Ongoing

2026 Right Livelihood International Conference

Hybrid Event

The Right Livelihood International Conference is a five-week global conference exploring how education can strengthen democracy, collective intelligence, and just futures. Bringing together Right Livelihood Laureates, students, faculty, and community partners across continents, the conference combines asynchronous learning with participatory dialogue and collaborative action. Rather than advocating specific outcomes, the conference positions education as a democratic […]

Carceral Media Ecologies—and How to Break Them

Visualizing Abolition
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz

Organized by Pooja Rangan, Visiting Scholar, Visualizing Abolition, UCSCm Carceral Media Ecologies—and How to Break Them is the culminating in-person event in a series of conversations examining how contemporary documentary forms participate […]

CSE Colloquium – The EU’s Cybersecurity Framework: what it is, what it means

Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz

Presenter: Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius, Lothar Determann, Pieter T.J. Wolters Abstract: The European Union has enacted a comprehensive cybersecurity framework (the “Framework”) that imposes far-reaching obligations on developers […]

Free

Research Lunch & Learn: Cost Sharing

Virtual Event

Join us on May 13, 2026, 12-1 p.m. for a session led by Deirdre Beach (Executive Director, Sponsored Programs) and Lindsey Demeritt (Executive Director, Research Financial Services), as they discuss […]

Santa Cruz Launchpad Student Startup Competition & Job Fair

the Grove 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz

The 10th annual Santa Cruz Launchpad event combines a student startup competition with a community career fair, all under one roof! This year’s event takes place at the The Grove at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060) on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. The first half of the day spotlights […]

Career Success Drop-Ins at the Cantú – Week 7

Cantu Queer Center Crown Lane, Santa Cruz

Drop-in at the Cantú 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 […]

Community Connections Annual Spring Scholarship Presentation

Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz

Join Community Connections as we present scholarships to local first-year and re-entry students. This event is an opportunity to meet, congratulate, and celebrate with these outstanding students.

$25.00

Building Belonging Program Student Showcase 2026

Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz

Join us for the Institute for Social Transformation’s annual student showcase, celebrating the incredible work of our Building Belonging Fellows! This special event highlights the achievements of undergraduate research fellows. […]

Chat with the Chair: Conversations on AI

Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara

Curious about the newest developments in artificial intelligence? Join us for Chat with the AI Chair, a monthly drop-in conversation designed for professionals who want to stay ahead of emerging […]

What is Mythos? Conversations on AI

Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara

What do we know about Mythos? Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, a next-generation, general-purpose AI model with 10 trillion parameters, is the most powerful AI developed to date. It is highly capable of […]