Creative Interventions (CI) is a community colloquium in contemporary creativity and creative practices that addresses the interconnected work of artists, designers, activists, and knowledge workers—and the intrinsic and transformative capacity of […]
Job interviews can be challenging, even for seasoned professionals. Preparation and practice are key. This one-day workshop for the PMI Silicon Valley Chapter, led by communications coach Karen Schiff, will […]
Spontaneous human combustion! Evil lawyers! Detectives! Family intrigue! Join the Pickwick Club for a series of discussions about ‘Bleak House.’
Presenter: Jason Yik, PhD Candidate, Harvard SEAS Description: Recent research on neuromorphic accelerators has investigated their efficiency and performance benefits for machine learning (ML) inference at the edge. This talk […]
Presenter: Akira Horiguchi, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis Description: Many modern statistical applications involve a two-level sampling scheme that first samples subjects from a population and then samples […]
Presenter: Ms. Catherine Blume, University of Colorado-Boulder Description: Recent observations of Rossby waves and other inertial oscillations in the Sun’s convection zone have kindled the hope that such waves might […]
Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Julian Brave NoiseCat who will share his stunning debut We Survived the Night. Drawing from five years of on-the-ground reporting, We Survived the Night paints a profound […]
Accurate Channel State Information (CSI) is critical for coherent detection, equalization, and adaptive resource allocation in modern wireless systems. Traditional estimators rely on stationary statistical models, and many learning-based methods […]
Speaker: Koushik Sen, UC Berkeley and Google DeepMind Abstract: Coding has emerged as an important application area for large language models (LLMs), with a proliferation of code-specific models and their […]
Macroeconomics and International Finance Seminar: Zhiguo He
Breakthroughs that transform entire industries often begin quietly in academic labs, years before they make headlines. On October 28, the Genomics Rooftop Mixer will bring together leaders in genomics and biotechnology who are shaping the future of health, science, and technology. Hosted by Santa Cruz Works in collaboration with the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, this event offers a rare chance to witness the cutting-edge of discovery in one of the fastest-moving fields in the world.
Lecture by Mark Primack where he will present “Truth in Drawing”
Distinguished Research Professor Diane Gifford-Gonzalez reflects on fifty-five years of zooarchaeology work, studying animal remains from archaeological sites to explore how past people and their kin interacted.
Are you interested in funding for research, collaboration, and travel opportunities in Japan? Representatives from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) will be on campus for an in-person info session: When: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Where: […]
Zoom Forum
We invite all faculty to provide comments and questions regarding the Academic Senate Task Force on UC Adaptation to Disruptions (UCAD) Charge, and UCAD Interim Report (July, 2025).
UCAD’s purpose was to develop response strategies that aim to uphold the teaching and education, research and discovery, and public service mission areas of the University of California in the context of disruptive federal executive orders, uncertain federal and state partnerships, and evolving shifts in the higher education landscape. The report makes interim recommendations related to four key categories:
Research Funding Assistance
Academic Personnel Evaluations During Disruptions
Program Resizing and Restructuring
Need for Flexibility in Course Offerings and Modalities
Creative Interventions (CI) is a community colloquium in contemporary creativity and creative practices that addresses the interconnected work of artists, designers, activists, and knowledge workers—and the intrinsic and transformative capacity of […]
Nora Khan explores our personal relationships with computational systems through moments spanning from childhood gaming experiences to contemporary AI. The central metaphor of the “asymptote”—a curve endlessly approaching but never […]
Catch the Pokémon Makers’ Market at Porter Quad! Shop student vendors, enjoy performances, join a cosplay contest, trade Pokémon cards, and compete in tournaments. Celebrate creativity and community with food, […]
Are you an undergraduate student curious about graduate school in the humanities? Join this session to learn how to decide whether grad school is right for you and what you can do to prepare.
Join us as Huerta Center Faculty Awardee Professor Justin Perez (Latin America and Latino Studies Department) presents his new book, Queer Emergent: Scandalous Stories from Twilight of AIDS in Peru. In Queer Emergent, Justin Perez explores how advances in HIV prevention work alongside broader economic and political shifts in global health to shape queer subjectivities.