UCSB Is Ranked No. 8 on List of Top 50 Best Value Graduate Engineering...
UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering’s graduate programs have that perfect formula for the success of its students: access to labs, libraries, and other key resources; opportunities to take part in...
View ArticleGrad Slam Is ‘Perfect Practice’ to Tell the Stories of Research, UC President...
UC President Janet NapolitanoIn a column this week on the independent news and commentary website The Conversation, University of California President Janet Napolitano wrote of the responsibility of...
View ArticleGrad Student in the Spotlight: Stephanie Griffin on the Peace Corps, Food...
Stephanie Griffin. Photo courtesy of Stephanie GriffinStephanie Griffin is proof that graduate school can be a positive, fulfilling, and career-changing experience. A second-year Bren School of...
View ArticleGraduate Student in the Spotlight: Alex Kulick on Community, Autonomy, and...
"Grad school is 'real life,' and our happiness, fulfillment, and health during graduate school are just as important as the long-term gains we can attain from our studies and work." Alex KulickThis is...
View ArticleCheck Out the Graduate Division's New Career and Professional Development Pages
The Graduate Division has recently revamped its Career and Professional Development web pages, and there are now even more resources and information to help you identify and pursue your professional...
View ArticleGraduate Alumnus in the Spotlight: Museum Curator Michael Darling Is a ‘Rock...
Dr. Michael Darling at the "David Bowie Is" exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in 2014.Michael Darling believes that graduate students should take control of their destinies and “make...
View ArticleShawn Warner-Garcia Named Professional Development Program Coordinator for...
Shawn Warner-GarciaShawn Warner-Garcia, previously the GradPost’s and Graduate Student Resource Center’s Professional Development Peer Advisor, has been named Professional Development Program...
View ArticleCalifornia Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education a Huge Success at UCSB
About 1,300 students attended the California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education and its accompanying recruitment fair on UC Santa Barbara's Sciences Lawn. Credit: Patricia Marroquin On Saturday,...
View ArticleGraduate Student Spotlight: Tanya Das Finds Success by Starting Small
Tanya DasIt’s probably no coincidence that Tanya Das, a fifth year Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical Engineering, is studying nano-optics. She’s been finding success by starting small for a long time. This...
View ArticleFrom 'Broken' to 'New Beginning': Ph.D. Student Mario Galicia Reflects on His...
Mario Galicia Jr. Credit: Patricia MarroquinExactly one week ago tragedy struck my hometown of San Bernardino. I wish to first send out my condolences to the families, loved ones, and all others...
View ArticleStudent Health Open and Available to Graduate Students During Winter Break
If you're staying in town for the holidays, you can still access many of the services at Student Health. See below for more details. Hours and Services for Dec. 14-18 and 21-23 What is open: Student...
View ArticleThe Top 15 GradPost Stories of 2015
Each year, the GradPost reports on various lists and rankings for UC Santa Barbara. For example, there's the Leiden ranking (UCSB is No. 7 in the world this year); U.S. News & World Report's "Top...
View ArticlePeer Advisors' Office for Winter 2016
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. Writing...
View ArticleGraduate Student in the Spotlight: Computer Science Student Chris Sweeney
Chris Sweeney, a fifth-year Computer Science Ph.D. candidate focusing on Computer Vision, sat down and shared the unique journey of his path to and throughout graduate school. Despite his many...
View ArticleA ‘Reinvented’ UCSB Library Opens
Presiding at the UCSB Library ribbon-cutting are, from left, University Librarian Denise Stephens; UCSB Chancellor Henry T. Yang; Executive Vice Chancellor David Marshall; Vice Chancellor for...
View ArticleGraduate Student in the Spotlight: History Major Brian Griffith
Brian J. Griffith posing at San Francisco's Grace CathedralOur latest Graduate Student in the Spotlight column focuses on Brian J. Griffith, husband and father of two, and a fourth-year Ph.D. student...
View ArticleGraduate Student in the Spotlight, Rick Bacon: CEO and Non-Traditional Student
Rick Bacon: CEO and Ph.D. studentThe term non-traditional doesn’t even begin to explain second-year Ph.D. Education student Rick Bacon. While most of us are getting a Ph.D. to get a better job, Rick...
View ArticleRegistration Now Open for 2016 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 4-15. What is the...
View ArticleGraduate Student in the Spotlight: Jacob Barrett on Chemistry & Batman
Working in lab: Using a routine technique called gas chromatography- flame Ionization detection (GC-FID) to identify the components in liquid mixturesJacob Barrett, a second-year Ph.D. student in the...
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