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  • Mary Roach – Replaceable You

    London Nelson Community Center 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Roach for a discussion about Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy. In this irrepressible new work, Mary Roach explores the remarkable advances […]

  • Science & Justice Training Program Informational Meeting

    Virtual Event

    On Friday, October 24th from 2-3:00pm, on Zoom, join the Science & Justice Research Center for an Informational Meeting on our internationally recognized interdisciplinary Graduate Training and Certificate Program.

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    Campus Debt is a Labor Issue

    Rachel Carson College 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join the Center for Labor and Community on Friday, October 24, from 2-4pm at the Rachel Carson Red Room for a conversation on campus debt, austerity, and labor organizing in […]

    free
  • Elevate Your Interviews: Strategies for Success

    Elevate Your Interviews: Strategies for Success

    Job interviews can be challenging, even for seasoned professionals. Preparation and practice are key. This one-day workshop for the PMI Silicon Valley Chapter, led by communications coach Karen Schiff, will […]

    $50

  • AM Seminar: Why do we care about inertial waves on the Sun?

    Presenter: Ms. Catherine Blume, University of Colorado-Boulder Description: Recent observations of Rossby waves and other inertial oscillations in the Sun’s convection zone have kindled the hope that such waves might […]

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    Julian Brave NoiseCat – We Survived the Night

    London Nelson Community Center 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Julian Brave NoiseCat who will share his stunning debut We Survived the Night. Drawing from five years of on-the-ground reporting, We Survived the Night paints a profound […]

  • CSE Colloquium: A Journey from Programming Systems Research to AI Agents

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Speaker: Koushik Sen, UC Berkeley and Google DeepMind Abstract: Coding has emerged as an important application area for large language models (LLMs), with a proliferation of code-specific models and their […]

    Free
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    Genomics Rooftop Mixer

    Anton Pacific Apartments rooftop 800 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Breakthroughs that transform entire industries often begin quietly in academic labs, years before they make headlines. On October 28, the Genomics Rooftop Mixer will bring together leaders in genomics and biotechnology who are shaping the future of health, science, and technology. Hosted by Santa Cruz Works in collaboration with the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, this event offers a rare chance to witness the cutting-edge of discovery in one of the fastest-moving fields in the world.

    Free – $25

  • Mark Primack: The Truth in Drawing

    Media Theater Experimental Theater, Santa Cruz, CA

    Lecture by Mark Primack where he will present “Truth in Drawing”

    FREE and open to the public
  • Fall Emeriti Lecture with Diane Gifford-Gonzalez

    Emeriti Faculty Lecture, Fall 2025

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    Distinguished Research Professor Diane Gifford-Gonzalez reflects on fifty-five years of zooarchaeology work, studying animal remains from archaeological sites to explore how past people and their kin interacted.

  • In-person Info Session – Japan Research Fellowships (JSPS)

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Are you interested in funding for research, collaboration, and travel opportunities in Japan? Representatives from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) will be on campus for an in-person info session: When:  Wednesday, October 29, 2025  |  1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Where: […]

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    Academic Senate Forum: Systemwide UCAD Work Group Interim Report

    Virtual Event

    Zoom Forum
    We invite all faculty to provide comments and questions regarding the Academic Senate Task Force on UC Adaptation to Disruptions (UCAD) Charge, and UCAD Interim Report (July, 2025).
    UCAD’s purpose was to develop response strategies that aim to uphold the teaching and education, research and discovery, and public service mission areas of the University of California in the context of disruptive federal executive orders, uncertain federal and state partnerships, and evolving shifts in the higher education landscape. The report makes interim recommendations related to four key categories:
    Research Funding Assistance
    Academic Personnel Evaluations During Disruptions
    Program Resizing and Restructuring
    Need for Flexibility in Course Offerings and Modalities

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    Creative Interventions (CI) Series

    Creative Interventions (CI) Series

    Creative Interventions (CI) is a community colloquium in contemporary creativity and creative practices that addresses the interconnected work of artists, designers, activists, and knowledge workers—and the intrinsic and transformative capacity of […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates