Chat with the Chair: Conversations on AI
Curious about the newest developments in artificial intelligence? Join us for Chat with the AI Chair, a monthly drop-in conversation designed for professionals who want to stay ahead of emerging […]
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Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States
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What is Mythos? Conversations on AI
Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United StatesWhat do we know about Mythos? Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, a next-generation, general-purpose AI model with 10 trillion parameters, is the most powerful AI developed to date. It is highly capable of […]
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2026 Robert L. Sinsheimer Distinguished Lecture in Biology: Global Vaccines and Immunizations in a Time of Climate Change, Mega Cities, and Anti-science
Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CAJoin us for an evening with Dr. Peter Hotez, a world-renowned vaccine scientist, pediatrician, and Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. A graduate […]
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Flow and Friction: Media Practices Across Global Asias
Cowell Conference Room 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road, Santa Cruz, CAThough flow and friction have their enmeshed problematic of combined colonial and imperial mechanisms, we also believe that they can be useful concepts to think through the transnational and deimperial […]
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UCSC Graduate Research Symposium
McHenry Library 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CAFriday, May 15, 1:00-4:00 PM (PDT) McHenry Library | Information Commons South on the Main Floor We are delighted to invite you to the 22nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium! This event celebrates and highlights the work of UCSC graduate students in all academic divisions. Any enrolled graduate student is welcome to present either a poster, […]
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2026 Graduate Research Symposium
FeaturedMcHenry Library 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CAUCSC 22nd Annual Graduate Research Symposium Friday, May 15, 1:00-4:00 PM (PDT) McHenry Library | Information Commons South on the Main Floor This event celebrates and highlights the work of UCSC […]
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OLLI at UCSC Sunday Speaker Meeting
Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CAJoin OLLI for a social hour and a presentation with Michael Hutchinson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus,
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Statistics Seminar: Unifying Regression-Based and Design-Based Causal Inference in Time-Series Experiments and Crossover Experiments
Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAPresenter: Peng Ding, Associate Professor, UC Berkeley Description: 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, […]
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Privacy’s Defender: Fight Against Digital Surveillance with Cindy Cohn
Humanities 1 Building 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesPrivacy’s Defender Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Executive Director Cindy Cohn’s Journey Inside the Privacy Battles That Shaped Today’s Internet Cindy 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 […]
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Maram, S. (CM) – Scripture To Console: The Nexus between Religion and Digital Play
Virtual EventReligion 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 […]
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Annual BE Student Project Showcase
The annual BE Student Project Showcase celebrates the innovative work and accomplishments of undergraduate engineers in capstone courses and research pathways.
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Something held by poetry
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesIn 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. RSVP is required. Ronaldo V. Wilson is a poet, interdisciplinary artist, […]
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All This Safety is Killing Us w/ Aminah Elster, Jennifer James, and Carlos Martinez
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesJoin 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 […]
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Santa Cruz Pickwick Club presents: Bleak House
Spontaneous human combustion! Evil lawyers! Detectives! Family intrigue! Join the Pickwick Club for a series of discussions about ‘Bleak House.’
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FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Lisa Uttal
Ocean Health Building McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CAPlease join us for the final talk in the FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Lisa Uttal giving her talk, “Science Unlocked: Translating Research into Public Stewardship”.
Preceding the talk please join us for a networking coffee hour (snacks provided) and a student-only lunch after the talk.
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CSE Colloquium – Learning to Image: Computational Microscopy for Dynamic Systems
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAPresenter: Laura Waller, UC Berkeley Abstract: Computational 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. In this […]
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“So, There We Were…” – Celebrating the Untold Stories Behind the Discoveries
Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesTo 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 […]
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Science in the Neighborhood: The earthquake problem
Coastal Biology Building 130 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CAEarthquake 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.
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First Saturday Tour at the Arboretum
Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CAFirst Saturday Tours are a wonderful way to introduce yourself to the Arboretum or to deepen your knowledge of the Arboretum’s plant collections. Each tour is a little different depending on the time of year, the interests of the tour guide, and the people who join in. For example, you might learn about the birds […]
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SocDoc MFA Thesis Screening
Landmark’s Del Mar TheatreThe Social Documentation MFA Thesis Screening is a yearly event held by the Film and Digital Media Department. This event is part of the Social Documentation MFA program, and involves second-year students presenting a 20-minute documentary film they have produced while in the program. Films are screened sequentially at the Del Mar Theater, with a […]
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