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During Week 1 of the Spring quarter, which coincides with Trans Week of Visibility, UCSB's RCSGD will hold a Trans Research Festival in order to highlight the research and work done by the brilliant trans members of our campus community. Read on to learn more!

Check out the new Grad School Confidential podcast series! This monthly series is dedicated to breaking the silence over the academic and personal challenges that graduate students face, from impostor syndrome to working in isolation to dealing with failure. This month's episode focuses on burnout in graduate school. Read on to learn more!

Are you an international graduate student? Check out this article containing general info on taxes, including Glacier Tax Prep (GTP), right here on the GradPost. Read on to learn more!

Read on for an important update about availability of Basic Needs resources over Spring break as well as information about new and updated services!

The Mind and Behavior Assessment Clinic provides individuals in Santa Barbara County and surrounding areas a low-cost option to quality, comprehensive neuropsychological assessments. Read on to learn more!

Did you know? The Healing Center is a new specialty clinic of the Hosford Clinic that provides psychological services to Black and African American clients of all ages. In addition to general stressors and life issues, the Healing Center acknowledges the effects of racial trauma, marginalization, and injustice on social and health disparities among Black communities. All services at the Healing Center are provided by Black therapists who have an interest in addressing the negative toll of anti-Black racism on Black residents in our local community.⁣ Services are on a sliding fee schedule and UCSB students qualify for the lowest community fee of $25/session, with further fee reductions possible. Read on to learn more!

Join the STS Futures Initiative for its panel discussion on Thursday, March 4, 2021. This event brings together scholars working at the intersections of STS-oriented pedagogy, the public/digital humanities, and feminist/antiracist approaches to research. Read on to learn more!

Arts & Lectures is spearheading Race to Justice: an in-depth look at systemic racism from every angle. Interdisciplinary and cross-departmental, this season-long series engages leading activists, creatives, and thinkers to expand our understanding of racism and how race impacts society, and to inspire an expansive approach to advancing racial equality. On March 4, tune in to hear New York Times columnist Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow. All UCSB students can access the Race to Justice events for free. Read on to learn more!

Please join the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the next installment of its 2020-2021 series "Difficult Dialogues: Anti-Blackness" on Friday 2/26 at 12pm. The talk will be delivered by Dr. Joyce Bell and is titled, "How 'Diversity' Underdeveloped Higher Education." Read on to learn more and to register!

Did you know? The Hosford Counseling & Psychological Services Clinic is a UCSB-based community clinic that provides culturally sensitive, low-cost individual, couple, family, and group psychological treatment to the entire Santa Barbara community. Services are on a sliding fee schedule and UCSB students qualify for the lowest community fee of $25/session, with further fee reductions possible. Read on to learn more!

RCSGD staff are seeking to learn what barriers exist that negatively impact LGBTQIA+ students' academic success while at UC Santa Barbara. Their goal is to identify these barriers, so they can continue to remove them or to create resources and structures that will help students circumvent these challenges as they continue toward graduation. Read on to learn more!

Did you know? UCSB's Rapid Rehousing Program offers assistance to students with housing needs by offering transitional housing, housing vouchers, and case management. Read on to learn more!

Student parents: are you running out of ideas to keep your kids entertained during COVID-19? The Non-Traditional Student Resource Center (NTSRC) is here to help! Register for the NTSRC’s Oobleck night (Feb 10th) featuring a book reading, craft project, and science experiment all in one. Read on to learn more!

Check out this special roundtable discussion on February 11th with W. Kamau Bell, host of CNN's United Shades of America and author of The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell. Students are invited to bring their questions, comments, and thoughts to the virtual table. Read on to learn more!

Each year the Graduate Student Association (GSA) grants awards for Excellence in Teaching by graduate student TA's, as well as awards for service to the graduate student community. These are the GSA Excellence in Teaching Award (ETA) and the Dixon-Levy GSA Service Award. The calls for nominations are now open and will end on February 28, 2021. You may nominate yourself! Read on to learn more about the awards.

The Art of Science initiative invites current UCSB undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs to tell the story of their research through the aesthetic. The competition is open until February 22, 2021. Click to learn more!

Read on to view the Black History Month Calendar, which showcases events across departments and organizations on campus!

Now is the time for faculty to nominate graduate students for the Lancaster Dissertation Awards! This annual award recognizes two individuals who have completed dissertations deemed by the Awards Committee as having significant impact on the field in terms of methodological and substantive contributions. This year two awards will be given to doctoral degree recipients or candidates from Biological and Life Sciences and Humanities and Fine Arts. To be eligible for this year’s competition, dissertations need to have been completed between July 1st, 2019, and June 30th, 2021. All nominations must be submitted by April 2, 2021. Read on to learn more!

Do you need to look your best for an upcoming job talk, online presentation, interview, or other online event? Check out this special guide on how to film from home using the equipment you already own. Read on to download the guide!

UCSB's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is excited to announce that a new team of experts will be providing workshops, trainings, and consultations, at no cost to units and departments. Read on for more details!