiet environment where you can really get things done? Come write alongside your fellow grad students in the Graduate Writers' Room, featuring comfortable seating, snacks, and the best free coffee on campus! Open Tuesdays 10-4.

All are invited to attend two upcoming theater events at the IV Community Center. The Tempest will run June 2-4, and Love & Information will run June 9 & 10.

All grads are invited to an event at Draughtsman Aleworks in Goleta at 7pm on Friday, June 2. PhD students in Mathematics Fabio Ricci and Joel C. Pion will be delivering a joint talk on applied fluid mechanics.

The Bren School of Environmental Science & Management's 2023 Master's of Environmental Data Science Capstone Projects will be presented to the public on Friday, June 2 from 1-4:15pm. This event is free and open to the public.

On June 2 at 7pm, The 2035 Initiative will offer an event featuring writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit.

Join UCSB's Center for Black Studies Research (CBSR) on May 24 for "Learning to See Again with a Bionic Eye," a talk by Dr. Iman Djouini, Assistant Teaching Professor in the College of Creative Studies at UCSB.

Next Monday, May 22, from 3-4pm Katherine Haake, author of The Time of Quarantine and That Water, These Rocks, will attend a Q&A session.

The Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts, the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor, and the Center for Literature and the Environment cordially invite you to attend the Environmental Humanities Flash Talks Mixer on Thursday, May 11. Please join them for flash talks from faculty in the departments of English, Sociology, Environmental Studies, and more.

The Bren Environmental Justice Club is hosting the 5th Annual Environmental Justice Symposium on May 18-19, 2023, and they seek participants and flash talk applications from the UCSB graduate community. Deadline extended to May 11.

Join UCSB's Educational eXcellence and Inclusion Training Opportunities program (ÉXITO) on May 10 for "Like Water to a Rose," a talk by Dr. Joaquín Noguera, Postdoctoral fellow with the Center for Black Studies Research (CBSR) at UCSB.

The Graduate Division would like you to join in the celebration of graduate student achievement! Register to participate in the 2023 Graduate Division Commencement by May 15. The ceremony will be held on June 16.

Join UCSB's Center for Black Studies Research (CBSR) on May 15 for "Learning to See Again with a Bionic Eye," a talk by Dr. Michael Beyeler, Assistant Professor in Psychological & Brain Sciences and Computer Sciences Department at UCSB.

As part of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities Week, the Undergraduate Research Slam is a competition where participants have just three minutes to give a dynamic presentation of their research project. The Slam will be hosted on Thursday, May 11, from 4:00-5:30 pm in the CITRAL office located on the first floor of the Library.

On May 9, the UCSB Women's Center is hosting graduate students for dinner and conversation to wrap up the year.

There are two events for international students happening on Monday, May 8. From 1-3pm, join our the Let's Taco 'Bout the Job Market event. From 2:30-3:30pm, come grab an Asian snack and make a candle to help you relax as we talk about culture shock at the Let's Celebrate AAPI Heritage month event.

Nominations are open for two awards honoring graduate students who have distinguished themselves as mentors of undergraduates. Each of the eight recipients will receive a $1,000 award. The deadline to nominate is Monday, May 8, 2023.

Join the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on May 4 for an info session highlighting funding opportunities to support programming that strengthen community and advance equity and justice at UCSB.

The Art of Science initiative invites current UCSB undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs to tell the story of their research through the aesthetic. Cast your vote for the winning entries by May 5!

UCSB Graduate Center for Literary Research invites you to the following upcoming lecture by distinguished visitor Dr. Ursula Heise: "Beyond Realism: Narrative and Environmental Crisis." This lecture will be held on Thursday May 4 at 5pm.

UC Santa Barbara Summer Sessions invite student organizations, faculty, and staff to apply for up to $10,000 for summer events and programming through the Summer Events and Entertainment Grant Program.