• GDAC Portfolio Workshop

    Cultural Center – Merrill College 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz, United States

    Part of the GDA Conference on campus – come and learn best practices for creating a portfolio to use in the gaming industry!

  • First Saturday Tour at the Arboretum

    Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    First Saturday Tours are a wonderful way to introduce yourself to the Arboretum or to deepen your knowledge of the Arboretum’s plant collections. Each tour is a little different depending on the time of year, the interests of the tour guide, and the people who join in. For example, you might learn about the birds […]

  • ECE Seminar: Integrated Micro- and Nanosystems for Biosensing, Neural Therapy, and Nanotoxicity

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter: Dr. Ke Du, Associate Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside Description: Miniaturized micro- and nanofluidic systems, integrated with biochemistry, microscopy, nanomaterials, and computer vision algorithms, provide powerful platforms for diverse biomedical applications, including molecular diagnostics, biophysics, and optogenetics. In this presentation, we introduce a pneumatically controlled nano-sieve device with nanolithography-defined […]

  • CM Seminar – “The ‘Social’ Side of Social Virtual Reality”

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presented by: Bree McEwan Description: One of the potential use cases of virtual reality is to create spaces where humans can interact with each other or virtual agents across distances. However, despite many of the technological challenges of social VR being solved, social VR does not see poised for widespread adoption. Multi-user social VR needs to […]

  • AM Seminar: Data Driven Modeling for Scientific Discovery and Digital Twins

    Presenter: Dongbin Xiu, Professor, Ohio State University Description:We present a data-driven modeling framework for scientific discovery, termed Flow Map Learning (FML). This framework enables the construction of accurate predictive models for complex systems that are not amenable to traditional modeling approaches. By leveraging data and the expressiveness of deep neural networks (DNNs), FML facilitates long-term […]

  • February Slugs and Steins with Distinguished Professor Emeritus John Brown Childs

    Virtual Event

    Kings of Infinite Space: Courageous Compassion Among Men in Soledad Prison “I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself king of infinite space…” –Hamlet When I reflect on the expansively creative, compassionate, and transformational minds and actions of the incarcerated men with whom I have worked as a volunteer teacher of what I […]

  • CSE Colloquium: Incentivized Alignment for Strategic Agents (Human and Otherwise)

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter: Grant Schoenebeck, University of Michigan Abstract: Advances in machine learning enable new forms of human-AI collaboration, but collaborative settings typically involve agents with divergent objectives and private information. This will become increasingly critical in the emerging world of agentic AI, where ML-powered agents act on behalf of individuals or institutions with conflicting goals. I use the […]

    Free
  • EOP Students – “Words That Impress: Creating a Great Résumé & Cover Letter”

    Career Success Student Lounge (125 Hahn) 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Crafting a fantastic Resume and Cover Letter are the key to getting an interview and landing a job!  Join us for this informative workshop that will cover best practices for resume and cover letter development.  You’ll gain understanding about the perfect format, navigating AI filters, and how to write captivating resume bullet points and engaging […]

  • AI Application Development – A monthly conversation with the Chair

    Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States

    Lead Innovation as a Machine Learning Engineer. As AI becomes central to products and services across industries, there’s a growing demand for professionals who can design, build and deploy intelligent services & systems. Learn how you can preprocess data, develop Machine Learning models, apply Deep Learning techniques, and create AI solutions that solve real‑world problems. […]

  • California Firefighter Cancer Research Study Panel

    Intersections of Climate Change
    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    In the month of February, The intersections of Climate Change lecture series will host a panel discussion with Dr. Shehnaz Hussain and Fire Captain Jamie Gabriel. They will discuss ongoing research in cancer being the leading cause of death among California firefighters and why preventative interventions remain elusive. The Intersections of Climate Change Series is […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • “The Eternal Song” Film Screening

    Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

    The Eternal Song is a cinematic journey through timeless lands and Indigenous cultures. Voices from across generations and traditions invite us to witness the enduring scars of colonization on lands and peoples, and the healing pathways carried through ancestral wisdom. Entrusted with medicine stories, the film grapples with colonial legacies, intergenerational trauma, and the culture […]

  • Virtual Resume Review

    Virtual Event

    Meet with actual recruiters for this virtual resume review! You’ll get a chance to show them your resume and get feedback from professionals.

    Get career ready with Career Success!

  • BME Seminar: Population Genetics in an Era of Genomic Health

    Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter: Dr. Eimear Kenny, Founding Director of the Institute for Genomic Health and a Endowed Chair and Professor for Genomic Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Description: The overarching goal of my work is to advance genomics in medicine and research through diversity and innovation. The work of my group seeks […]

  • El Centro, SASA, LALS, MEChA presents: Understanding Venezuela: History, Power, and Multiple Perspectives

    There is no single Venezuelan experience. Stories from Venezuela and the Venezuelan diaspora are shaped by history, politics, migration, and personal circumstances, and they often differ from one another in meaningful ways. This panel invites students and community members to learn about the historical and present-day realities shaping Venezuela, including U.S. foreign policy, political power, […]