Flow and Friction: Media Practices Across Global Asias

Cowell Conference Room 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road, Santa Cruz

Though flow and friction have their enmeshed problematic of combined colonial and imperial mechanisms, we also believe that they can be useful concepts to think through the transnational and deimperial techniques that Global Asias can offer. Global Asias offer an expansive model to consider the imaginary or symbolic Asia as a series of diasporic interpolations […]

FREE and open to UCSC affiliates

Run Like a Slug 5k

Upper East Field

The UC Santa Cruz Department of Athletics and Recreation is proud to announce the second annual Run Like a Slug 5k. Banana Slugs can register here for the race. Get ready to embrace […]

Risk Services & Occupational Health’s Campus Wellness Fair

Upper East Field

Friday, May 15, 12:00 PM -2:00 PM Where:  Upper East Field The Risk Services & Occupational Health’s Campus Wellness Fair is a fun-filled event open to all students, staff, and faculty. It will showcase the many UCSC departments, programs, and resources on campus that help contribute to a culture of well-being on our campus. You […]

STEM Culture Festival

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Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz

Join us for a celebration of UCSC’s vibrant, innovative, and diverse STEM community featuring: Musical performances Dance lessons STEM-themed drag shows Inspirational talks Student organization tabling Student-led games & activities FREE tacos This is a rare opportunity for UCSC to come together at Baskin Engineering for an exuberant and colorful celebration – don’t miss out! […]

UCSC Graduate Research Symposium

McHenry Library 1156 High St, Santa Cruz

Friday, May 15, 1:00-4:00 PM (PDT) McHenry Library | Information Commons South on the Main Floor We are delighted to invite you to the 22nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium! This event celebrates and highlights the work of UCSC graduate students in all academic divisions. Any enrolled graduate student is welcome to present either a poster, […]

FREE

2026 Graduate Research Symposium

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McHenry Library 1156 High St, Santa Cruz

UCSC 22nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium Friday, May 15, 1:00-4:00 PM (PDT) McHenry Library | Information Commons South on the Main Floor This event celebrates and highlights the work of UCSC […]

FREE

Rasanblé/Rasanblaj: Call & Response

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

Join us for an evening of call and response between Portsha Jefferson, dancer and artistic director of Rara Tou Limen, and artist-scholar Gina Athena Ulysse. Jefferson will offer a Haitian dance response to Ulysse’s art exhibition Redwoods Rasanblaj: Origins & Disentanglements and screen her short film IMAMOU: Hotô to Shore… Agbe | Agwe. Ulysse will read from […]

UCSC Concert Choir

Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz

UCSC Concert Choir

Free – $12