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FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Dr. Steve Lindley

Ocean Health Building McAllister Way, Santa Cruz

Please join us for the third talk in the FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Dr. Steve Lindley giving his talk, “Science in support of salmon conservation in California”.

Steve Lindley worked at NOAA Fisheries’ Southwest Fisheries Science Center for 29 years, retiring in 2025 as director of the Santa Cruz Laboratory and Fisheries Ecology Division, where he led the SWFSC’s salmon and groundfish research programs. A graduate of Duke University and UC Santa Barbara, Steve has broad interests in aquatic ecology, and is currently a member of the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Independent Science Board, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s Independent Scientific Advisory Board and Independent Scientific Review Group, and researcher at UC Santa Cruz

Preceding the talk please join us for a networking coffee hour (snacks provided) and a student-only lunch after the talk.

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CSE Colloquium – Towards Safe and Resilient Large-scale Distributed Programming

Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz

Presenter: Philipp Haller, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Abstract: Distributed programming is notoriously difficult. Not only are distributed systems concurrent, they pose additional challenges including data consistency and fault tolerance. At the same time, the share of software systems that are necessarily distributed systems is growing rapidly. As a result, too many software developers are […]

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Office of Research Faculty Town Hall

Virtual Event

Please join us for an Office of Research Faculty Town Hall with VCR John MacMillan. The Town Hall will be held via zoom on Wednesday, April 29th from 12-1pm. In this Town Hall, the VCR and OR leadership will provide updates on the federal landscape, the centralization of research accounting, and compliance and PI responsibilities. […]

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Career Success Drop-Ins at the Ethnic Resource Centers – Week 5

Crown Provost House 660 Crown Service Road, Santa Cruz

Group Appointment Drop-in at the Ethnic Resource Centers 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! If you need accommodations please email bridgekk@ucsc.edu   YOU BELONG HERE Programs and services are open to all, […]

Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed

Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz

Please join us as Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff discuss their new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed (April, 2026). A Financial Times Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of the Year • A Kirkus Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of Spring 2026• A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year A pyrotechnic examination of Elon Musk as a symptom and avatar […]

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Denim Day Open Mic & Survivor Share-Out

Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz

Join CARE in closing out Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2026, during Denim Day, for a space where we’ll connect as a community, hand out copies of the new volume of the CARE Art Zine, and hold an open mic and survivor share-out, open to all UCSC survivors, their supporters, and allies! Food and refreshments provided, […]

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Stamp it Out: Pasifika Patterns

Terry Freitas Commons 600 McLaughlin Dr. College Nine, Santa Cruz

Join AA/PIRC and Mauna Kea Protectors on Wednesday, April 29th from 6-8pm at Terry Freitas Commons to learn about the cultural significance of different Pasifika patterns and how to respectfully use the designs, before creating your own linocut stamps. The ink will work for both paper and cloth, so bring any old clothes you may want to upcycle! […]