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SUMMARY:Seminar Series | Is the Farm a Digital Factory?: Labor\, Leafy Greens\, and the Limits of Automation with Summer Sullivan
DESCRIPTION:Host:Madeleine Fairbairn \nSilicon Valley investors\, entrepreneurs\, and engineers are increasingly interested in agriculture as a site to disrupt and improve upon with their technologies. The nearby Salinas Valley – known as the Salad Bowl of the World – might be considered a “ground zero” for these operations of technological introduction\, with some calling it the Silicon Valley of Agriculture. This exit talk showcases my research on the evolving context in which new technologies are transforming social and environmental relations\, especially for already exploited\, racialized workers in the Salinas Valley. I trace the uneven ways in which agricultural automation is unfolding\, but also its profound limits within the region’s delicate\, leafy farming systems. Through interviews\, focus groups\, participant observation\, and historical analysis\, I will show how the materiality of crops such as lettuce continues to organize labor and limit full automation. Contributing to critical analysis of the uneven racial\, class\, and gender dynamics of the “future of work\,” this project centers emergent\, uncertain relationships among farmworkers\, the plants they care for\, and the fragile futures of capitalism. \nIn person and on Zoom \nMeeting ID:  949 5253 7079 \nPasscode: 552886
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/seminar-series-is-the-farm-a-digital-factory-labor-leafy-greens-and-the-limits-of-automation-with-summer-sullivan/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Sciences Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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SUMMARY:Statistics Seminar: Unifying Regression-Based and Design-Based Causal Inference in Time-Series Experiments and Crossover Experiments
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Peng Ding\, Associate Professor\, UC Berkeley \nDescription: I will present some recent results on unifying regression-based and design-based causal inference in time-series experiments and crossover experiments. Part I: Time-series experiments\, also called switchback experiments or N-of-1 trials\, play increasingly important roles in modern applications in medical and industrial areas. Under the potential outcomes framework\, recent research has studied time-series experiments from the design-based perspective\, relying solely on the randomness in the design to drive the statistical inference. Focusing on simpler statistical methods\, we examine the design-based properties of regression- based methods for estimating treatment effects in time-series experiments. We demonstrate that the treatment effects of interest can be consistently estimated using ordinary least squares with an appropriately specified working model and transformed regressors. Additionally\, we show that asymptotically\, the heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation consistent variance estimators provide conservative estimates of the true\, design-based variances. This part is based on https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.22864  \nPart II: Crossover designs randomly assign each unit to receive a sequence of treatments. By comparing outcomes within the same unit\, these designs can effectively eliminate between-unit variation and facilitate the identification of both instantaneous effects of current treatments and carryover effects from past treatments. They are widely used in traditional biomedical studies and are increasingly adopted in modern digital platforms. However\, standard analyses of crossover designs often rely on strong parametric models\, making inference vulnerable to model misspecification. We unify the analysis of crossover designs using least squares\, with restrictions on the coefficients and weights on the units. Based on the theory\, we recommend specifying the regression function\, weighting scheme\, and coefficient restrictions to assess identifiability\, construct efficient estimators\, and estimate variances in a unified manner. This part is based on https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.09215 \nAbout the speaker: Peng Ding is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics at UC Berkeley. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Statistics\, Harvard University in May 2015 and worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Epidemiology\, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health until December 2015. Previously\, he received his B.S. in Mathematics\, B.A. in Economics\, and M.S. in Statistics from Peking University. \nThis seminar is hosted by Professor Allen Kei.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/statistics-seminar-unifying-regression-based-and-design-based-causal-inference/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Dissecting Complex Disease Mechanisms with Causal Inference and Deep Learning
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. David A. Knowles\, New York Genome Center & Columbia University \nDescription: Many human diseases have a substantial genetic component\, which association studies are increasingly capable of characterizing\, empowered by ever-growing sample sizes. These associations have the potential to elucidate complex disease biology and prioritize therapeutic interventions. However\, it is challenging to determine the impacted genes\, pathways and cellular states since most risk variants are noncoding. I will describe strategies we have explored to address this challenge\, particularly in the context of Alzheimer’s disease. We have mapped genetic effects on expression\, splicing and RNA editing in over 10k postmortem brain samples\, enabling interpretation of common variant associations. We developed a Mendelian randomization-based causal network inference method to estimate how genetic effects propagate through the gene network to converge on disease risk. We show that deep learning models of pre- and post- transcriptional regulation can refine functional fine-mapping\, improve the portability of polygenic risk scores across ancestries\, and increase power in novel annotation-aware noncoding rare variant association studies. Finally\, we designed a CRISPR/Cas13-based strategy to perform isoform-specific knockdown\, opening the door for isoform-resolved functional characterization of putative disease-causal transcriptomic changes. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Knowles studied Natural Sciences and Information Engineering at Cambridge before obtaining an MSc in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology at Imperial College London. During his PhD in the Cambridge University Machine Learning Group under Zoubin Ghahramani he worked on variational inference and Bayesian nonparametric models. He was a postdoc at Stanford developing methods for functional genomics with Daphne Koller (CS)\, Sylvia Plevritis (Computational Systems Biology/Radiology) and Jonathan Pritchard (Genetics/Biology). At Columbia\, he is an Associate Professor of Computer Science\, an Interdisciplinary Appointee in Systems Biology and an Affiliate Member of the Data Science Institute. He is also a Core Faculty Member at the New York Genome Center. His group develops methods to better understand the genetic basis of human disease. \n\n\n\nThis seminar is hosted by Professor Nilah Ioannidis.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-dissecting-complex-disease-mechanisms-with-causal-inference-and-deep-learning/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Paul Pena\, D. (CSE) - Efficient Pattern Counting in Sparse Graphs and Hypergraphs
DESCRIPTION:Pattern counting is a fundamental problem in computer science with applications in many domains. For a fixed small pattern H\, we are given a large graph G and we are asked to count the number of subgraphs or homomorphisms (edge-preserving maps) of H in G. For practical applications where the input graph can be very large\, we are interested in finding efficient algorithms\, that is\, algorithms that run in linear or subquadratic time with respect to the size of the input. \nFinding such algorithms in general (when G can be any graph) is not possible. Instead\, we restrict our input to sparse classes of graphs. One family of graph classes that has been widely studied in the context of subgraph and homomorphism counting is bounded-degeneracy graph classes. Real-world graphs in many domains have bounded degeneracy\, so studying these classes in theory can lead to practical algorithms. \nA series of advances in the study of homomorphism counting led to a dichotomy theorem that exactly characterized which patterns were linear-time computable for bounded-degeneracy inputs. This dissertation builds on this result\, extending it to other variants of this problem\, and generalizing it to other different settings\, like counting hypergraphs and notions of sparsity beyond degeneracy. \nOur results help develop the theory of subgraph counting in sparse graphs and hypergraphs\, and showcase how sparsity can be used both in theory and practice to develop faster algorithms. \n  \nEvent Host: Daniel Paul Pena\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Computer Science & Engineering  \nAdvisor: C. Sheshadhri \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/97685906168?pwd=O35brsWilyn2m8AgMn0dKgALBe6wi1.1
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/paul-pena-d-cse-efficient-pattern-counting-in-sparse-graphs-and-hypergraphs/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Privacy’s Defender: Fight Against Digital Surveillance with Cindy Cohn
DESCRIPTION:Privacy’s Defender\nElectronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Executive Director Cindy Cohn’s Journey Inside the Privacy Battles That Shaped Today’s Internet\nCindy Cohn has devoted her life to the fight for digital rights. She’s tangled with federal officials to keep our online conversations secure from the government’s prying eyes\, fought to ensure that you are told when your information has been turned over to the government\, and argued before judges to protect our right to speak and to share science and knowledge on the internet. \nIn Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance (MIT Press)\, Cindy weaves her own personal story with her role as a leading legal voice representing the rights and interests of technology users\, innovators\, whistleblowers\, and researchers during the Crypto Wars of the 1990s\, battles over NSA’s dragnet internet spying revealed in the 2000s\, and the fight against FBI gag orders. \nDuring this national book tour\, Cindy will be at UC Santa Cruz to give a book talk on May 19\, 2026 from 12:00-1:30 pm. \nFree and open to the public with registration.  \nRSVP HERE to attend in-person or on Zoom. \nIn-Person location: UCSC Humanities 1\, Room 210 (map link) \nVirtual: Zoom link will be sent separately \nCindy Cohn is the Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation\, which works to ensure that technology supports freedom\, justice and innovation for all the people of the world. Before becoming Executive Director a decade ago\, Cindy was the organization’s Legal Director from 2000-2015\, and led the organization’s impact litigation work on bringing balance to copyright law\, stopping mass spying and protecting freedom of expression online. She’s won many awards for her work and even more court decisions. \n \nUCSC co-sponsors: \nInstitute for Social Transformation\, The Humanities Institute\, Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas\, The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS)\, and the Security Research Lab.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/privacys-defender-fight-against-digital-surveillance-with-cindy-cohn/
LOCATION:Humanities 1 Building\, 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bai\, G. (BMEB) - Long-read single-molecule chromatin architecture and its role in transcriptome regulation
DESCRIPTION:Sequencing technologies have revolutionized our understanding of biology\, yet many existing methods require fragmentation of DNA or RNA\, fundamentally limiting our ability to study these molecules in their native\, intact forms. Long-read sequencing overcomes this constraint by enabling the sequencing of long\, single-molecule native DNA and RNA\, providing simultaneous access to both sequence and base modifications that reflect epigenetic state. This capability has already yielded landmark achievements\, including the first complete\, gapless human genome assembly. Yet while our ability to decode genomic sequence has advanced dramatically\, how chromatin structure shapes a cell’s transcriptome remains poorly understood. My thesis addresses this gap through three aims. First\, I co-developed a novel long-read approach for profiling chromatin accessibility at single-molecule resolution using the small molecule angelicin. Second\, I characterized how long-range chromatin states are associated with RNA processing and transcription\, leveraging multi-omic long-read data in yeast. Third\, I incorporate chromatin data into sequence-to-function deep learning models to interpret the mechanistic contribution of chromatin state to RNA processing. Together\, these aims establish a new framework for studying the relationship between epigenetic state and transcriptome regulation at a resolution not previously possible. \nEvent Host: Gali Bai\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics \nAdvisor: Angela Brooks \nZoom Meeting ID: 940 6201 8397 \nPasscode: 700963
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/bai-g-bmeb-long-read-single-molecule-chromatin-architecture-and-its-role-in-transcriptome-regulation/
LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building\, 575 McLaughlin Drive
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Maram\, S. (CM) - Scripture To Console: The Nexus between Religion and Digital Play
DESCRIPTION:Religion has historically been a profound force for global mobilization\, shaping geopolitics\, economies\, and geography. Similarly\, contemporary interactive media\, with video games at the forefront\, has moved beyond mere entertainment to become a powerful vehicle for communication\, narrative\, and inspiration\, reaching millions worldwide. This dissertation investigates the intersection of these two influential forces: religion and video games\, demonstrating the influence of religion on video games\, the influence of video games on religion\, and finally\, how these two powerful mobilization forces can come together to solve global challenges. \nFirst\, I examine the current landscape of religious representation in commercial video games (e.g.\, Assassin’s Creed\, SMITE). I analyze how key stakeholders i.e. players\, game designers\, and development studios\, interpret and engage with embedded religious elements\, drawing on existing critical reception and player discourse. This analysis identifies common narrative pitfalls and successful strategies for incorporating complex religious themes in digital spaces\, culminating in proposed design frameworks for sensitive and effective representation. \nBuilding on this foundational work\, the thesis culminates in defining and validating a new interaction paradigm where learning meets religion through play. This paradigm focuses on intentionally leveraging religious content i.e. specifically its rituals and narratives as mechanics in serious games to drive motivation and learning toward collective action. I validate this paradigm through a comprehensive case study focused on climate change\, arguably the most pressing issue of the modern era. This involves the design and empirical discussion of a serious game that incorporates specific religious mechanics\, ethics\, and narratives (e.g.\, stewardship\, ritual) to effectively communicate the severity of the climate crisis and motivate stakeholders toward a collective solution. \n  \nEvent Host: Sai Siddartha Maram\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Computational Media \nAdvisor: Magy Seif El-Nasr \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/91946426300?pwd=wxe1x3YCRsXrtcvOSy2kmfC9dZ3inW.1 \nPasscode: 558570
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/maram-s-cm-scripture-to-console-the-nexus-between-religion-and-digital-play/
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SUMMARY:Lucas\, J. (BMEB) - Enabling Population-Scale Analysis of Human Centromere Diversity
DESCRIPTION:Centromeric DNA is critical for accurate chromosome segregation and genome stability\, but due to its repetitive nature\, it was only recently fully included in a human reference. Rapid evolution and sequence diversity in these regions limit the utility of one reference sequence\, however. Integrating centromeric and pericentromeric satellite DNA – which together constitute over 5% of the human genome – into genetic research requires access to diverse sequences and the variation between them. The HPRC’s Release 2 dataset\, together with recent advancements in long-read assembly algorithms and new tools for sequence alignment and annotation\, now make characterization of centromeric variation possible. In this proposal\, I outline my work as part of the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium (HPRC) to create a diverse set of reference assemblies that accurately represent centromeric variation (aim 1)\, use novel tooling to characterize variation in centromeric regions (aim 2)\, and define the mutational processes that drive centromere evolution (aim 3). Completion of these aims will create a resource to enable the analysis and interpretation of centromeric variation data\, bringing these historically inaccessible regions into mainstream studies of human genetics\, evolution\, and disease. \nEvent Host: Julian Lucas\, Ph.D. Student\, Biomolecular Engineering & Bioinformatics \nAdvisor: Karen Miga \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/94129246296?pwd=QAs2hW8QZRNgpfaGJXvmaVfo52tIh7.1 \nPasscode: 669318
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/lucas-j-bmeb-enabling-population-scale-analysis-of-human-centromere-diversity/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:It Takes an Ecosystem: Staff and Faculty Perspectives on Collaboration at UC Santa Cruz
DESCRIPTION:Funded through a Department of Education Title V grant\, a team at UC Santa Cruz launched CULTURA (Centering Undergraduate Latine Thriving with University Racial-Equity Action) in 2024 as a bold\, campus-wide effort to reimagine how we can collectively advance student success and equity. At its core\, CULTURA asks: What becomes possible when we intentionally invest in and connect the people\, relationships\, and infrastructures already engaged in transformative work? \nDifferent from past Title V HSI grants\, which have rigorously tested and sustained single interventions\, CULTURA embraces an ecosystem approach. This approach recognizes that meaningful\, sustained change depends on the investment in and coordination of those leading equity work every day: campus staff and faculty. The HSI Equity Talk centers their voices. \nIn June 2025\, we launched the HSI CULTURA Staff and Faculty Survey\, a collaborative effort* designed to surface insights from staff and faculty respondents. The survey explored key dimensions of the ecosystem: coordination among campus units\, support (or lack thereof) available to equity-focused leaders\, and collective and institutional capacity to collaborate\, adapt\, and transform campus culture. \nIn this interactive session\, facilitators will share key survey findings as an invitation to collective sense-making. Together\, we will discuss: What resonates? What is missing? How do these findings reflect or challenge your own experiences? How can we mobilize this collective knowledge to strengthen and coordinate our shared efforts toward student success and equity\, especially amid severe financial constraints? Join us as we aim to deepen our coordination\, elevate the voices of those leading change\, and build a more connected ecosystem for student success and equity. \nPlease register to receive a calendar invitation and Zoom details. \n  \nYou Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. \nTo learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/it-takes-an-ecosystem-staff-and-faculty-perspectives-on-collaboration-at-uc-santa-cruz/
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SUMMARY:The Helene Moglen Lecture in Feminism and Humanities: Donna Haraway
DESCRIPTION:Donna Haraway\, “Staying with the Trouble for Still Possible Times” \nWednesday May 20\, 2026\, 5:30 p.m. \nThere will be refreshments from 5– 5:30 p.m.\, the talk at 5:30 – 7 p.m.\, and a reception at the very end. \nMerrill Cultural Center \nIn-person only \nThe sky has not fallen – yet. In troubled times\, this lecture joins human and more-than-human companion species to ask how to think\, really think\, without either the apocalyptic violence or salvific comfort of human exceptionalism. Revisiting themes\, images\, arguments and collaborations from a lifetime of feminist work and play in science studies\, biology\, cultural studies\, and arts\, Haraway asks how to tell evidence-laden\, effective stories for earthly flourishing in exterminationist times. Is it still possible to make powerful oddkin in opposition to techbro anti-immigrant pronatalism and extraterrestrial settler nationalism in order to partially heal devastated worlds together? If oddkin hold up the sky\, we have a chance. \nDonna Haraway is Distinguished Professor Emerita in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California Santa Cruz. She writes and speaks in science and technology studies\, feminist theory\, and multispecies studies. She is an active participant in the Science and Justice Research Center and Center for Cultural Studies. Attending to the intersections of biology with culture and politics\, Haraway’s work explores the string figures composed by science fact\, science fiction\, speculative feminism\, speculative fabulation\, science and technology studies\, and more-than-human worlding. Haraway’s renowned essay “A Cyborg Manifesto” (1985) is considered a foundational text in multiple scholarly fields. Some of her books include Staying with the Trouble: \nThis lecture is presented by the Center for Cultural Studies and made possible by the Helene Moglen Lecture in Feminism and Humanities for the Center for Cultural Studies Endowment\, The Humanities Institute\, and the Department of Polities.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/the-helene-moglen-lecture-in-feminism-and-humanities-donna-haraway/
LOCATION:Merrill Cultural Center\, 200 McLaughlin Dr\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:VMCC Talk with Salar Mameni—Blood of Tulips
DESCRIPTION:What counts as life in the midst of war\, genocide\, and planetary destruction? What is death and how do ideas around martyrdom and sacrifice contribute to our understanding of sacred ecologies? In this talk\, Mameni engages these questions based on research for his second book project focusing on ecologies of war and martyrdom in the SWANA region. \nABOUT THE SERIES\nThe Visual & Media Cultures Colloquium (VMCC) is an annual lecture series that brings cutting-edge scholars to speak on a broad range of subjects related to visual and media culture. The series is co-sponsored with the graduate programs in the History of Art & Visual Culture (HAVC) and the Arts Division.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Attend in person.\n– Porter College D245\n– FREE and open to the public.\n—\nThis program is open to the public consistent with state and federal law.\n—\nSave\, download\, and share the event flyer here: \nimage: blood of tulips by salar\n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/vmcc-mameni/
LOCATION:Porter College\, D-Building\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Annual BE Student Project Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join Baskin Engineering for our annual Student Project Showcase to celebrate the innovative work and accomplishments of undergraduate engineers in capstone courses and research pathways. The broader campus community\, parents\, and industry partners are invited to view the culmination of student work. \nThe day begins with oral presentations from nominated “best-in-class” teams and those working on industry-sponsored projects. Following this\, all students will participate in a comprehensive Poster Session featuring project outcomes with some teams including table-top demonstrations of functional hardware. \nEvent Details: \n\nDate: May 21\, 2026\nOral Presentations (Nominated/Industry Teams): 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM\, Engineering 2\, Room 180\nPoster Session (All Student Teams): 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM\, Engineering Courtyard
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/be-student-project-showcase-2026/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Undergraduate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260521T114000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260521T131500
DTSTAMP:20260512T205621
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SUMMARY:BME 280B Seminar: Speaker Dylan Shropshire - "How did Wolbachia become Earth's most pervasive animal symbiont?"
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dylan Shropshire\, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences\, Lehigh University \nDescription: Maternally transmitted Wolbachia bacteria inhabit roughly half of all arthropod species\, making them likely the most common animal-associated microbe on Earth. Wolbachia alter host reproduction\, persist across deep evolutionary timescales\, and move into new host species in ways that we are only beginning to resolve. Wolbachia‘s biological success now also underpins global biocontrol programs aimed at suppressing arboviral disease\, lending applied urgency to a foundational question: how did a single bacterial lineage come to dominate the animal world? In this seminar\, I will draw on my recent and ongoing work to explore facets of this question\, leveraging Wolbachia‘s evolutionary diversity and wet-lab tools to define the mechanisms driving this microbe’s success across the animal world. Collectively\, this work aims to clarify the determinants of Wolbachia‘s natural prevalence and to sharpen the predictive frameworks underpinning Wolbachia-based biocontrol of vector-borne disease. \nBio: Dylan Shropshire is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania\, where he leads a research group studying mechanisms of Wolbachia-host interactions. He earned his PhD at Vanderbilt University as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow and completed an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Montana. He is also a first-generation high school graduate and former Pell Grant recipient\, experiences that motivate his commitment to high-quality mentorship and evidence-based pedagogical practices. His work has been recognized by the Charles E. Kaufman New Investigator Award\, Lehigh’s Pre-Tenure Faculty Award\, and the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence. \nHosted by: Professor Shelbi Russell\, BME Department
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/bme-280b-seminar-speaker-dylan-shropshire-how-did-wolbachia-become-earths-most-pervasive-animal-symbiont/
LOCATION:Biomedical Sciences Building\, 575 McLaughlin Drive
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260522T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260522T140000
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SUMMARY:Something held by poetry
DESCRIPTION:In this intimate workshop\, UC Santa Cruz students\, faculty\, and staff are invited into conversation with poets Ronaldo V. Wilson and Terri Witek. Something held by poetry is programmed for Wilson’s multimedia exhibition\, there are no words\, but melodies\, currently on view at the IAS. \nRSVP is required. \n\n\nRonaldo V. Wilson is a poet\, interdisciplinary artist\, academic\, and the author of Narrative of the Life of the Brown Boy and the White Man\, winner of the Cave Canem Prize; Poems of the Black Object\, winner of the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry and the Asian American Literary Award in Poetry; Farther Traveler: Poetry\, Prose\, Other\, and Lucy 72. His latest books are Carmelina: Figures and Virgil Kills: Stories. He is the editor of three special issues of hybrid and experimental work in Interim: A Journal of Poetry and Poetics; and Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora. Wilson is Professor of Creative Writing and Literature at U.C. Santa Cruz\, where he directs the Creative Writing Program\, and serves on the core faculty of the Creative Critical PhD Program; principal faculty member of CRES (Critical Race and Ethnic Studies); and affiliate faculty member of DANM (Digital Arts and New Media). \n\n\n\n\nTerri Witek’s most recent books include her 2026 eco-poetics collection with Amaranth Borsuk\, W/\ SH\, which loops two rain prophets\, both women\, into a crisis between future worlds\, and 2023’s Something’s Missing in This Museum (Anhinga Press). A translation by Dona Mayoora of 2018’s The Rape Kit into Malayalam is forthcoming. Her work has been included in many anthologies\, including 2 from 2021: JUDITH: Women Making Visual Poetry (Timglaset Editions ) and the WAAVe Global Gallery (Hysterical Books). Witek’s solo and collaborative work has been featured in a wide variety of text venues\, including Fence\, The Colorado Review\, Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review\, American Poetry Review\, Poetry\, Slate\, Hudson Review\, Lana Turner\, The New Republic\, and UTSANGA .
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/something-held-by-poetry/
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences\, 100 Panetta Ave\, Santa Cruz\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Lectures & Presentations,Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T153000
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SUMMARY:All This Safety is Killing Us w/ Aminah Elster\, Jennifer James\, and Carlos Martinez
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation between Black feminist abolitionist\, advocate\, and researcher Aminah Elster\, Black Feminist scholar Jennifer James\, UCSF\, and public health and medical anthropology reseaarcher Carlos Martinez\, ucsc\,  on the intersection of prison abolition and healthcare. This conversation draws on research from the co-edited volume All This Safety Is Killing Us: Health Justice Beyond Prisons\, Police\, and Borders\, to which Elster and James contributed the chapter “Medical Neglect as Carceral Violence.”
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/all-this-safety-is-killing-us-w-aminah-elster-jennifer-james-and-carlos-martinez/
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences\, 100 Panetta Ave\, Santa Cruz\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260524T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260524T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T205622
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SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Pickwick Club presents: Bleak House
DESCRIPTION:Spontaneous human combustion! Evil lawyers! Detectives! Family intrigue! These all come together in Charles Dickens’s masterwork\, Bleak House. This year\, we will spend the year reading the 2026 Dickens Universe novel. Join Dickens enthusiasts and Pickwick Club members on Zoom for a series of discussions about this beloved book. \nRegister via Zoom \nReading Schedule:  \n\nOCT 26: Chapters 8-13\nNOV 23: Chapters 14-19\nDEC 28: No meeting\nJAN 25: Chapters 20-25\nFEB 22: Chpaters 26-32\nMAR 22: Chapters 33-38\nAPR 26: Chapters 39-46\nMAY 24: Chapters 47-53\nJUN 28: Chapters 54-67 (End)\n\nRecommended Edition: We recommend the Penguin Classics edition of the novel for its appendices and notes\, but other versions are fine. First-time readers should avoid the Introduction if they don’t want spoilers. Download the novel to read at Gutenburg.org or listen to it at LibriVox.org. \nThe Santa Cruz Pickwick (Book) Club\, a branch of the Dickens Fellowship\, is a community of local bookworms\, students\, and teachers who meet monthly to discuss a nineteenth-century novel. The Santa Cruz Public Libraries provide support for the reading group.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/santa-cruz-pickwick-club-presents-bleak-house-2/2026-05-24/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260526T123000
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SUMMARY:Castro\, S. (CSE) - Agentic AI for Security: Adversarial Foundations for Autonomous Cyber Operations
DESCRIPTION:Autonomous Cyber Operations (ACO) agents promise effective security automation with minimal human intervention\, yet their deployment raises three interconnected challenges: agents must be realistic (reproducing diverse attacker sophistication)\, secure (preventing autonomy from becoming an attack surface)\, and feasible (safely replicating human behavior at full autonomy). \nWe argue that these three properties are requirements for ACO agents. Existing approaches do not address them together and lack diverse adversarial coverage\, formal threat models for attacks against the agents themselves\, and systematic evaluation of multi-agent topologies. \nWe advance all three ACO properties: (1) For realism\, we establish adversarial foundations by discovering Windows OS vulnerabilities and releasing two exploits reliable across XP through 11. (2) For security\, we formalize ACO meta-attacks and meta-defenses\, propose the first invariant-based Meta-IDS detecting both sensor and actuator meta-attacks\, and introduce the first hybrid LLM–RL ACO integration for defense with a novel inter-agent communication protocol. (3) For feasibility\, we present MaLO\, the first dynamic-topology multi-agent ACO system\, achieving a 78.6\% success rate across a new 42-task security benchmark and solving operations up to 40× faster than human experts. We further propose the Security Operation Complexity Index (SOCX) classification and the T×V×O taxonomy as the first objective-driven evaluation methodology for coding-agent attacks. \nTogether\, these contributions demonstrate that ACO agents can match real-world adversarial sophistication\, resist meta-attacks\, and outperform human operators on complex security tasks. Open challenges remain in adaptive adversaries\, LLM–RL co-training\, dynamic topology selection\, and deployment beyond simulated environments. \n  \nEvent Host:  Sebastián R. Castro\, PhD Candidate\, Computer Science & Engineering \nAdvisor: Alvaro A. Cárdenas \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/2267557290?pwd=S0dNTTV3emZGUzlqV3dLbTg3a0NFUT09&omn=92791061627 \nPasscode: G20c06
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/castro-s-cse-agentic-ai-for-security-adversarial-foundations-for-autonomous-cyber-operations/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T103000
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SUMMARY:FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Lisa Uttal
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the final talk in the FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Lisa Uttal. \nFINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories Seminar Series \nLisa Uttal\, Marine Biologist for Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary \nTitle: Science Unlocked: Translating Research into Public Stewardship \nWhen: Wednesday\, May 27th from 11am-12pm \nWhere: Ocean Health Building Rm 118\, 115 McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA 95060 and on Zoom \nAgenda: \n\n10:30 am – 11:00 am – Professional Networking Session (in person only – light snacks and refreshments provided)\n11 am to 12 pm – presentation followed by Q & A\n12 pm – 1pm – student lunch with the speaker in OHB courtyard → sign up here\n\nZoom Meeting Registration: https://ucsc.zoom.us/meeting/register/NwH0_qUbSeuIm3A76DY-Dg
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/fins-fisheries-insights-narratives-and-stories-seminar-series-featuring-lisa-uttal/
LOCATION:Ocean Health Building\, McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Seminars,Social Gathering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T123000
DTSTAMP:20260512T205622
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SUMMARY:CSE Colloquium - Learning to Image: Computational Microscopy for Dynamic Systems
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Laura Waller\, UC Berkeley \nAbstract: \nComputational imaging jointly designs hardware and algorithms to push beyond the classical limits of imaging\, enabling measurement of new quantities (e.g. 3D\, phase\, and super-resolution) with simple\, inexpensive hardware. These approaches have already transformed consumer photography; our goal is to achieve a similar transformation in scientific microscopy. \nIn this talk\, I will show how end-to-end learning is reshaping the design of imaging systems\, from programmable illumination with LED arrays to compact\, lensless cameras built from Scotch tape. By combining physical models with neural networks\, we can jointly learn how to capture data\, reconstruct images\, and self-calibrate systems that would otherwise be too complex to model. However\, many computational methods rely on multiple measurements\, limiting their use for live\, dynamic samples. I will introduce new space-time algorithms based on implicit neural representations (INRs) that jointly recover structure and motion\, correct artifacts\, and enable high-resolution imaging in regimes where traditional approaches fail. \nBio: \nLaura Waller is the Charles A. Desoer Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley. She received B.S.\, M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004\, 2005 and 2010. After that\, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer of Physics at Princeton University from 2010-2012. She is a Packard Fellow for Science & Engineering\, Moore Foundation Data-driven Investigator\, OSA Fellow\, and Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator. She has received the Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award\, OSA Adolph Lomb Medal\, the SPIE Early Career Award and the Max Planck-Humboldt Medal. \nHosted by: Professor Alvaro Cardenas \nLocation: Engineering 2\, Room E2-180 (Refreshments such as fruit\, pastries\, coffee\, and tea will be provided.) \nZoom Option: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/93445911992?pwd=YkJ2TQtF79h0PcNXbEcpZLbpK0coiY.1&jst=3
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/cse-colloquium-learning-to-image-computational-microscopy-for-dynamic-systems/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T133000
DTSTAMP:20260512T205622
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SUMMARY:Film Screening—Let the City Speak: The Sonic Journey of Quetzal—Arts Dean's Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Audiences are invited to Let the City Speak: The Sonic Journey of Quetzal—a conversation and panel discussion with filmmaker Akira Boch and Quetzal members Martha Gonzalez and Quetzal Flores. Introduced by Interim Dean and Professor of Film and Digital Media Lawrence Andrews. Conversation and panel discussion with UCSC Professors Russell Rodriguez and Felicity Amaya Schaeffer (4:00–6:00 p.m.) with reception (6:00–6:30 p.m.) immediately following the panel.\n—\nABOUT THE SERIES\nThis event is presented as part of the “Arts Dean’s Speaker Series\,” an annual event focused on bringing together scholarship and practice related to critical issues of our time in the Arts\, in order to expand our students’ imaginations on what is possible\, the importance of ambition and aspiration and tackling real structural problems and exclusions in our society and in the arts.\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to the public.\n– REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE here for the 4:00 p.m. panel event due to limited venue capacity.\n– Attend in person in the Dark Lab (DARC 108) at the Digital Arts Research Center at UC Santa Cruz.\n– Doors open 30 minutes prior to the scheduled event start time.\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\nnoon–1:30 p.m.: Film screening of Let the City Speak: The Sonic Journey of Quetzal (no registration needed for the screening)\n4:00–6:30 p.m.: Conversation and panel discussion with UCSC Professors Russell Rodriguez and Felicity Amaya Schaeffer (4:00–6:00 p.m.) with reception (6:00–6:30 p.m.) immediately following the panel.\n\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by UCSC permit or ParkMobile.\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS).\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/panel-deans-speaker-series-2026/
LOCATION:Digital Arts Research Center\, 407 McHenry Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lectures & Presentations,Performances,Reception,Screening
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T183000
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion—Let the City Speak: The Sonic Journey of Quetzal—Arts Dean's Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Audiences are invited to Let the City Speak: The Sonic Journey of Quetzal—a conversation and panel discussion with filmmaker Akira Boch and Quetzal members Martha Gonzalez and Quetzal Flores. Introduced by Interim Dean and Professor of Film and Digital Media Lawrence Andrews. Conversation and panel discussion with UCSC Professors Russell Rodriguez and Felicity Amaya Schaeffer (4:00–6:00 p.m.) with reception (6:00–6:30 p.m.) immediately following the panel.\n—\nABOUT THE SERIES\nThis event is presented as part of the “Arts Dean’s Speaker Series\,” an annual event focused on bringing together scholarship and practice related to critical issues of our time in the Arts\, in order to expand our students’ imaginations on what is possible\, the importance of ambition and aspiration and tackling real structural problems and exclusions in our society and in the arts.\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to the public.\n– REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE here for the 4:00 p.m. panel event due to limited venue capacity.\n– Attend in person in the Dark Lab (DARC 108) at the Digital Arts Research Center at UC Santa Cruz.\n– Doors open 30 minutes prior to the scheduled event start time.\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\nnoon–1:30 p.m.: Film screening of Let the City Speak: The Sonic Journey of Quetzal (no registration needed for the screening)\n4:00–6:30 p.m.: Conversation and panel discussion with UCSC Professors Russell Rodriguez and Felicity Amaya Schaeffer (4:00–6:00 p.m.) with reception (6:00–6:30 p.m.) immediately following the panel.\n\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by UCSC permit or ParkMobile.\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event.\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS).\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/arts-deans-speaker-series-2026/
LOCATION:Digital Arts Research Center\, 407 McHenry Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lectures & Presentations,Performances,Reception,Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T183000
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SUMMARY:Your Next Degree: Graduate School
DESCRIPTION:Careers and academic interests often evolve over time\, and many people choose to pursue graduate education after gaining experience in the workforce or further exploring their fields. Whether you are considering a master’s or PhD\, in an academic or professional program\, graduate school can be a powerful step toward advancing your goals\, shifting career paths\, or deepening your expertise. \nThis UCLA Alumni webinar will explore what it takes to apply to graduate school across a range of disciplines. The application process can differ significantly from other advanced degrees and depends on your individual goals and motivations. You will gain an overview of the process and timeline\, hear from a representative from the UCLA Division of Graduate Education\, and learn how to evaluate programs such as those offered through the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. A UCLA Career Center representative will also share insights on how graduate education can help unlock future career opportunities. \nWhether you are actively preparing an application or just beginning to consider graduate school\, this session will help clarify the process and available pathways. \nThis program\, hosted by UCLA\, is open to UC alumni from all 10 campuses. \nWebsite for additional information \nRegistration link  \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/your-next-degree-graduate-school/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260527T170000
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SUMMARY:“So\, There We Were...” – Celebrating the Untold Stories Behind the Discoveries
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate another year of profound discoveries\, uplifting unheard voices\, and opening up the world for the next generation of students\, the Academic Senate is planning a year-end celebratory event on Wednesday\, May 27\, 5-7:30 pm (week 9)\, at the Haybarn. But lest you think this is yet one more end-of-year academic event with mind-numbing presentations and hard-to-read powerpoint slides\, think again. This Scholarly Event is an excuse for us to do what we never get to do: come together to share the real stories behind our work and\, most of all\, HAVE FUN! In this spirit we are launching a celebratory event to feature the true but unknown\, the odd\, the awkward\, and just plain unbelievable stories behind our research: \n“So\, There We Were…”\nCelebrating the Untold Stories Behind the Discoveries \n \nThese might be the adventures\, misadventures\, revelations\, miscues\, or simply the “you would never believe it all worked out” moments that we have all experienced but rarely talk about (at least not in public). These are the stories that our friends\, neighbors\, and students want to hear\, but never would make it into scholarly publications or presentations. These are the stories we swap with our colleagues over drinks. While this event is intended primarily for faculty\, the campus community and community members will be welcome to attend (in other words\, feel free to bring your kids\, your partner\, your neighbors). \n \nWe are therefore soliciting applications (or nominations if you know someone—including yourself—who really needs to share that story) to regale your colleagues with details about “that time that…(fill in the blank)\,” while showing how those hidden moments shaped what finally came out of that research. This is meant to be a lighthearted and fun event\, so while having the audience learn something about what you do and why it is SO COOL is very good\, our focus will remain on humor\, fun\, and engaging tales. As the Ig Nobel Awards put it: “First make them laugh…then make them think!” \nPresenters will give a ~10 min TED style talk. Talks must begin with the phrase “So\, there we were” (or “So\, there I was” ) and they should feature the adventurous\, the bizarre\, and ideally the humorous in your research. Absolutely no tedious powerpoints\, jargon\, or literature background review will be allowed.  \n \nA reception will follow. Or it may precede\, or even take place during\, the event. But rest assured\, we will be celebrating in style. \n \nNB: There may well be prizes. But we have not gotten quite that far yet.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/so-there-we-were-celebrating-the-untold-stories-behind-the-discoveries/
LOCATION:Hay Barn\, 94 Ranch View Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Educational Therapy Program Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Transform learning\nJoin Diana Black Kennedy\, chair of UCSC Silicon Valley’s Educational Therapy certificate program\, to learn how this distinctive program prepares educators and professionals to create meaningful\, lasting impact. As one of the few programs approved by the Association of Educational Therapists (AET)\, it equips you with the skills to assess learning differences and implement research-based\, effective interventions with confidence. \nEmpower students and build your practice\nGain skills to support students with learning differences like dyslexia\, ADHD\, and autism using therapeutic and educational strategies. Whether you’re working in schools or starting a private practice\, this program helps you create individualized plans that foster meaningful progress. \nThis summer info session is sponsored by the Educational Therapy Program. \nClaim your seat today. 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/educational-therapy-program-info-session-2/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Training
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SUMMARY:Zhu\, R. (ECE) - From Neuromorphic Principles to Efficient Neural Language Architectures
DESCRIPTION:This dissertation investigates how neuromorphic and brain-inspired principles can guide the design of efficient neural language architectures. It addresses two central limitations of modern Transformer-based language models: memory growth with context length and high computational cost from dense matrix multiplication. Through studies of spiking neural networks\, linear-recurrent language models\, hybrid attention architectures\, MatMul-free models\, and looped language models\, the dissertation develops practical approaches for bounded-memory and bounded-compute language modeling. The central conclusion is that recurrent state\, temporal decay\, sparse computation\, and parameter reuse can provide useful design principles for scalable language models\, even when they are abstracted beyond literal biological spiking. \nEvent Host: Ridger Zhu\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Electrical & Computer Engineering  \nAdvisor: Jason Eshraghian \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96672322005?pwd=3MSitgbm5WboIENbf1hKpxwXnt9VXh.1
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/zhu-r-ece-from-neuromorphic-principles-to-efficient-neural-language-architectures/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Making an Exoneree Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Audiences are invited to Making an Exoneree\, a reception and film screening featuring the premiere of five student-made short documentaries that reveal the facts—and falsehoods—of wrongful conviction cases from around the country. Over the Winter and Spring quarters\, 15 UCSC undergraduate students in the Making an Exoneree course dedicated themselves to uncovering the truth about these cases. The final short films unravel the unjust convictions of Aaron Addison\, Dennis Littleton\, Ken Middleton\, Frank Perkins\, and Taunee Smith\, who have spent a combined 126 years in prison.The students hope that by sharing these stories\, they can help correct this injustice and bring innocent people home.\n—\nADVISORIES\n– Mature themes or content\, No intermission\, Strong language.\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to the public\n– Attend in person or online (online link will be live day/time of event)\n– Reception at 6:00 p.m.\n– Screenings at 7:00 p.m.\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking by permit or ParkMobile\n– Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking lot to the event\n– Visitors with DMV placards or plates may park for free in DMV spaces\, Medical spaces\, or ParkMobile spaces without additional payment\, or in timed zones for longer than the posted time.\n– More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/making-an-exoneree-showcase/
LOCATION:Digital Arts Research Center\, 407 McHenry Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Seminar Series | What you may not know about groundwater management in California with Ruth Langridge
DESCRIPTION:Host: ENVS Personnel Committee \nGroundwater is a critical source of California’s water supply. Many basins in critical overdraft are now being managed under the 2015 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) to support state goals of sustainable and equitable management. However\, court adjudicated basins that encompass over 8\,000 square miles and are home to nearly 11 million people\, over 4 million of whom live in disadvantaged and economically vulnerable communities\, are not managed under SGMA but under court judgments. The groundwater basins in the entire San Gabriel River Watershed and large areas of the Santa Ana Watershed in Southern California are adjudicated. Our research evaluated how management of these important groundwater basins under a court appointed Watermaster is aligned with state sustainability and equity goals as expressed in SGMA. \nIn person and on Zoom \nMeeting ID:  949 5253 7079 \nPasscode: 552886
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/groundwater-management-in-california/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Sciences Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Using Math and Experiments to Study the Control of Cell Metabolism
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Denis Titov\, Assistant Professor\, University of California\, Berkeley \nDescription: Cells run thousands of chemical reactions simultaneously\, and these reactions must be precisely controlled—like a thermostat that prevents overheating. When this control fails\, diseases including diabetes\, cardiovascular disease\, and fatty liver disease result. One key control mechanism is allosteric regulation\, where a small molecule binds to an enzyme and changes its activity. Allosteric regulation is among the most conserved features of cellular life\, yet the functions it serves remain one of the oldest unsolved problems in biology. Several roles have been proposed\, but since the discovery of allostery in the 1950s\, no one has systematically disabled it in metabolic enzymes and measured the consequences. Four technological advances now converge to make this possible. CRISPR enables precise genome editing of allosteric sites. Structural biology has mapped which residues to target. LC-MS metabolomics makes metabolic phenotyping routine. The speed of modern computers enables detailed modeling of allosteric regulator function. In this talk\, I will describe our work developing and testing the first-in-class biophysical model of a metabolic pathway that accurately predicts responses to the addition or removal of allosteric regulators. Our work provides a framework for developing predictive models of cell metabolism that can be used for drug development or for engineering cells for energy production and chemical synthesis. Within a decade\, we plan to develop a model that accurately predicts metabolic activity in any human cell type under any condition. \nAbout the speaker: Denis Titov is an Assistant Professor at the University of California Berkeley with joint appointments in the Department of Metabolic Biology and Nutrition\, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology\, and Center for Computational Biology. Dr. Titov’s long-term research dream is to improve the understanding of human metabolic pathway regulation to a point where we can accurately predict metabolic pathway activity in any cell type\, under any condition\, and in response to any perturbation. Dr. Titov is interested in the following broad questions: How does metabolic homeostasis emerge from the activities of individual enzymes? What trade-offs drove the evolution of specific metabolic pathways and their control mechanisms? How to effectively combine data and biophysical models to simulate metabolic pathways? To tackle these questions\, Titov lab is using a combination of biochemistry\, mathematical modeling\, physiology\, custom instrumentation\, and genetically encoded tool development to study metabolism in mammalian cells and reconstituted biochemical systems. \nThis seminar is hosted by Professor Nilah Ioannidis.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-using-math-and-experiments-to-study-the-control-of-cell-metabolism/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:Kordonowy\, S. (CS) - The Role of Circuits in Near-Term Quantum Computation
DESCRIPTION:As quantum computing transitions from theory to practice\, understanding which algorithms suit near-term devices becomes critical. Current quantum computers are severely constrained by limited qubit counts\, short coherence times\, and high error rates that quickly degrade computation into noise. This thesis addresses two interconnected questions: what non-trivial computational tasks can near-term devices execute and how should algorithms be implemented to exploit available hardware? We examine circuit design as the bridge between these concerns\, analyzing how gate choices determine algorithmic efficiency and computational hardness. By deriving explicit circuit constructions\, we obtain tangible cost estimates for practical quantum computation\, enabling precise comparisons to classical approaches and identification of break-even points in system size and error rates. Understanding these trade-offs is essential for near-term quantum computing\, where experiments are expensive and error-prone. \nWe apply these ideas to three domains:\n1. Streaming: we provide circuit implementations for the Boolean Hidden Matching problem\, a combinatorial problem which exhibits exponential space separation compared to classical algorithms. We give explicit resource estimates and experimentally validate on Quantinuum’s trapped-ion hardware. We demonstrate that quantum advantage persists even when accounting for error correction overhead. \n2. Variational eigensolving: We examine how gate set choices influence trainability of variational quantum eigensolvers and provide Lie algebraic decompositions for differing gate sets. These decompositions are in turn used as a warm-starting heuristic to overcome barren plateaus\, a common problem in quantum machine learning tasks\, and improve convergence. We apply this technique to three combinatorial problems with primary focus on portfolio optimization. \n3. Cryptography: We develop a digital signature scheme based on circuit learning hardness and classical shadows. Error detection plays a direct role in the circuits considered\, with a focus on practical implementation for near-term devices. \nThese case studies demonstrate how careful circuit design can either mitigate near-term\nconstraints or expose where error correction becomes necessary to achieve quantum\nadvantage. \n  \nEvent Host: Steven Kordonowy\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Computer Science  \nAdvisor: Alexandra Kolla  \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/9524731001?pwd=MzdrNmhidVBsTXNFbktBcjEvNmZIQT09&omn=96338496668  \nPasscode: J29XGi \n  \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/kordonowy-s-cs-the-role-of-circuits-in-near-term-quantum-computation/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Science in the Neighborhood: The earthquake problem
DESCRIPTION:Science In the Neighborhood\nA public lecture series hosted quarterly by the UC Santa Cruz Science Division \nThe earthquake problem\nPresentation by Emily Brodsky\, Professor\, UC Santa Cruz\nQ&A with Stefano Profumo\, Associate Dean of Science\, UC Santa Cruz \nRegister here. \nEarthquake prediction has simultaneously remained both the central\, unsolved problem in seismology and the issue that communities care about most—especially here in Northern California. Earth & Planetary Sciences Professor Emily Brodsky will discuss what we do and do not know about when earthquakes will happen. She will explain what we understand about the basic mechanics of faults and how drilling into faults has transformed our understanding of how earthquakes happen. Her talk will also explore how the machine learning revolution is powering a transformation in forecasting aftershocks\, as well as look ahead toward the kind of instrumentation and approaches that offer the most promise for the next big advances. \nThe event is in-person only. Register here. \nFriday\, June 5\, 2026 | 6:00–7:30 p.m.\nCoastal Biology Building. Rm. 110\nUC Santa Cruz Coastal Campus\n130 McAllister Way\nSanta Cruz\, CA 95060 \nThe screenshot below shows where to find the entrance of the Coastal Biology Building.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/science-in-the-neighborhood-the-earthquake-problem/
LOCATION:Coastal Biology Building\, 130 McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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