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SUMMARY:April Slugs and Steins with Professor Gregory O'Malley
DESCRIPTION:The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery\, Freedom\, and the American Revolution \nThe Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom in the Revolutionary Era describes the life of a man born enslaved in colonial Virginia\, whose repeated escape attempts made his life a remarkable odyssey. He survived enslavement on Virginia and Carolina plantations\, stints hiding in backcountry Carolina settlements\, captivity in Native American communities\, battlefields of the American Revolution\, and evacuation as a refugee from the emerging United States. Along the way\, he formed a family\, became a preacher\, and founded the first Black Baptist congregation in what became the United States. His surviving narrative offers the earliest known firsthand account of escaping slavery in North America. And because his struggle against slavery spanned the revolutionary era\, his story offers a counterweight to the many biographies of white “founding fathers.” Instead of a fight for political freedom from Britain and monarchy\, George’s life revealss a parallel quest for freedom from American slavery. To achieve his independence\, George fled the United States in the moment of its creation. \nREGISTER
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/april-slugs-and-steins-with-professor-greg-omalley/
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SUMMARY:Castello\, J. (CSE) - Space Mission Simulation From the Outside In
DESCRIPTION:Robotic space missions often use discrete event simulation to reduce risk in operation. A simulation applies a set of planned activities to a model of mission resources\, and the model’s observed behavior is used to predict real-world outcomes. However\, logically concurrent activities are typically simulated under one possible linearization of their events – an order that may not reflect the eventual reality. Some simulation systems provide mechanisms for controlling the order of events; but this is a solution to a self-imposed problem. We instead question the assumption causing this problem: that events are totally ordered to begin with. \nWe study Merlin\, an open-source simulator developed at Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and designed by the author\, that exchanges the traditional total order of events for a *partial* order. Under this approach\, a resumed activity can only observe events that causally precede its resumption\, and concurrent events are reconciled under custom policies. However\, the resulting design is more complex (and less understood) than that of linearizing simulators\, obscuring its key insights. As such\, we have developed Eidolon: a compact core calculus for Merlin-style simulation whose operational semantics follows an “outside-in”\, substitution-based execution model. Although Eidolon is derived from the concepts present in Merlin\, we intend it to be a vehicle for exploring non-linearizing simulation in general. \nFirst\, we propose making Eidolon *incremental*: a change to the set of planned activities should not incur a full resimulation from scratch except in the worse case\, instead reusing any cached computations that are not sensitive to the change. Since mission planning is a highly iterative process involving many simulations and subsequent tweaks to the plan\, incremental resimulation may allow plans to be finalized in less time\, or allow higher-quality plans to be obtained in the same amount of time. The substitution-oriented approach of Eidolon is what makes this feasible\, since individual computations align cleanly with subtree boundaries. \nSecond\, in the spirit of Reynolds’ defunctionalization and Danvy’s rational reconstruction\, we propose developing a denotational semantics for Eidolon and demonstrating its mechanical conversion into an abstract machine. As a mathematical artifact\, Eidolon is designed for reasoning and legibility rather than efficiency; nonetheless\, defunctionalization allows us to *refactor* our semantics into something that stands a chance of being practical. In particular\, defunctionalization reifies the recursive structure of a denotational semantics into an explicit data structure. As a result\, the defunctionalized form of Eidolon will recover an explicit priority queue like that of traditional linearizing simulators\, but without their assumption of total ordering. \nEvent Host: Jonathan Castello\, Ph.D. Student\, Computer Science and Engineering \nAdvisor: Lindsey Kuper  \nZoom- https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/98171466380?pwd=L2rkpr8tEt0MZamYbxxPTfvhAd4gl6.1 \nPasscode- 990848 \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/castello-j-cse-space-mission-simulation-from-the-outside-in/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Plan your healthcare career at UCSC
DESCRIPTION:Interested in becoming a doctor or pursuing a career in healthcare?\nJoin the UC Santa Cruz Premed Postbacc Program for an informative\, live online session designed for students\, parents\, and anyone exploring pathways into medicine\, public health\, and other health professions. \nIn this discussion\, we’ll provide a comprehensive overview of premed and pre-health programs to help you understand your options and choose the path that best aligns with your goals. \nWho should attend\n\nHigh school students\nCollege students\nGraduates\nCareer changers\n\nWhat pathway to a career in healthcare is best for you?\nThere are so many ways to get where you want to go. You’ll learn about premed and postbacc pathways tailored to your needs and goals. \n\nPremed Postbacc Cohort Programs in Silicon Valley & on the Central Coast: Structured\, supportive programs designed for academic enhancers and career changers\, featuring UC-level science courses\, advising\, MCAT prep\, mentorship\, and professional development.\nDIY Pre-Health Postbacc Program: A flexible\, self-paced option that allows you to take only the courses you need while accessing optional advising and MCAT preparation.\nPre-Health Advising: Personalized guidance to help you navigate your academic journey\, prepare for applications\, and explore healthcare pathways.\nMCAT Preparation: Flexible\, accessible MCAT prep options designed to support your success.\nHigh School Health Pathways Summer Academy: A six-week\, in-person summer program that introduces high school students to healthcare careers.\n\nBring your questions\nThis is an informal presentation and discussion\, with lots of time to ask questions and connect directly with program staff. \nClaim your seat today. \nLearn more about the UC Santa Cruz Premed Postbacc Program.\n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/plan-your-healthcare-career-at-ucsc/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
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SUMMARY:Emeriti Faculty Lecture\, Spring 2026
DESCRIPTION:Puppets\, Performance\, Percussion: Asia-Pacific Interculturalism\, Avant-gardism\, and the Center for World Music\nAs the West Coast exploded with the Summer of Love and Vietnam War protests\, the Center for World Music’s concept of “bimusicality” brought Asian performance masters and American avant-gardists to train American students. Julie Taymor’s The Lion King on Broadway and Lou Harrison’s Coyote Stories are just two intercultural results. The teachings of Balasaraswati\, Ravi Shankar\, Ali Akbar Khan\, Undang Sumarna\, and Ki Tjokrowasito\, prompted intercultural revolutions in West Coast performance\, practice\, and university curriculums\, including at UC Santa Cruz. \nRegister to attend in-person or virtual\nDoors open at 6:30 p.m. for guests attending in person\nLecture: 7 p.m.\nFollowed by a reception for in person guests\nFree and open to the public\nParking is $6 \nPresented by the UC Santa Cruz Emeriti Association \n  \nKathy Foley is distinguished research professor emerita at UC Santa Cruz. She is a member of honor for UNIMA-International\, joining previous puppeteers such as Jim Henson. She has edited the Asian Theatre Journal\, curated exhibits for the National Geographic Society\, and performed at Indonesian National Wayang (puppetry) Festivals\, the Asian Art Museum\, and the Smithsonian. Her research has been supported by Fulbright\, Yale Institute of Sacred Music\, and Edward A. Dickson Emeriti awards. She is also a Punch and Judy professor.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/emeriti-faculty-lecture-spring-2026/
LOCATION:Music Center Recital Hall\, 400 McHenry Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Dr. George Leonard
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the second talk in the FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Adjunct Professor Dr. George Leonard. His talk\, “Lessons learned from my time at the science-policy interface” will discuss his 35 years of experience researching\, communicating\, and advocating for a vibrant and healthy ocean upon which all of us depend. He has been at the forefront of ocean science-policy interface at major nonprofits (Monterey Bay Aquarium and Ocean Conservancy)\, working on practical ocean solutions to some of the ocean’s greatest environmental challenges. He initiated\, developed\, and led a host of conservation programs during his time at Ocean Conservancy including offshore aquaculture\, plastics pollution\, ocean acidification\, climate change\, mesopelagic fisheries\, and deep-sea mining. During his early career at Monterey Bay Aquarium\, he developed the scientific foundation for the nascent sustainable seafood movement \nFINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories Seminar Series \nDr. George Leonard\, Adjunct Professor\, Coastal Science and Policy UCSC \nTitle: Lessons learned from my time at the science-policy interface \nWhen: Wednesday\, April 15th from 10:30am-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 \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/fins-fisheries-insights-narratives-and-stories-seminar-series-featuring-dr-george-leonard/
LOCATION:Ocean Health Building\, McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Seminars,Social Gathering
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SUMMARY:Ritual Drinking in the Ancient World
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 15\, 5:00-7 p.m. \nStockwell Cellars\n1100 Fair Avenue\, Santa Cruz \nSpace is limited. Please let us know if you are able to attend via this registration link. \n“Drink and make a happy day!” (New Kingdom Theben tomb)\n“Wine gladdens the heart of man…” (Psalm 104:15) \nAt this ‘symposium’ event\, three UCSC professors in Classical\, Biblical\, and Egyptian antiquity will tell stories about how various ancient cultures drank wine to commune with their gods\, suspend the normal social rules\, and prepare for the end of days. \nElaine Sullivan\, “How to Get Drunk with a Goddess”\nMartin Devecka\, “Wine before Liquor”\nAnne Kreps\, “Drinking like the World is Going to End” \nThe Stockwell Cellars tasting room bar will be open for attendees to purchase individual wines-by-the-glass during the event. Come enjoy tasting local Santa Cruz wines while learning about the long history of drinking as a ritual event in the ancient Mediterranean world.  \nA Q&A will follow the short presentations.  \n\nSpeakers & Bios: \nMartin Devecka\, Associate Professor\, Ancient Studies & Literature\nAs a cultural historian\, Devecka writes on topics in ancient literature and society that range from robots to ruins.  He is currently finishing a book manuscript on animal citizenship in the Roman Empire. \nAnne Kreps\, Associate Professor\, Ancient Studies & History\nAs a historian of the ancient Near East\, Kreps studies heresies\, Gnosticism\, and the politics of sacred texts.  Her current work examines the Dead Sea Scrolls within New Religious Movements in the United States. \nElaine Sullivan\, Associate Professor\, Ancient Studies & History\nAn Egyptogist\, Sullivan’s field research has included excavation and survey at Karnak’s Mut Temple\, the cemetery of Saqqara\, and the Greco-Roman city of Karanis\, all in Egypt. She is currently authoring a book on the sales of antiquities out of Egypt in the late 19th and early 20th century. \nImage: Nebamun receiving wine
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ritual-drinking-in-the-ancient-world/
LOCATION:Stockwell Cellars\, 1100 Fair Ave.\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060
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SUMMARY:Kraw Lecture: At the Forefront of AI: Innovation and Discovery
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence is transforming how we understand and solve the world’s most complex challenges—while at the same time causing new challenges and concerns. We invite you to join us for a special UC Santa Cruz Kraw Lecture showcasing the faculty whose groundbreaking research in artificial intelligence is transforming science\, technology\, and society. From advances in autonomous systems and natural language processing to the development of sustainable and responsible AI\, this conversation will highlight the innovative work taking place across disciplines and the real-world impact it is poised to have. \nModerated by special guest Ahmad Thomas\, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG)\, this dynamic discussion will bring together leading researchers to explore how these technologies are shaping the future—accelerating discovery\, addressing complex global challenges\, and opening new frontiers for collaboration. Gain insight into the ideas\, discoveries\, and collaborations shaping the next generation of artificial intelligence research and hear from the leaders advancing this work.\n \n\n\nIn-Person Reception: 5:30 p.m.\nLecture: 6:15 p.m.\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/kraw-lecture-at-the-forefront-of-ai-innovation-and-discovery/
LOCATION:The Quad Conference Center 2400 Sand Hill Rd. Menlo Park\, CA\, The Quad Conference Center 2400 Sand Hill Rd.\, Menlo Park\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Astrophysics: The Largest Unknowns and the Biggest Challenges
DESCRIPTION:UCSC Professor Alexie Leauthaud will discuss her groundbreaking work understanding the past and future of our universe. \nIn this exciting public lecture\, Professor Alexie Leauthaud will discuss some of the largest challenges and unknowns in Astrophysics. She will present the latest results on the nature of our universe\, including groundbreaking and prize-winning new results on the nature of dark energy. Leauthaud will discuss our current understanding of the basic ingredients of our Universe and will explain why recent results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Collaboration (DESI) collaboration made international headline news earlier this year. \nShe will speculate on what this might mean for the future of our Universe. Professor Leauthaud will discuss other top challenges facing the profession\, including political headwinds\, recent attacks on science and funding\, and will also explain why astronomers are increasingly becoming involved in the fight against climate change. She will discuss her own journey in recognizing the predicament of life on this blue planet will conclude with a big picture view of the challenges that lie ahead. \nThe Mandel Lecture is free and open to the public. Arrive early\, seating is limited. Register at this link to reserve your seat; registration will be also available at the door. \nThis public talk is presented by the UCSC Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics and UC Observatories\, and presented as part of the Mandel Lecture series\, which promotes public awareness of and appreciate for astronomy. We seek your help and support in keeping these lecture going. For more information on giving\, please visit https://astronomy.ucsc.edu/give/. \nFor more information or for disability-related needs\, please email ccarreir@ucsc.edu.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/astrophysics-the-largest-unknowns-and-the-biggest-challenges/
LOCATION:Rio Theater\, 1205 Soquel Avenue\, Santa Cruz\, 95062\, United States
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SUMMARY:Find Your Path! 2026
DESCRIPTION:“Find Your Path!” is a two-day professional development event for UC Santa Cruz Arts Division students who are interested in careers in arts and entertainment. Students are invited to network with UC Santa Cruz colleagues\, alumni\, and creative professionals to find their path to success. Keynote speaker and presentation information to be announced.\n—\nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS\nThurs. April 16\, noon–2:00 p.m\, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center (DARC) 108 and online (hybrid event)\nFri. April 17\, noon–4:30 p.m\, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center (DARC) 108 and online  (hybrid event)\n—\nADMISSION\n– UC Santa Cruz Arts Division students only\n– Register here to attend in person or online (hybrid event)\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  \n  \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/find-your-path-2026/2026-04-16/
LOCATION:Digital Arts Research Center\, 407 McHenry Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Training
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SUMMARY:Find Your Path! 2026
DESCRIPTION:“Find Your Path!” is a two-day professional development event for UC Santa Cruz Arts Division students who are interested in careers in arts and entertainment. Students are invited to network with UC Santa Cruz colleagues\, alumni\, and creative professionals to find their path to success. Keynote speaker and presentation information to be announced.\n—\nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS\nThurs. April 16\, noon–2:00 p.m\, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center (DARC) 108 and online (hybrid event)\nFri. April 17\, noon–4:30 p.m\, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center (DARC) 108 and online  (hybrid event)\n—\nADMISSION\n– UC Santa Cruz Arts Division students only\n– Register here to attend in person or online (hybrid event)\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  \n  \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/find-your-path-2026/2026-04-17/
LOCATION:Digital Arts Research Center\, 407 McHenry Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Training
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Variational Inference and Density Estimation with Non-Negative Tensor Train
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Xun Tang\, Stanford University \nDescription: This talk covers an efficient numerical approach for compressing a high-dimensional discrete distribution function into a non-negative tensor train (NTT) format. The two settings we consider are variational inference and density estimation\, whereby one has access to either the unnormalized analytic formula of the distribution or the samples generated from the distribution. In particular\, the compression is done through a two-stage approach. In the first stage\, we use existing subroutines to encode the distribution function in a tensor train format. In the second stage\, we use an NTT ansatz to fit the obtained tensor train. For the NTT fitting procedure\, we use a log barrier term to ensure the positivity of each tensor component\, and then utilize a second-order alternating minimization scheme to accelerate convergence. In practice\, we observe that the proposed NTT fitting procedure exhibits drastically faster convergence than an alternative multiplicative update method that has been previously proposed. Through challenging numerical experiments\, we show that our approach can accurately compress target distribution functions. \nBio: Xun Tang is a postdoc in Stanford University\, department of mathematics\, hosted by Prof. Lexing Ying. Xun works on tensor network methods for scientific computing and data science\, and Xun also works on optimal transport algorithms. Xun will join HKUST department of mathematics in August 2026 as an incoming assistant professor. \nHosted by: Applied Mathematics Department
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-variational-inference-and-density-estimation-with-non-negative-tensor-train/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering Building\, 372
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:Statistics Seminar: Hierarchical Clustering with Confidence
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Snigdha Panigrahi\, Associate Professor\, Department of Statistics\, University of Michigan \nDescription:Agglomerative hierarchical clustering is one of the most widely used approaches for exploring how observations in a dataset relate to each other. However\, its greedy nature makes it highly sensitive to small perturbations in the data\, often producing different clustering results and making it difficult to separate genuine structure from spurious patterns. In this talk\, I will show how randomizing hierarchical clustering can be useful not just for measuring stability but also for designing valid hypothesis testing procedures based on the clustering results. We propose a simple randomization scheme to construct valid p-values at each node of a hierarchical clustering dendrogram\, quantifying evidence against greedy merges while controlling the Type I error rate. Our method applies to any linkage without case-specific derivations\, is substantially more powerful than existing selective inference approaches\, and provides an estimate of the number of clusters with a probabilistic guarantee on overestimation. \nBio:Snigdha Panigrahi is an Associate Professor of Statistics at the University of Michigan\, where she also holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Biostatistics. She received her PhD in Statistics from Stanford University in 2018 and has been a faculty member at Michigan since then. Her research focuses on converting purely predictive machine learning algorithms into principled inferential methods. She is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute\, and her work has been recognized with an NSF CAREER Award and the Bernoulli New Researcher’s Award. Her editorial service\, past and present\, includes Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics\, Bernoulli\, and Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B. \nHosted by: Statistics Department
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/statistics-seminar-hierarchical-clustering-with-confidence/
LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering Building\, 156
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:The Tallest Dwarf—film screening and talk with Julie Wyman
DESCRIPTION:UC Santa Cruz affiliates are invited to a screening and discussion with filmmaker Julie Forrest Wyman. The Tallest Dwarf charts the filmmaker’s quest to find her place within the little people (LP) community at a moment when dwarf identity is poised to radically change. Wyman’s work engages issues of embodiment\, body image\, and the possibilities and problematics of media spectatorship—all informed by her experience of living with hypochondroplasia dwarfism. Julie Wyman will be in conversation after the screening with Pooja Rangan (Professor of English and Film and Media Studies at Amherst College and Visiting Scholar of Visualizing Abolition) and Cynthia Ling Lee (Associate Professor of Performance\, Play & Design\, UC Santa Cruz). \nCo-organized/co-sponsored by the Arts Division’s Film & Digital Media Department\,  “Abolition Medicine and Disability Justice“—a collaborative initiative of five UC campuses\, including Riverside\, Irvine\, Los Angeles\, Santa Cruz\, and San Francisco\, to addresses health disparities in institutions and policy—and The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Free and open to UC Santa Cruz affiliates only\n– Attend in person at Communications Studio C\n—\nPARKING\n– Parking via UCSC permit or ParkMobile\n– Core West is the lot closest to the event\n—\nABOUT THE FILM\nAs Wyman unpacks the rumors of “partial dwarfism” in her family\, she finds that hers is the last of a body type she has inherited. She joins forces with a group of dwarf artists to confront the legacy of being fetishized and put on display. Together they create films that reclaim a complicated history and speak back to the echoes of eugenics in the newly emerging pharmaceutical interventions that make little people taller. Through its personal and expanding perspective\, the film invites audiences to a new way of seeing.\n—\nABOUT THE FILMMAKER\nJulie Forrest Wyman’s 2012 documentary STRONG! premiered at AFI Silverdocs and was broadcast nationally on PBS’s Emmy award-winning series\, Independent Lens\, where it won the series’ Audience Award. Wyman’s work has been awarded support from Sundance\, Sandbox\, IDA\, SF Film Society\, Points North\, ITVS\, the Creative Capital Foundation\, The Princess Grace Foundation\, California Humanities\, and NEH. She has been a fellow at the UC Davis Feminist Research Institute and a resident of SF Film Society’s Filmhouse\, Siena Art Institute\, Logan Nonfiction and Points North. Her films\, including FatMob (2016)\, Buoyant (2005)\, and A Boy Named Sue (2000)\, have aired on Showtime\, MTV’s LOGO-TV\, and have been exhibited on five continents. She serves as Associate Professor of Cinema and Digital Media at UC Davis.\n—\nDownload and share the event flyer here.\n—\nphotographer credit: Gabriella Garcia-Pardo; image description: A group of six LP (little people) performers regard their paper body cut outs on the wall. \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/film-wyman/
LOCATION:Communications Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lectures & Presentations,Screening
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SUMMARY:Campus to Career: Job Talk with Communications Manager David Coy
DESCRIPTION:Are you curious about the communications field\, but not quite sure what it entails? Join our job talk with UCSC alumnus David Coy\, a mission-driven communications professional. David will tell us about his journey into communications work and how he discovered his passion for helping impactful organizations craft compelling content. If you’re interested in careers in communications\, development\, marketing\, or social impact\, this event is for you! \n  \nAll students are welcome. The interview will last approximately 30 minutes\, followed by a 15-minute Q&A. \nWe will provide captions for the presentation. If you have disability-related needs\, please contact the Career Success office at mpelrine@ucsc.edu  as soon as possible. \n  \nLearn more about David: \nDavid Coy is a communications professional with a focus on the non-profit\, social enterprise\, and philanthropy sectors. He is currently Communications Manager for The Bar Association of San Francisco\, where he leads communication strategy and supports fundraising efforts. Prior to joining BASF\, David worked with mission-driven organizations in investment and philanthropy\, conservation\, and education. David graduated from UCSC in 2008 with a BA in History.\nYOU BELONG HERE\nPrograms and services 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. To learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/campus-to-career-job-talk-with-communications-manager-david-coy/
LOCATION:https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/2614256373?pwd=WVdISUN0Q3ZHTXhSak5VVWN5OVc3dz09
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:A Sacred Place: Film Screening and Conversation with Dr. Dolly Kikon
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for American premiere of A Sacred Place (2026)\, by Professor Dolly Kikon (Anthropology). The film tells the story of stones\, spirits\, and salt springs in Makhel. The film focuses on intergenerational storytellers and their relationship with the land. It integrates visual ethnography\, oral tradition\, and geological features of Makhel to center Indigenous pedagogy\, community history\, and ecology. After the screening\, Professor Clementine Bordeaux (HAVC) will provide comments and facilitate a conversation with Kikon and audience member participants. \nMakhel in Mao Naga language means a sacred place. Can sacredness exist amid ecocide in our times? Seeking an answer\, the film follows life as it unfolds in the mountains of Makhel\, a Naga village in northern Manipur. These mountains are composed of sandstones\, shales\, and siltstones. The sandstone monoliths across the landscape are symbols of ancient alliance and kinship between spirits and humans. The story of the land is also stored in the salt springs\, ancient seawater retained in shale soil\, a geological feature of these mountains. Geographically part of the Eastern Himalayas\, the salt springs of Makhel were formed through sedimentation under an ancient equatorial ocean around 50 million years ago. Naga ancestors regarded these geological features as abodes for spirit custodians and cared for them. A Sacred Place is the story of land narrated by Naga storytellers\, as humans prioritize relentless development forgetting their relationship with human and other beings. \nLearn more about A Sacred Place.  \n \nThis screening is a hybrid event. Remote participants will receive a link to the film before the event to watch on their own. They may join the conversation via Zoom. \nPlease RSVP to register for this event. Register here. Any questions can be directed to seacoast@ucsc.edu \nThis event is graciously co-sponsored by UCSC’s Center for Southeast Asian Coastal Interactions\, Center for South Asian Studies\, Indigenous Faculty Network\, and The Humanities Institute. 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/a-sacred-place/
LOCATION:Communications Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:CSE Colloquium - Robust Machine Learning for Biomedical Data: Efficiency\, Reliability\, and Generalizability
DESCRIPTION:Presenter\nChenyu You\, Stony Brook University \nAbstract\nIn the rapidly growing area of machine learning\, there is profound promise in crafting intelligent\, data-driven methods for diverse real-world applications. Yet\, in safety-critical domains like healthcare\, some fundamental challenges remain: (1) The insufficiency of raw biomedical data emphasizes the need for data-efficient and robust learning approaches. (2) The imperative of safety and stability necessitates a cohesive framework that unifies learning with theoretical guarantees. (3) The inherent heterogeneity and distribution shifts in real-world clinical data call for robust and generalizable learning methods. To address these challenges\, there are several major directions I have explored: (i) (Robust) Machine Learning for Imperfect Medical Data: The development of machine learning models\, particularly in the context of label scarcity\, increasingly necessitates the collection of substantial annotated medical data. Moreover\, medical data often display a long-tailed class distribution\, which consequently results in notable imbalance issues. To this end\, there are several growing interests in training machine learning models jointly across imbalanced class distributions and limited annotations. I have developed novel\, efficient\, statistically consistent algorithms to improve empirical performance for biomedical image analysis. (ii) Learning with Theoretical Guarantees: As machine learning methods have become ubiquitous in clinical decision-making\, their reliability and interpretability have become important. This is particularly crucial in the field of biomedical image analysis\, where decision outcomes can have profound implications. I have developed novel machine learning algorithms that enable provably accurate anatomical modeling with theoretical guarantees. (iii) Generalize across Diverse Biomedical Data: The development of medical foundation models often requires massive and diverse biomedical data. To this end\, I have developed various foundation models for biomedical imaging data and explored novel applications of these models. I have also developed novel medical AI Agents that lead to the scalable and accurate predictive modeling\, particularly for distribution shift problems. \nSpeaker Bio\nChenyu You is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics & Statistics and Department of Computer Science at Stony Brook University. He is also the core faculty member of the CVLab\, AI institute\, and affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Computational Science. His research focuses on both fundamental and applied problems in computer vision and machine learning\, often with a focus on generalization\, and making machine learning more reliable. Our applied research includes applications to healthcare\, biomedical imaging\, and cognitive neuroscience. He received his Ph.D. in 2024 from Yale University under the advisement of James S. Duncan\, his M.S. in 2019 from Stanford University under the advisement of Daniel Rubin\, and his B.S. in 2017 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute under the advisement of Ge Wang\, all in electrical engineering. He has also spent wonderful time at Facebook AI Research (FAIR)\, as well as Google Research. He serves on the Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention Society (MICCAI)\, and the SUNY AI Symposium Planning Committee\, and as associate editors for IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging\, Medical Image Analysis\, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems\, Pattern Recognition\, and Transactions on Machine Learning Research. He has received AAAI’26 New Faculty Highlights\, CPAL’26 Rising Stars Award\, Tinker Research Grant Award\, Lambda Research Grant Award\, ICML’25 Oral Presentation Award\, EMBC’25 Top Paper Award\, MICCAI’25 NIH Registration Grant Award\, IEEE TMI’25 Distinguished Associate Editor Certificate of Excellence Award\, and Yale George P. O’Leary Graduate Fellowship\, and has been ranked as the World’s Top 2% most-cited scientists by Stanford University since 2024\, is a member of the Sigma Xi scientific research society\, and received the Excellence in Teaching Award for Spring and Fall 2025. For more information\, please check his website: https://chenyuyou.me/. \nHosted by: Professor Yuyin Zhou \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-robust-machine-learning-for-biomedical-data-efficiency-reliability-and-generalizability/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:Policing Belonging: The Politics of Immigration Enforcement
DESCRIPTION:The Legal Studies Program presents: Policing Belonging: The Politics of Immigration Enforcement. This year\, we will be hosting Professor Amada Armenta\, UCLA Director of Latino Policy and Politics Institute. In this talk\, Amada Armenta traces the policy and practice of immigration enforcement in the United States. Drawing on years of qualitative research with police officers\, bureaucrats\, and undocumented immigrants\, she examines how the politics of enforcement are enacted in everyday life—through discretionary decisions\, local collaborations\, and moral reasoning. Armenta shows how immigration enforcement generates moral tensions for those who carry it out and existential dilemmas for those forced to live within its reach\, revealing a system that exposes the uneven burdens of power and belonging. \n  \n2026 Distinguished Lecture (1) \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/policing-belonging-the-politics-of-immigration-enforcement/
LOCATION:Hay Barn\, 94 Ranch View Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Undergraduate
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SUMMARY:Women of Color Environmentalists panel 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join the UCSC People of Color Sustainability Collective for a panel that celebrates the efforts\, voices\, and visions of women of color environmentalists. These panelists have worked in various fields\, from irrigation systems\, marine research\, agroecology\, and more! \n\n\nCome learn about opportunities you can take part in as an undergrad\, graduate opportunities and programs\, and community-building. \n\n\n\n\nFor questions/accommodations\, email: pocsc@ucsc.edu \n\n\n\n\nRSVP in advance. \n\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/women-of-color-environmentalists-panel-2026/
LOCATION:Cultural Center – Merrill College\, 641 Merrill Rd\, Santa Cruz\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences
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SUMMARY:Pawl\, E. (STAT) - Flexible and Scalable Mixtures of Experts for Oceanographic Flow Cytometry Data
DESCRIPTION:Flow cytometry is a valuable technique in microbial research used to measure the optical properties of single-celled organisms at high throughput. Oceanographers often deploy flow cytometers on research cruises in order to study the characteristics of phytosynthetic microbes—called phytoplankton—in regions and times with diverse environmental conditions. Because cytometers cannot distinguish between subpopulations\, researchers typically cluster observations into subpopulations and subsequently analyze cluster characteristics. This two-stage workflow is often manual\, difficult to reproduce\, and fails to account for uncertainty in cluster assignments when relating subpopulation behavior to environmental conditions. To address these shortcomings\, statistical mixture models are gradually being introduced as alternatives to manual flow cytometry data analysis. However\, existing models either cannot use covariates or make restrictive assumptions about the relationships between cluster characteristics and covariates. Additionally\, they are designed to analyze individual cruises and consequently characterize local\, rather than global\, patterns in phytoplankton behavior. We propose to develop computationally efficient mixtures of experts which account for the complex dependency structures in oceanographic flow cytometry data. In this framework\, cells are probabilistically assigned to latent subpopulations\, while cluster-specific regressions relate each subpopulation’s optical properties and relative abundance to environmental conditions. Our first project develops a mixture of random weight neural network experts which can estimate arbitrary nonlinear regressions at low computational cost\, without a priori specification of functional forms. In the second project\, we develop a variational Bayesian mixture of experts which automatically selects variables without requiring cross-validation for hyperparameter selection. The final project incorporates spatial and temporal dependence\, allowing joint inference on data collected from multiple research cruises conducted at different locations and times. \nEvent Host: Ethan Pawl\, Ph.D. Student\, Statistical Science \nAdvisors: Sangwon Hyun & Paul Parker \nZoom- https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96353239941?pwd=a4PJ94EMSD6D0SJ75S3WYzrPbYsBtn.1 \nPasscode- 244463
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/pawl-e-stat-flexible-and-scalable-mixtures-of-experts-for-oceanographic-flow-cytometry-data/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Artist Roundtable for EASP M.F.A. Exhibition—"Picking up Shells Amid a Tsunami"
DESCRIPTION:The culminating exhibition of the Environmental Art and Social Practice (EASP) M.F.A. program at UC Santa Cruz presents new projects—Picking up Shells Amid a Tsunami 쓰나미가 밀려오는데\, 조개나 줍고 있네—developed through concentrated inquiry over a two-year period and offers a window into the artists’ unique long-term research projects that expand beyond the gallery space.\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\n– Ongoing Exhibition: Thurs..\, April 2–Sat.\, May 2\, 2026\n– Opening Celebration: Thurs.\, April 2\, 5:00–7:00 p.m.\n– Artist Roundtable: Thurs.\, April 23\, 5:00–6:00 p.m.\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to the public\n– Gallery hours are Tues.–Sun.noon–5:00 p.m (closed Mondays)\n—\nPARKING\n– Lot 124 & 125 are the closest parking lots to the event.\n– Parking is by permit or ParkMobile.\n– Refer to TAPS for more parking information.\n—\nABOUT THE EXHIBITION\n– More exhibition information here.\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/roundtable-easp-mfa-2026/
LOCATION:Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery\, Baskin Service Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Lectures & Presentations,Social Gathering
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SUMMARY:Careers in Climate Tech & Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Ready to explore career pathways that matter? \nAttend our very special Careers in Climate Tech & Sustainability Panel—celebrating Baskin Engineering Climate Week—for an inside look at careers that will help build a sustainable future. Panelists representing different roles and organizations will share their career journeys and offer practical insights into working in climate tech. There will also be a catered networking reception that follows—don’t miss it! \nGet informed\, inspired\, and discover your path to a career in sustainability! \nThis event is part of Baskin Engineering’s Climate Tech Day featuring a community fair where students\, faculty\, climate and sustainability tech companies\, and community organizations will showcase their works through demonstrations\, poster presentations\, tabling\, and more.  \nWhere: E2-180\nWhen: Thursday\, April 23\, 5:00-6:15 p.m. \nRegister via Handshake. \nIf you have disability-related needs\, please contact the Career Success office at csuccess@ucsc.edu or (831) 459-4420 as soon as possible. \nYOU BELONG HERE\nPrograms and services 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. To learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/careers-in-climate-tech-sustainability/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk with Federico Cuatlacuatl
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us for a film screeening and discussion with artist Federico Cuatlacuatl. This will be the west coast premiere of  QUEMAR LAS PATAS DEL IMPERIO (to burn the feet of the empire)\, Cuatlacuatl’s newest work. \nFederico Cuatlacuatl (b. San Francisco Coapan\, Cholula\, Puebla -México) is Horace W. Goldsmith Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor in the Humanities in the Department of Art at the University of Virginia and currently a research Fellow at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Cuatlacuatl’s aesthetic oeuvre addresses Nahua Indigenous immigration\, social art practice\, and cultural sustainability. Building on his own experience as formerly undocumented immigrant and DACA holder\, his creative practice collides Indigeneity\, immigration\, and temporalities. At the core of his most recent research and artistic production is the intersection of transborder Indigeneity\, Nahua diasporic resilience\, and Nahua futurisms. His work has been featured in international film festivals and exhibitions globally including: the Max Ernst Museum\, the Kode Museum of Art in Norway\, the KINDL Centre for Contemporary Art in Berlin\, the BFI London Film Festival\,  the Larnaca Biennale in Cyprus\, the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City\, the Museum of Art Såo Paulo in Brazil\, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art\, the Sculpture Center in Ohio\, the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans\, and the Tucson Museum of Art. Cuatlacuatl is a co-founder of the UNDOC+Collective and the founder of the Rasquache Artist Residency in Puebla\, México.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/artist-talk-with-federico-cuatlacuatl/
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences\, 100 Panetta Ave\, Santa Cruz\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Lectures & Presentations,Screening
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SUMMARY:Artist Tour with Libia Posada
DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to invite you to join Libia Posada\, a multidisciplinary artist as well as a physician\, for this artist-led tour of Everything is Going Right\, the premiere solo exhibition of her work in the United States. With artworks influenced by her medical training\, Posada will discuss how she engages the body as a site for the staging of human experience\, both individual and collective\, and a territory closely connected to the geopolitical. \nLibia Posada’s work has been shown broadly internationally\, including at the Museum of Modern Art of Medellín; Musée Les Abattoirs\, Toulouse\, France; National Museum of Colombia; and the Havana Biennial.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/artist-tour-with-libia-posada/
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences\, 100 Panetta Ave\, Santa Cruz\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T130000
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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-2/2026-04-26/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260428T180000
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SUMMARY:Landesman Lecture
DESCRIPTION: Ancestral Matter\, Shared Humanity\, Beyond Borders and Labels\nThis evening blends science\, poetry\, and storytelling to explore our deepest origins and shared humanity. Tracing the cosmic formation of the elements that make our bodies\, we reflect on an ancestry older than nations\, borders\, and labels. Through verse and story\, we connect stellar history with lived experience\, inviting us to see how our many identities arise from the same ancestral matter. Together\, we explore how storytelling can soften divisions\, cross boundaries\, and remind us that we are forged from one common origin. \nRegister to attend in-person or virtual\nDoors open at 5:30 p.m. for guests attending in person\nLecture: 6 p.m.\nFollowed by a reception for in-person guests\nFree and open to the public\nParking is $6 \nPresented by the UC Santa Cruz Emeriti Association \n  \n  \n \nEnrico Ramirez-Ruiz studies some of the most powerful explosions since the birth of the universe by looking not at the heavens but at computer models. Eager to understand our origins\, he uses simulations to explore the cataclysmic death of stars that give rise to many of the elements of the periodic table. His work tests ideas at the edge of human experience\, challenging how we imagine the universe and our place within it. \n \nJasmine Schlafke\, better known by her stage name Queen Jasmeen\, is a poet\, slam coach\, diversity trainer\, and a doula from Santa Cruz\, CA. Her first book\, Crowned\, published in 2019 by Bay Company Books\, is a widely respected expression of the complexity of compounded identities\, reflecting on mental health\, race\, teen parenting\, womanhood\, ministry\, and so much more. Currently\, she works as a privately contracted poetry and performance coach and is a proud single mother of two grown children. \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/landesman-lecture/
LOCATION:Music Center Recital Hall\, 400 McHenry Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260429T110000
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SUMMARY:CSE Colloquium - Towards Safe and Resilient Large-scale Distributed Programming
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Philipp Haller\, KTH Royal Institute of Technology \nAbstract: \nDistributed programming is notoriously difficult. Not only are distributed systems concurrent\, they pose additional challenges including data consistency and fault tolerance. At the same time\, the share of software systems that are necessarily distributed systems is growing rapidly. As a result\, too many software developers are asked to become distributed systems experts. Thus\, tools and techniques for ensuring the correctness of distributed systems are urgently needed in order to leave this unsustainable trajectory. This talk presents research results towards the design and implementation of programming systems that support emerging applications and workloads; provide reliability and trust; and embrace simplicity and accessibility. Concretely\, the presented work focuses on two directions. \nThe first direction explores a distributed programming model that provides consistency while enabling high availability for workloads operating on join-semilattices without sacrificing partition tolerance. We propose a new consistency protocol\, called observable atomic consistency protocol (OACP)\, which leverages on-demand coordination to support both coordination-free operations as well as totally-ordered operations on replicated data types. We present a formal\, mechanized model of OACP in rewriting logic and verify key correctness properties using the model checking tool Maude. Furthermore\, we present the evaluation of a prototype implementation of OACP based on Akka\, a widely-used actor-based middleware. The second direction explores a programming system that aims to reconcile the scalability and fault tolerance of stream processing systems with the flexibility of the actor concurrency model. The programming system ensures a failure-transparency property\, effectively masking failures through transparent recovery. Our work is the first to formalize failure transparency using a small-step operational semantics\, and to provide proofs of failure transparency for stateful dataflow streaming and a fault-tolerant actor-based programming model. \nBio: \nPhilipp Haller is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm\, Sweden. His main research interests are in the design and implementation of programming languages\, type systems\, concurrency\, and distributed programming. He was part of the team that received the 2019 ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Software Award for the development of the Scala programming language. Prior to KTH\, he was an early employee at Akka (previously Lightbend\, Inc.)\, a start-up company developing and supporting Scala as well as frameworks for large-scale distributed programming. Prior to Akka\, he was a post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University\, USA\, and at EPFL\, Switzerland. In 2010 he received his PhD in computer science from EPFL\, including a nomination for the 2010 EPFL Doctorate Award. In 2006 he received his Dipl.-Inform. degree from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (previously University of Karlsruhe)\, Germany. \nHosted by: Professor Mohsen Lesani \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-towards-safe-and-resilient-large-scale-distributed-programming/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff discuss their new book\, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed (April\, 2026). \nA Financial Times Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of the Year • A Kirkus Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of Spring 2026• A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year\n\nA pyrotechnic examination of Elon Musk as a symptom and avatar of our postliberal age \nEveryone’s got an Elon take. He’s a messiah. A menace; a genius; a clown. The verdicts differ\, but they share one theme: they treat him as an individual. Muskism argues otherwise. Elon Musk isn’t a glitch in the system—he is the system. His worldview promises sovereignty through technology: plug in\, power up\, and become self-reliant. But the more you connect\, the more he owns you.\nIf Fordism defined the capitalism of the twentieth century\, Muskism may define the twenty-first. Fordism helped build the welfare state. Musk undoes it. He thrives on dependence while preaching freedom. His cars run on subsidies; his satellites run the battlefield; his social networks train the AI that trains us. Muskism sells itself as the future but entrenches age-old hierarchies. It offers autonomy for some and exclusion for others. It’s pro-natalist but anti-immigrant\, futurist but reactionary. It speaks of humanity but warns against empathy. Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff cut through the hype and the hate to reveal what Musk really represents: a new political economy\, where to be “free” means to serve a Technoking. Muskism isn’t about the man. It’s about the machine that made him—and the world he’s making next. \nQuinn Slobodian is professor of international history at Boston University\, and the author or editor of seven books translated into ten languages including\, Hayek’s Bastards: Race\, Gold\, IQ and the Capitalism of the Far Right\, Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World without Democracy\, and Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism. \nBen Tarnoff is a writer and technologist based in Massachusetts and is the author of Internet for the People and the co-author of Voices from the Valley: Tech Workers Talk About What They Do—And How They Do It. He is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books\, and has also written for the New York Times\, The New Yorker\, and the New Republic\, among other publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/muskism-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/
LOCATION:Merrill Cultural Center\, 200 McLaughlin Dr\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T050000
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SUMMARY:TLC Convocation 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Opposite of Cheating: Rethinking Instruction in the Age of AI\nDavid Rettinger\, Applied Professor and Undergraduate Program Director at the University of Tulsa\nHigher education stands at a crossroads. Generative AI is a powerful and flawed tool that may render traditional assessments obsolete and call fundamental pedagogical assumptions into question across all disciplines. Yet this moment of disruption also presents an opportunity to refocus on what truly matters: student learning and growth. In this session\, David Rettinger will outline a positive\, evidence-based approach to academic integrity in the age of AI\, encouraging all of us to move beyond policing to authentic learning. Together\, we will take an evidence-based approach toward change\, by rethinking assessments to focus on durable human skills\, by learning to communicate the value of higher education to our students\, and by evaluating strategies for integrating AI thoughtfully into our courses. Attendees will leave with both conceptual frameworks for decision-making and concrete tools for AI integration\, communicating about integrity\, and reducing misconduct through improved teaching and learning. \nRegister to attend in person or watch remotely
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/tlc-convocation-2026/
LOCATION:Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room\, 615 College Nine Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Planetary Health and Innovation Panel
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an interactive conversation featuring visionary entrepreneurs\, investors\, and ecosystem experts at the forefront of global sustainability. This panel explores the intersection of environmental stewardship and cutting-edge solutions to drive meaningful impact. Following the discussion\, please stay for a networking reception to connect with fellow attendees and industry leaders. It is a premier opportunity to exchange ideas and forge new partnerships within the planetary health space.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/planetary-health-and-innovation-panel/
LOCATION:Seymour Marine Discovery Center\, 100 McAllister Way\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T173000
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SUMMARY:Slugs at Sundown: CEO of Your Own Career
DESCRIPTION:Tired of the dreaded question\, “So\, what do you do?” Join us for a high-impact session designed to help you ditch the “humble brag” and start speaking like the CEO of your career. Our alumna career coach will guide you through a “Marketing Mindset” workshop\, using timed journaling and a proven three-part formula to help you craft a powerful statement of your professional impact. You won’t just leave with a draft—you’ll have the chance to test-drive your new narrative immediately during our networking portion. Whether you’re leveling up or pivoting\, come gain the confidence to own your value in a supportive\, low-pressure environment. \nThursday\, April 30 \n5:30 – 5:45 p.m. | Check-in\n5:45 – 6:45 p.m. | Welcome\, Presentation\, Q&A\n6:45 – 7:30 p.m. | Networking \nThis workshop will be presented by Megan Rees (Porter ’99). Megan is a therapist\, coach\, and workplace consultant with nearly 20 years of experience helping people communicate more clearly and work better together. After studying theater at UC Santa Cruz\, she earned a master’s degree in drama therapy at NYU\, combining psychology\, storytelling\, and performance to help people better understand themselves and each other. Megan works with individuals\, leaders\, and teams to clarify their narrative\, strengthen their professional presence\, and build the trust and communication that sup11port collaboration and innovation. \nPlease register to confirm your attendance.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/slugs-at-sundown-ceo-of-your-own-career/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Workshop
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