In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, organizations need professionals who can combine empathy, usability, and aesthetics to create interfaces that engage and delight users. Join Nicole Sharratt, instructor and chair of the […]
Join Philip Ziman, former HR executive and chair of the Human Resource Management program at UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, in exploring how the world of work is transforming and what does […]
Please note that this event has been moved to Thursday, March 26. Advance your career in the global clinical research industry. As the demand for safe, effective therapies grows, so […]
An info session about the growing field of embedded systems. Join Juergen Kienhoefer, an instructor in the Embedded Systems program at UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, in exploring how Edge AI brings […]
Alexii Sigona from UC Davis In Person Location: ISB 221 Zoom Link This presentation examines how California Tribal nations enact their place-based responsibilities as stewards of their ancestral lands and waters. Using ethnographic research with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band (AMTB) of central coastal California, I trace the processes of Tribal eco-cultural revitalization enacted through […]
Presenter: Lisa Fauci, Professor, Tulane University Description: The motion of waving or rotating filaments in a fluid environment is a common element in many biological and engineered systems. Examples at the microscale include chains of diatoms moving in the ocean, flagella of individual cells comprising multicellular colonies, as well as engineered nanorobots designed to deliver […]
Join the Cantu Queer Center and the Diversity Center for an intergenerational Trans Day of Visibility gathering rooted in euphoria, joy, and sacred witnessing. Trans, nonbinary, Two-Spirit, and gender-expansive people of all ages are invited to share their stories, create art, and witness each other’s full humanity in a moment of dangerous hypervisibility and harm […]
Please join us for the first talk in the FINS: Fisheries Insights Narratives and Stories seminar series featuring Fulbright Fellow Dr. Randi Solhjell. Her talk, “Managing a Fishy Business: Norway’s foreign aid and its impact on global fisheries governance” will discuss how Norwegian actors shape global fisheries policy through diplomacy, regulatory innovation and engagement in international institutions such as the UN FAO. She will also discuss how she studies fisheries from a social/political science lens. Preceding the talk please join us for a networking coffee hour (snacks provided) and a student-only lunch after the talk.
Presenter: Christopher Fletcher, UC Berkeley Abstract: It is difficult to escape the hype of agentic coding. Is the hype real? Are we still living in ~Summer 2025 — when AI coding would accomplish little more than upset its human supervisor? Or has a level shift in technology finally arrived? In this talk I will argue the latter. I will […]
Maggie Cao lecture
Transform your workplace with practical AI skills. Explore how to lead with AI—whether you want to build it or apply it. In this information session, discover two dynamic pathways: AI […]
Presenter: Dr. Suchetana (Tuli) Mukhopadhyay, Professor, Indiana University Description: N/A Bio: Suchetana “Tuli” Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Biology at Indiana University, Bloomington. She received her B.A. in chemistry from DePauw University and her Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Following her doctoral studies, Mukhopadhyay conducted postdoctoral […]
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. — FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS […]
Explore the expanding career opportunities in semiconductors The modern economy is powered by silicon and the demand for skilled professionals in semiconductor design and engineering continues to grow. In this […]
Presenter: Vaso Rahimzadeh, Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine Description: As humans venture farther into outer space, new scientific discovery awaits including in genomics; but so do new ethical dilemmas. Who bears the risks (and rewards) of space exploration and how should humanity ethically expand beyond our planet? This session will have students think critically […]
First 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 […]
On April 6, 2026, the Graduate Training in Southeast Asia (GETSEA) consortium and UCSC’s Center for Southeast Asian Coastal Interactions will host two short films highlighting the challenges to art and expression in Malaysia’s complex political, legal, and societal landscape. Sotong follows four fierce local drag queens who were part of the 2022 Halloween party raided […]
Presenter: Yuyin Zhou, Assistant Professor, UCSC Description: Medical AI is undergoing a profound transformation, evolving from simple pattern recognition to systems capable of complex clinical reasoning. This talk will chart this evolution across three dimensions: data, models, and evaluation. I will first highlight the shift from limited, unimodal datasets to massive multimodal resources. In particular, […]
Presenter: Oscar Hernan Madrid Padilla, Assistant Professor, University of California, Los Angeles Description: In the first part of the talk, I will introduce TRansfer leArning via guideD horseshoE prioR (TRADER), a novel approach enabling multi-source transfer through pre-trained models in high-dimensional linear regression. TRADER shrinks target parameters towards a weighted average of source estimates, accommodating […]
The BME Department and Genomics Institute are once again hosting our annual Next Wave of Faculty in Genomics Symposium, which will be held on April 7th from 11:40–1:15 in E2 180. Please join us to hear cutting-edge genomics talks from outstanding postdocs from around the country! A burrito reception catered by Alebrije’s will follow immediately after the talks. Registration is free, but […]