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Important Message from GSA President on Graduate Student Housing Proposal
The Santa Ynez housing complex. Dear Graduate Students, I have a very exciting announcement regarding a proposal that would change the future of graduate student housing at UCSB. Concern has grown over...
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Graduate Student Umi Hoshijima Takes On Bitter Cold and Lightning Quick Penguins
You may have already met second-year Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology grad student Umi Hoshijima and not even known it. When not in Antarctica doing research in the bitter cold, he can be found on...
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UCSB Grad Life 2014: The Year in Pictures
Photo collage: Patricia Marroquin 2014 has been a year of triumphs and tragedies for UC Santa Barbara graduate students as well as the entire campus community. We decided to take a look back at a few...
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The Doctor Is In: December 2014 Edition
Source image credit: statue-of-libertWelcome to the December 2014 edition of The Doctor Is In, a recurring column on The GradPost where UCSB faculty answer graduate students' questions about life in...
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Sneak Peak into Upcoming Professional Development Programming
Before you finish grading, wrap up writing, and head home for the holidays, take a sneak peak into the exciting variety of professional development programming that the Graduate Division will be...
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GSA Has Immediate Need for an Acting Vice President of Student Affairs
Jason Hopkins, GSA’s Vice President of Student Affairs, has been hired by the Office of International Students and Scholars for the position of Scholar Specialist. With his hiring by the university,...
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The GradPost’s Top 14 Stories of 2014
Each year, it’s always interesting to take a look back and see what GradPost stories most captivated our readers. In 2013, most-read stories featured the blooming of a rare, stinky “corpse flower”; our...
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UCSB Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology Ph.D. Student Andrea Adams Wins...
UCSB Ph.D. student Andrea Adams, winner of a 2014 Switzer Environmental Fellowship.Fifth-year Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology Ph.D. student Andrea Adams has been named one of 20 recipients of a...
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Peer Advisors' Office Hours for Winter 2015
The Graduate Division's Peer Advisors are here to help you! Each peer keeps office hours in the Graduate Student Resource Center, which is located in the Student Resource Building, Room 1215....
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Call for Design Submissions: Official Logo for 2015 UCSB Grad Slam
UCSB's Graduate Division invites all graduate students to participate in a design competition to create the official logo for the 2015 Grad Slam (April 6-17). The visually compelling design should...
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Reminder: Special Election for Vice President of Student Affairs Happening...
The UCSB Graduate Students Association (GSA) will be holding a special election for the GSA Vice President of Student Affairs (VPSA) at its next assembly meeting on Tuesday, January 13, from 6 to 8...
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Making It Work: UCSB Graduate Student Parents in the Spotlight
Clockwise from top left: Derek’s daughter Myla running along Goleta Beach; Natalie helping daughter Liv feed giraffes at the Santa Barbara Zoo; Fede with Gaby and Carmen in their family student housing...
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Zach Rentz: GSA President and Change Agent
Zach Rentz, 2014-2015 UCSB GSA President. Photo courtesy of Zach Rentz.Third year graduate student in Philosophy Zach Rentz is a change agent. He can be found making changes once a month when leading...
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UCSB Is Recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, the First AAU Member to...
UC Santa Barbara earned yet another distinction this week when it was announced that the university has been designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the Hispanic Association of Colleges...
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The Doctor Is In (Feb. 2015 Edition): Academic Publishing
Source image credit: statue-of-libertyWelcome to the February 2015 edition of The Doctor Is In, a recurring column on The GradPost where UCSB faculty answer graduate students' questions about life in...
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GSA Excellence in Teaching Award Nominations Now Open
It's February at UCSB, which means that UCSB's Graduate Student Association wants to honor the "Titans of Teaching" in our community. Toward that end, they are now accepting nominations for the GSA's...
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Registration Now Open for the 2015 Grad Slam Competition
UCSB's Grad Slam competition is back, and it's better than ever! Here's what you need to know and how you can sign up to participate in this year's competition, scheduled for April 6 to 17. What is...
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A Valentine from the GradPost to You: Happy Doodle Day!
Credit: Lisa Slavid, PeadoodlesLisa Slavid says she has “always doodled in the margins of everything.” So when we requested her doodles for the pages of the GradPost as a Valentine’s Day gift to our...
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Graduate Student Spotlight: Jessica Bradshaw
Jessica enjoys the outdoors.Fifth-year doctoral candidate Jessica Bradshaw is using her research to make a difference in the lives of people of all ages. Jessica is a student of the UC system, having...
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Reminder: Final Call for Design Submissions in the 2015 Grad Slam Logo...
The deadline to submit designs for the 2015 Grad Slam logo competition is this Friday, February 27. Prize: The winning designer will receive $250. Designs should be submitted as a PDF by email to...
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