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2 UCSB Ph.D. Students’ Voices Are Heard in State Capital on Graduate Research...
The UCSB group poses with state Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, center. They are, from left: Monica Solorzano, Dean Carol Genetti, Emily Rivest, and Jessica Bradshaw. Amid the noisy crowd of...
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Graduate Student in the Spotlight: Mercedes Fernandez Oromendia
As an Argentine immigrant who spent time as an AmeriCorps volunteer helping youth in south Los Angeles, Mercedes Fernandez Oromendia has dedicated her research to helping multicultural individuals...
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Graduate Division Welcomes Summer Research Scholars
ARC/SC scholars meet up with Roxanna Quach in Cheadle Hall Last week I had the opportunity to meet and greet several our summer researchers. Our summer researchers are a part of the California State...
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Summer Research Scholar in the Spotlight: Kaitlin M. Brown
This summer we are showcasing a brand new segment to our usual Graduate Student in the Spotlight with features from Graduate Division's summer research scholars. In a previous article titled Graduate...
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The Versatile PhD Non-Academic Careers Site Expands Content to STEM Fields
The UCSB Graduate Division subscribes to The Versatile PhD, a web resource for graduate students interested in non-academic careers. It is available for you to use any time, from any computer,...
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Graduate Student in the Spotlight: Kane Anderson
Kane Anderson recently completed his Ph.D. in Theater Studies from the Department of Theater and Dance. He shares how he moved from acting to academia, how cosplay informs his studies, and how he...
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Summer Research Scholar in the Spotlight: Aubrie Adams
We are continuing this summer's showcase of Graduate Division's summer research scholars with Aubrie Adams, an avid gamer. In a previous article titled Graduate Division Welcomes Summer Scholars I...
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Janet Napolitano Appointed 20th President of the University of California
Janet NapolitanoThe following is a news release issued Thursday by the University of California Office of the President: The University of California Board of Regents today (July 18) appointed Janet...
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Ryan Bulis’ Master’s Thesis Is Not Your ‘Garden Variety’ Grad School Project
Ryan Bulis' "Garden Variety" installation contains references to the "Green Man," or "Wild Man." Credit: Patricia Marroquin Ryan Anthony Bulis’ master’s project had its roots in kitschy garden...
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Graduate Student in the Spotlight: Carlos Jiménez
Carlos Jiménez, a doctoral student in the Film and Media Studies department, hopes that his research will shed light onto migrants' use of various forms of media to exchange information and overcome...
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Santa Barbara MTD Discusses Service Reduction
On Wednesday, the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District held a Transit Talk to discuss a 30 percent service reduction for routes throughout Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria. The UCSB...
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Dean Conoley Returning to UCSB Gevirtz School After 8 Months as Acting...
Jane Close Conoley and Gale MorrisonProfessor Jane Close Conoley is returning on August 19 to her duties as Dean of UCSB’s Gevirtz School after serving for eight months as Acting Chancellor of UC...
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2 Gevirtz Graduates Win Knowles Fellowships as They Launch Careers in High...
Michelle Leber, left, and Justine Ophanon have won 2013 Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellowships. They begin teaching high school science in the fall.Two recent Gevirtz Graduate School of...
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Graduate Student in the Spotlight: Grad Slam Winner Peter Mage
During this past spring quarter, Peter Mage stepped onto a stage in front of a packed theater and presented a 3-minute research talk about the use of new technologies to detect and treat diseases. This...
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Grad Students ‘Live, Eat, and Breathe’ Science in Advanced Interdisciplinary...
An advanced interdisciplinary course is allowing graduate students, postdocs, and faculty members to meet world leaders and experts, including a Nobel Prize winner, “and live, eat and breathe” science...
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UCSB Is a ‘Cool School,’ Ranking No. 10 on Sierra’s List of the Nation’s...
Solar panels on the roof of Bren Hall, the first building in the country to receive Double-Platinum LEED recognition. Credit: Jonas Krant It’s cool to be sustainable. And because UC Santa Barbara is,...
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Graduate Student in the Spotlight: Ester Trujillo
Ester Trujillo wants to bring out of the shadows a population she calls largely invisible: U.S. residents of Salvadoran descent. It saddens her to see this ethnic group portrayed as primarily...
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Grad Students Should Think Like CEOs, Not Serfs, Advises UCSB Grad Alum and...
Dr. Phil DeMuth believes grad students should act more like CEOs. To get through the “enterprise” known as graduate school more efficiently, he says, students should demonstrate executive leadership...
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High School Youths Gain Valuable Experience From Grad Students in UCSB’s...
When asked what they did over their summer vacation, 71 accomplished high school students from around the globe will be able to say they did important hands-on research under the mentorship of UCSB...
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UCSB Graduate Student in the Spotlight: On Land or at Sea, NOAA Winner...
UCSB Ph.D. student Lindsay Marks was one of three grad students nationwide to win NOAA's Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship. Whether collecting bowls of hail with her brother in New Zealand or samples of...
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