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SUMMARY:Of Body and Soul: Politics and Eschatology in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean
DESCRIPTION:This seminar explores how pre-modern debates over body and soulshaped political and eschatological thought in the Mediterranean. Each panel brings Jewish\, Christian\, and Islamic voices into dialogue\, with Dante Alighieri’s oeuvre as a recurring point of comparison. Our aim is to situate questions of embodiment\, psychology\, soteriology\, and collective destiny in light of their historical contexts and their wider intellectual and political implications. \nPanels are organized around four thematic currents — Aristotelianism\, Neoplatonism\, Mysticism\, and Political Eschatology — in order to examine how body-soul anthropology\, political theology\, and visions of history intersected in the pre-modern Mediterranean (12th–16th centuries). \nFor more information: Of Body and Soul: Politics and Eschatology in the Pre-Modern Mediterranean \nThis event is sponsored by Siegfried B. and Elisabeth Mignon Puknat Literary Studies Endowment\, Porter College\, The Humanities Institute\, the Italian Studies and the Literature Department\, The Center for Jewish Studies\, University of California Regents System Collaboration Funding\, and San José State University Division of Research and Innovation.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/of-body-and-soul-politics-and-eschatology-in-the-pre-modern-mediterranean/
LOCATION:Humanities 1 Building\, 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
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SUMMARY:Enrollment Prep Week Tea Party
DESCRIPTION:Merrill Peer Advisors will be dishing out support and advise around your spring schedule. Stop by for Butterfly Pea tea\, snacks\, and peer advise.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/enrollment-prep-week-tea-party/2026-02-18/
LOCATION:Merrill College Plaza\, 641 Merrill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Drop-In Support
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SUMMARY:CSE Colloquium - Query Optimization: How to design a Meta-Algorithm that designs Algorithms?
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Mahmoud Abo Khamis\, RelationalAI \nAbstract: \nDatabase systems have evolved from simple bookkeeping tools to comprehensive data analytics platforms capable of learning from the data and making business decisions. As a result\, database queries expanded in their expressive power and applications to include tensor computations\, constraint satisfaction problems\, graph analytics\, scientific computing\, SAT solving\, among others. This puts a lot of pressure on modern query optimizers to rise up to the occasion and produce efficient query plans for a wide variety of very complex queries that describe problems in different domains. The ultimate goal of query optimization is for the query optimizer to become a “meta-algorithm” where you can feed in any problem definition and get back an efficient algorithm for this particular problem. \nIn this talk\, we describe two related frameworks for query optimization that aim to take us one step in the direction of the above goal. The first framework is based on information theory. It uses information theory to get provably accurate cost estimates for query plans and to find the best query plan. Among other applications\, this framework currently achieves the best known complexity for graph pattern matching problems\, thus subsuming and generalizing known results in this area\, where\, for decades\, algorithms used to be designed by hand for specific graph patterns. The second framework is based on algebra. It uses algebraic abstractions to unify and generalize algorithms across different domains\, in the same way template programming allows for reusing code across different applications. \nBio: \nMahmoud Abo Khamis is a Senior Computer Scientist at RelationalAI\, where he has worked since 2017. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 2016. Prior to joining RelationalAI\, he was a Senior Database Engineer at Infor from 2015 to 2017. His research interests include database systems and theory\, in-database machine learning\, query optimization and evaluation\, information theory\, and beyond worst-case analysis. His work has been recognized with two Test-of-Time Awards at ACM PODS 2025 and 2026\, three Best Paper Awards at ACM SIGMOD 2025 and ACM PODS 2022 and 2016\, three ACM SIGMOD Research Highlight Awards\, and the 2016 Best CSE Dissertation Award from SUNY Buffalo. His work has also received multiple invitations to the Journal of the ACM\, ACM STOC\, and ACM TODS. He is on the Editorial Board of ACM TODS\, and serves on the program committees of ACM PODS\, ICDT\, and ICALP among others. \nHosted by: Professor Nikos Tziavelis \nLocation: Engineering 2\, Room E2-180 (*Refreshments such as coffee\, tea\, pastries\, and fresh fruit will be provided in-person.) \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/93445911992?pwd=YkJ2TQtF79h0PcNXbEcpZLbpK0coiY.1&jst=3
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/cse-colloquium-query-optimization-how-to-design-a-meta-algorithm-that-designs-algorithms/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty)
DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2026-02-18/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training
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SUMMARY:Info Session: Global Seminar Eco-Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Wednesday\, February 18\, 2026 at 12:00-1:00 p.m. via Zoom. \nRegister here \nEarn 10 units on a summer program on the Global Seminar Eco-Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands in Amsterdam this summer. This program is taught by Nada Miljkovic\, Entrepreneurship Instructor and Program Manager for UCSC’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Development.  \nQuick Facts: \n\nLocation: Amsterdam\, Netherlands\nCourses: Crown 92G: Social and Creative Entrepreneurship\, GE: PE-H (5 units) and Crown 194: Eco Entrepreneurship\, GE: PR-S (5 units)\nLed by: Crown Lecturer\, Nada Miljkovic\nEligibility: Open to students from any major who have completed 90 units by time of departure and have a minimum of a 2.3 GPA\nDates: July 27-August 29\, 2026\nFinances: Financial aid applies\, and scholarships are available! Budget will be posted on the website when it is available.\nHow to apply: Visit here for instructions. Applications open on December 1 and close on March 2.\nGet in touch: Email your questions to globallearning@ucsc.edu.\n\nProgram Description: \nDiscover how entrepreneurship can bridge the gap between the Netherlands’ thriving economy and its commitment to environmental sustainability! Based in Amsterdam\, this immersive program includes exciting site visits to Rotterdam\, Utrecht\, and beyond. You will collaborate with local sustainability-focused entrepreneurs\, exploring how innovative business models can tackle the challenges of conservation and development. Through hands-on experience and seminars in entrepreneurship and sustainability\, you will gain valuable insights into creating businesses that prioritize environmental well-being. Join us to reimagine what it means to value and protect life in a modern\, holistic way. Discover more here.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/info-session-global-seminar-eco-entrepreneurship-in-the-netherlands-4/
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SUMMARY:Ecology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World
DESCRIPTION:Norris Center Art + Science Graduate Fellowship Exhibition \nEcology of Presence: Pathways to the Natural World brings together the work of ten graduate students supported by the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History Art + Science Fellowship\, a program dedicated to creative research connecting art with the natural world. Across media – including sound\, moving image\, music\, performance\, installation\, comics\, social practice\, photography\, and storytelling – the artists in Ecology of Presence emphasize relationality and careful attention to place as essential to building relationships with environs. As accelerating environmental change and technological dependency threaten ways of belonging\, the works in this exhibition maintain a steadfast commitment to interdisciplinary approaches that propose kinship with the natural world. By coming together\, Art + Science Fellows artworks and social practices suggest ways of imagining human life in relation to the more-than-human world.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ecology-of-presence-pathways-to-the-natural-world/2026-02-18/
LOCATION:Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery\, 11 Cowell Service Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Career Success Drop-In Coaching at the Cantú Cabin - Winter 2026
DESCRIPTION:Drop-in with Career Coach & Engagement Specialist Bridge Kennedy to discuss Career Exploration\, Job Search Strategy\, Interview Prep\, Grad School Prep\, or whatever’s on your mind related to your career success! \nTime: 1:30pm – 3:00pm \nDates: Wednesdays\, Weeks 7 & 9 of Winter Quarter 2026 \n2/18/2026 & 3/4/2026 \nLocation: Cantú Queer Student Resource Center\, Merrill College \nYOU BELONG HERE\nPrograms and services are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. To learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/career-success-drop-in-coaching-at-the-cantu-cabin-winter-2026/2026-02-18/
LOCATION:Lionel Cantú Queer Center\, Crown Lane\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Drop-In Support
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SUMMARY:Successful Slug Workshop: Note Taking and Reading Strategies (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Note Taking and Reading Strategies\nWednesday\, February 18\, 2:45–3:30 p.m.\nLocation: Zoom \nLearn reading and note-taking methods and why they work to help you learn. \nSuccessful Slug Workshop Series\nJoin Learning Support Services (LSS) for Successful Slug Workshops on Tuesdays at noon and Wednesdays at 2:45 p.m. \nThese 45-minute workshops are open to all UCSC students and offer tools and strategies to support your academic success. Each session highlights best practices for effective\, long-lasting learning and is led by LSS professional staff. \nTo get first priority\, sign up on TutorHub or simply drop in. You can also sign up on TutorHub to receive email reminders. \nLearn more and sign up: learningsupport.ucsc.edu/programs/workshops/ \n______________________________________________________________ \nYou Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. \nTo learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/successful-slug-workshop-note-taking-and-reading-strategies-zoom/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Creative Interventions: "Empathy in the Archives" with Irene Lusztig
DESCRIPTION:Across a range of projects\, filmmaker/artist\, archival researcher\, and UC Santa Cruz Film + Digital Media Professor Irene Lusztig discusses her creative practice working with archival materials to reanimate hidden\, forgotten\, and unsettled histories in this talk\, organized as part of the Creative Interventions speaker series.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Attend online\n– FREE and open to UCSC affiliates only\n– Advance registration required here\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\n– Event dates to be announced throughout the 2025-26 academic year.\n– Learn more about the Creative Intervention Series here.\n—\nABOUT THE SERIES\nCreative Interventions addresses the interconnected work of artists\, designers\, activists\, and knowledge workers—and the intrinsic and transformative capacity of that work to cultivate a just society. The speaker series raises questions of import to contemporary creative workers in media and technology. How do creative workers address their most challenging problems? How does creative labor intersect with other forms of labor to nurture the world views and cultural practices of democracy?\n—\nThis program is open to all UC Santa Cruz affiliates consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ci-lusztig/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Fetishized Book Talk with author Kaila Yu
DESCRIPTION:Join AA/PIRC on Wednesday\, February 18th from 5-7pm at Namaste Lounge for a conversation with Kaila Yu\, former model and author of Fetishized\, to discuss her experience being an object of Asian fetish and how media\, pop culture\, and colonialism contribute to the oversexualization of Asian women.\n\nAA/PIRC will be giving out 20 copies of Fetishized at our event\, where you can meet Kaila and get your copy signed! RSVP at bit.ly/aapirc-book.\nYou Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/fetishized-book-talk-with-kaila-yu/
LOCATION:Namaste Lounge\, 615 College Nine Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Lunar New Year is quickly approaching and to celebrate the year of the dragon\, ISSP and College Nine/John R. Lewis will be hosting our annual celebration on Wednesday\, February 18 starting at 18:00 at the C9/JRL Multipurpose Room.\n\nCome join us for festivities including a sampling of Lunar New Year foods\, crafts and activities\, special performances\, and much more. Stop on by to celebrate the lunar new year with your fellow international community.\n\nIn addition\, we encourage you to check out our website for all things Lunar New Year at UCSC. This includes a greeting from Chancellor Larive and a schedule of upcoming celebrations from student groups.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/lunar-new-year-celebration/
LOCATION:Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room\, 615 College Nine Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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