Village murders! Occult conspiracies! A modern mystery tinged with the uncanny! Join the Pickwick Club as we explore Dickens and Christie across four landmark detective novels.
Free
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Presented by: Dr. Victor Zhirnov, Product Ideation Head @ Applied Materials Description: “Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are a primary engine of socioeconomic growth in the modern world. Electronic information processing and transmission are being further accelerated by the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The adoption of AI continues to expand at an unprecedented pace, […] 
In person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736). If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version, please contact Stacy Philpott at sphilpot@ucsc.edu. A UC Santa Cruz email address is required to access the recording. Host: Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela Speaker #1: Hannah Waterhouse Title: Building […] 
Presenter: Parul Patil, Postdoctoral Researcher, UC Santa Cruz Description: Many computer simulations are stochastic and exhibit input dependent noise. In such situations, heteroskedastic Gaussian processes (hetGPs) make ideal surrogates as they estimate a latent, non-constant variance. However, existing hetGP implementations are unable to deal with large simulation campaigns and use point-estimates for all unknown quantities, […] |
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Hybrid Event
In lung cancer, recurrent alterations in RNA processing regulators reshape both the proteins genes encode and the sequences that regulate their production. Understanding how mRNA processing influences protein production requires resolving the coding and regulatory sequences present in individual mRNA isoforms. Transcription start site (TSS) choice, alternative splicing (AS) , and polyadenylation site (PAS) choice […] |
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Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshops are MANDATORY for all F-1 students who will apply for OPT, and you MUST have attended the OPT workshop within 9 months of applying for OPT. You must attend the full workshop to receive credit. Be sure to arrive on time and stay until the end, or you will not receive credit […] 
Title of Talk 1: Enabling Population-Scale Analysis of Human Centromere Diversity Presenter 1: Julian Lucas, Graduate Student in Miga Lab, University of California, Santa Cruz Description: Centromeres are essential for chromosome segregation, yet their repetitive DNA has long been a blind spot in human genomics. Until recently, they were largely missing from reference genomes, and […] |
2 events,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 […] |
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Presented by: Young Suh Song, Knight-Hennessy PhD candidate @ Stanford University Description: “The rapid growth of information technology (IT) has led to remarkable progress in recent semiconductor technology. Transistors have become smaller so that more transistors can be packed into a chip, and today’s semiconductors even use technology that vertically stacks layers of transistors. Although this has […] 
Presenter: Yung-Ju (Stanley) Chang, Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) Description: Human attention has become an increasingly scarce resource in everyday digital life. People are constantly exposed to notifications, messages, news updates, social media content, and AI-generated information, all competing for limited attentional capacity. In this talk, I will share our research trajectory around […] 
In person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736). If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version, please contact […] |
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Hosted by Local Futures In our next Planet Local Sharing Circle, we’ll be joined by Dave Shaw, founder of the Right Livelihood Center at UC Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz Permaculture. The […] 
The Institute of the Arts and Sciences invites you to a screening of the video-performance Under the Mantle of an Idocile Dream (Bruna Castro, Brasil, 2026), followed by a conversation between Denise […] 
In this interactive session, Prof. David Lee from Computational Media will facilitate a hands-on session on using AI to explore research papers. Bring your laptops! If you do not have […]
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4 events,Welcome to the second week of our BME 280B seminar series, a weekly seminar covering topics of current research in computational biology, and bioinformatics. Open to all, food will be […] 
Thursday, October 8, 12:00 PM– 12:30 PM Register for the Zoom link. Did you know that physical movement and cognitive training work together to reshape and strengthen your brain? In this […] 
With the theme ‘US–India: Shaping the Next Global Turn’, this conference aims to serve as a premier platform for substantive dialogue on the evolving business, technological and geopolitical relationship between […] |
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AI Frontier Summit 2026 brings together AI founders, researchers, investors, and industry leaders to examine how the next generation of intelligent systems is being built—from autonomous agents and physical AI […]
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Presented by: Jin Zhang, Chief Engineer @ iRay Group Description: “Photon-counting detectors measure individual X-ray interactions, enabling fine spatial sampling and energy-resolved imaging. This seminar connects semiconductor signal formation and readout electronics to imaging benefits and practical limitations in medical and industrial applications. It examines charge sharing, pulse pileup, calibration drift, and material decomposition, then surveys clinical […] 
In person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736). If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version, please contact Stacy Philpott at sphilpot@ucsc.edu. A UC Santa Cruz email address is required to access the recording. Host: Maywa Montenegro Speaker: Diana Macias, UC Berkeley Title: […]
Virtual Event
Virtual Event
This relevant and informative online workshop will cover a broad overview of many essential skills and tools to set you up for success in your job search – everything from “What do I want to look for?” to “What are the best tools to find jobs I am qualified for?” to “Which steps are the […] |
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is the largest funding agency for academic research in Japan. Fellowships are offered for Ph.D. students, post-doctorate scholars, researchers, and faculty members in all fields. Join our information session to find out how JSPS can help you conduct research in Japan. For Master’s and Ph.D. students, postdoctoral […] 
UC Santa Cruz researchers are closely tracking the development of a potential “super El Niño” this year. In this Kraw Lecture, two UC Santa Cruz experts will explore the natural forces that drive El Niño events, how scientists forecast major climate shifts, and what current research can tell us about the months ahead. While every […] |
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Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshops are MANDATORY for all F-1 students who will apply for OPT, and you MUST have attended the OPT workshop within 9 months of applying for OPT. You must attend the full workshop to receive credit. Be sure to arrive on time and stay until the end, or you will not receive credit […] 
The Festival of Monsters screens the 1955 classic sci-fi horror film The Quatermass Experiment at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at The 418 in Downtown Santa Cruz. This screening includes a live introduction by monster maven Dr. H. Marshall Leicester (UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus of Literature). A trio of British astronauts are launched […]
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The Festival of Monsters presents “A Devilish Discussion,” 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at the Museum of Art and History in Downtown Santa Cruz. Authors Kiersten White (The Fox and the Devil) and Clay McLeod Chapman (Devil Inside) will talk about their latest books, why they write devilish fiction and the horror of it […]
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International Student Services and Programming is excited to partner with UC Santa Cruz faculty members and graduate departments to highlight Ph.D. and Masters programs to international exchange students interested in returning for graduate school. This is a wonderful opportunity for faculty members to showcase their labs and available research opportunities for international students to pursue […] 
In person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736). If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version, please contact Stacy Philpott at sphilpot@ucsc.edu. A UC Santa Cruz email address is required to access the recording. Host: Stacy Philpott Speaker: Antonio Roman-Alcala, CSU East Bay […] 
As a part of the Sovereignty & Solidarity Fall Speaker Series, the Huerta Center is thrilled to host Dr. Génesis Lara from UC-Irvine to speak on topics related to her upcoming book. The May 1961 assassination of dictator Rafael Trujillo propelled the Dominican Republic into the center stage of Cold War Caribbean geopolitics. This presentation […] 
Presenter: J. Xavier Prochaska, Professor, UC Santa Cruz Description: I will present two current and challenging research problems from the domains of astrophysics and oceanography which are leveraging standard Bayesian methods. After describing the datasets, scientific goals, and currently methodology, I will welcome a discussion on ways to improve, advance, and/or replace the current approaches. […] |
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Thinking about returning to UC Santa Cruz for your graduate degree? Join the Division of Graduate Studies and International Student Services and Programming (ISSP) for a virtual workshop tailored specifically for international exchange students navigating the UCSC graduate application process. In this interactive Zoom session, you’ll learn key application strategies, important timeline considerations, and tips […] |
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Wondering what it’s really like to be an international graduate student at UC Santa Cruz? Join our International Graduate Peer Mentors for an informal, candid conversation about navigating grad school life as an international student. Panelists will share their firsthand experiences, insights on adapting to campus culture and life in Santa Cruz, strategies for balancing […] 
UC Santa Cruz, in collaboration with The African Connections Research and Education Fund, Inc., presents two very special evenings with Dr. Samuel Waymon Award-winning composer, actor, lecturer, arranger and brother of the legendary Nina Simone Free film screenings and discussions Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 7:00 p.m Communications Building, Room 150 “Ganja & Hess” ‘…one […] |
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The Institute of the Arts and Sciences invites you to a screening of three short films by Patrícia Freitas about women and incarceration in Brazil, followed by a conversation with the filmmaker. Fleeing Firminas features moments of women inside the Women’s Penal Complex of Salvador in Bahia, Brazil participating in the creative writing workshops . […]
UC Santa Cruz, in collaboration with The African Connections Research and Education Fund, Inc., presents two very special evenings with Dr. Samuel Waymon Award-winning composer, actor, lecturer, arranger and brother of the legendary Nina Simone Free film screenings and discussions Wednesday, October 22, 2026 at 7:00 p.m Communications Building, Room 150 “The Amazing Nina Simone” […] |
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Through motion capture, immersive sound, and real-time digital systems, CHARI performs alongside Harriet, a life-scale avatar carrying a living archive of Black cultural memory. Together, they move through fragments of sound, image, and memory, shaping the world around them as the performance unfolds. Performing Anarchive brings body and technology together in a live exploration of […] |
2 events,
Village murders! Occult conspiracies! A modern mystery tinged with the uncanny! Join the Pickwick Club as we explore Dickens and Christie across four landmark detective novels.
Free
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3 events,
Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Morgan Gilmour and James D. Jacobson, NASA Ames Earth Science
Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Morgan Gilmour and James D. Jacobson, NASA Ames Earth Science
In person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736). If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version, please contact Stacy Philpott at sphilpot@ucsc.edu. A UC Santa Cruz email address is required to access the recording. Host: Bo Yang Speaker: Morgan Gilmour and James D. […] |
3 events,
Hybrid Event
Hybrid Event
Our panel will discuss the long history of redistricting in the United States, differentiate between racial gerrymandering and partisan gerrymandering, discuss the intersection of race and partisan objectives, highlight the role of recent state independent redistricting commissions and California’s Prop 50, along with exclusionary changes to the Voting Rights Act and recent actions taken by the Supreme Court.
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UC Santa Cruz is bringing Science in the Neighborhood to South County! Join us for our first event in Aptos. Are we alone in the universe? Answering that question begins surprisingly close to home. Earth has been many different planets over its long history, offering clues about how life begins, evolves, and ultimately transforms the […] |