Pre-College Program Info Session
Learn more about our Pre-College Programs Discover what’s possible in Summer 2026! Join us for a one-hour info session to learn about our Pre-College programs, including courses, eligibility, and how […]
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Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States
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Looking at School, Fear, and Possibilities: Imagining Futures Under Authoritarian Rule
Please join us in a conversation around School, Fear, & Possibilities: Imagining Futures Under Authoritarian Rule, featuring two guest speakers: Manuel Espinoza Ph.D, Muhammad Khalifa!
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Carl Deppe Memorial Lecture with Dr. Kara Cooney
Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe UCSC Ancient Studies Program presents the Carl Deppe Memorial Lecture, taking place February 5th at the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn (reception to follow). Kara Cooney will present her lecture “When Women Ruled the World”. Doors open at 5:30pm, program begins at 5:45pm. Kara Cooney is a professor of ancient Egyptian art and architecture and […]
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Climate Justice and the Moss Landing Battery Fire Panel
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesAs part of the Intersections of Climate Change Lecture series there will be a panel discussion including marine geologist Ivano Aiello and environmental studies scholars J. Mijin Cha and Dustin Mulvaney focused on the climate justice issues raised by the Moss Landing Battery Storage System fire. The Intersections of Climate Change Series is organized with […]
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Science in the Neighborhood: Innovations for building coastal resilience locally, nationally, and globally
Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CACoastal risks are growing from climate change, development, and habitat loss. The Center for Coastal Climate Resilience assesses coastal risks, promotes nature-based adaptations, and identifies innovative solutions to reduce risks to people, property, and the environment. Dr. Beck will describe recent successes in bridging ecology, engineering, and economics to develop solutions at the intersection of science, policy, and finance. This is part of the Science in the Neighborhood lecture series.
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Johnstone, J. (AM) – The Effects of Asymmetry on Overshooting and Magnetic Pumping from Compressible Convection Zones
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAHybrid EventWe present a comprehensive numerical investigation examining how vertical asymmetry in compressible convection affects overshooting and the transport of large-scale magnetic fields from convective to stably stratified regions. Using three-dimensional direct numerical simulations, we systematically vary the superadiabaticity and stratification of a convective layer to control the vertical asymmetry of the flow and analyze its […]
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GDAC Portfolio Workshop
Cultural Center – Merrill College 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz, United StatesPart of the GDA Conference on campus – come and learn best practices for creating a portfolio to use in the gaming industry!
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Yang, J. (CSE) – Towards Controllable and Compositional Generative Vision
Virtual EventDiffusion-based text-to-image models can generate impressive images, but they largely treat an image as a single, flat output, which makes precise editing of individual elements difficult. This proposal studies layered generative representations that align with professional editing workflows, enabling users to manipulate foreground objects while preserving the rest of the scene. A central focus is […]
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First Saturday Tour at the Arboretum
Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CAFirst 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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ECE Seminar: Integrated Micro- and Nanosystems for Biosensing, Neural Therapy, and Nanotoxicity
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAPresenter: 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 […]
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CM Seminar – “The ‘Social’ Side of Social Virtual Reality”
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAPresented 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 […]
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Li, X. (CSE) – Compute-Efficient Scaling of Fully-Open Visual Encoders
Virtual EventVision encoders have demonstrated significant performance gains in visual generation and multimodal reasoning. These improvements are primarily attributed to the scaling of data, model capacity, and compute. However, this progress is becoming less accessible due to a lack of transparency in data curation and training recipes. In combination with the high compute requirements of foundation-scale […]
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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 […]
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February Slugs and Steins with Distinguished Professor Emeritus John Brown Childs
Virtual EventKings 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 […]
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CSE Colloquium: Incentivized Alignment for Strategic Agents (Human and Otherwise)
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAPresenter: 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 […]
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On the Margins of Empire: The Archaeology of Social Complexities in Lower Akinyele, Southwest Nigeria Ca. 18th- 20th centuries
Social Sciences 1 Social Sciences 1, Santa Cruz, CAPlease join February’s Archaeology and Biological Anthropology Lunch Talk, “On the Margins of Empire: The Archaeology of Social Complexities in Lower Akinyele, Southwest Nigeria Ca. 18th- 20th centuries,” presented by Boluwaji Ajayi (Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz).
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Centering the Experiences of Undocumented Transfer Students at HSIs: A Brown Bag Presentation by Valeria Alonso Blanco
Huerta Center Conference Room (Casa Latina) 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz,, CAThe Huerta Center is proud to present a brown bag presentation by Graduate Student Research Awardee Valeria Alonso Blanco. She will present on a qualitative study that explores how undocumented Latinx transfer students navigate institutional support, belonging, and barriers at a four-year Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Findings reveal gaps between institutional commitments and student […]
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EOP Students – “Words That Impress: Creating a Great Résumé & Cover Letter”
Career Success Student Lounge (125 Hahn) 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesCrafting 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 […]
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AI Application Development – A monthly conversation with the Chair
Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United StatesLead 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. […]
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California Firefighter Cancer Research Study Panel
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesIn 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 […]
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