Grad Slam 2015 Semifinal Round 3: Glues, Guts, and Games
Competitors in Semifinal Round 3 enjoy a laugh as they take questions from the audience. Credit: Patricia Marroquin The 2015 Grad Slam Semifinal Round 3 was held on Wednesday afternoon in the...
View ArticleGrad Slam 2015 Final Round for UCSB: The Right to Represent
The 10 finalists were acknowledged by the audience and Graduate Division Dean Carol Genetti before they took questions. Credit: Patricia Marroquin Winning logo design by Lennon Grinta At last we've...
View ArticleGraduate Student in the Spotlight: Melissa Barthelemy Pays it Forward to UCSB
Melissa Barthelemy. Photo courtesy of Melissa BarthelemyWhen the childhood home of Melissa Barthelemy, a sixth-year graduate student of Public History, burned down in Ojai when she was eight years old,...
View ArticleCheer on UCSB at Live-Streaming Event for UC Grad Slam on May 4
At the inaugural UC systemwide Grad Slam tournament, to be held on May 4 in Oakland, 10 graduate students will compete to explain their research in terms that will interest, excite, and engage the...
View Article4 UCSB Graduate Students Win 2014-2015 Academic Senate Outstanding Teaching...
Winners of the 2014-2015 Academic Senate Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards are, from left, Mario Galicia Jr., Keith Avery, Selvi Ersoy, and Jeremy Chow. Photos by: Patricia Marroquin Four UCSB...
View ArticleGraduate Students Association 2015 Election Results
The Graduate Students Association (GSA) elections are finished. Here are the 2015 results for candidates, graduate fee initiatives, and campuswide fee initiatives. Congratulations to everyone who won!...
View ArticleGraduate Student in the Spotlight: Selvi Ersoy Pursues Science 'Theatrically'
Selvi Ersoy. Photo courtesy of Selvi ErsoyFifth-year doctoral candidate in microbiology Selvi Ersoy is many things to many people and most of these things are awesome. To women in science and...
View ArticleBeyond Academia Career Exploration Conference at UCSB on May 15
The Beyond Academia conference at UC Santa Barbara is a one-day event aimed at preparing graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in all stages and disciplines to pursue a wide range of career...
View Article2 UCSB Grad Students Help Organize Fundraising Effort for Quake Victims in...
UCSB students who are leading Nepal earthquake relief fundraising efforts are, from left, undergrad Shekhar Paudel; and Ph.D. students Pawana Shrestha and Dhilung Kirat. Credit: Spencer Bruttig, Office...
View ArticleFor UCSB Linguistics Ph.D. Student Daniel Hieber, a Second-Place Win in...
UCSB Linguistics Ph.D. student Daniel Hieber receives a check for $3,000 from UC President Janet Napolitano for his second-place win in the UC Grad Slam. Credit: Robert Durell, UCOPWhen UCSB...
View ArticleGraduate Student in the Spotlight: Karly Miller, Fulbright Scholar, Shows the...
Karly Miller at Big Sur. Photo coutesy of Karly MillerThird-year marine science doctoral candidate Karly Miller has wanted to study the ocean for as long as she can remember. Her desire to learn more...
View ArticleLooking to Discuss Higher Education? Check Out UCSB's HEARC Group
Higher education is a complex machine, and even small changes to that machine can have a major impact on some of the many students currently in postsecondary education. The Higher Education Action and...
View ArticleCountdown to Commencement: 4 Graduate Students in the Spotlight
Graduating students in the spotlight are, from left: Kaia Joye Moyer, Gary Haddow, Jennica Rebelez-Ernst, and Joe Bergeson. Credit for Moyer, Haddow, and Bergesen photos: Spencer Bruttig, Office of...
View ArticleUC Santa Barbara Ranked No. 7 in the World in Leiden Ranking of Impact in the...
UC Santa Barbara is on top of the world – again. In Leiden University’s annual rankings of the 750 best major universities in the world in terms of impact in the sciences, UCSB was listed at No. 7. The...
View ArticleGraduate Student in the Spotlight: Abel Gustafson on Playing Like a Champion
Abel Gustafson at the Grad Slam semifinal. Credit: Patricia MarroquinOn and off the court, first-year graduate student Abel Gustafson plays like a champion. He sets goals, reaches them, and doesn't...
View ArticlePh.D. Candidate Mario Galicia Jr.: Coming 'Full Circle' as UCSB Graduate...
Mario Galicia Jr. is UCSB Graduate Division's 2015 Commencement Student Speaker. Credit: Patricia MarroquinWhen Ph.D. candidate Mario Galicia Jr. steps up to the podium at the Graduate Division’s 2015...
View ArticleUCSB Graduate Division Debuts Graduate Education Magazine
The inaugural UC Santa Barbara Graduate Education magazine.The UC Santa Barbara Graduate Division is pleased to announce the publication of the inaugural Graduate Education magazine. The magazine,...
View ArticleUCSB Executive Vice Chancellor David Marshall Is Keynote Speaker for Graduate...
Executive Vice Chancellor David Marshall will deliver the keynote address. Credit: Spencer Bruttig, Office of Public Affairs and CommunicationsThe Graduate Division is delighted to announce that...
View ArticleUCSB Ph.D. Students William Ryan and Stacy Copp Win Fiona Goodchild Award for...
Two UC Santa Barbara Ph.D. students, energized by their experiences mentoring undergraduate researchers, have been rewarded with the Fiona Goodchild Award for Excellence as a Graduate Student Mentor of...
View ArticleUCSB Graduate Division Assistant Dean Christian Villasenor Wins Getman...
Graduate Division Assistant Dean Christian Villasenor accepts the Margaret T. Getman Service to Students Award. The recipients and the audience shared a lighthearted moment when it was mentioned that...
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