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SUMMARY:Haunting Interruptions: Race\, Infrastructural Violence\, and Spatial Memory in Ferguson\, Missouri
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, November 13th from 12:00-1:15pm\, join the Sociology Department together with the Center for Critical Urban & Environmental Studies (CUES)\, The Black Geographies Lab\, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies\, and History in the Rachel Carson College Red Room\, to welcome speaker Rashad Timmons (UC PPFP) for a discussion on Race\, Infrastructural Violence\, and Spatial Memory in Ferguson\, Missouri moderated by Camilla Hawthorne (UC Santa Cruz). \nThis presentation engages the racial politics of infrastructural violence and spatial memory in Ferguson\, Missouri—the historically-white suburb of St. Louis and site of the tragic police killing of Black\, 18-year-old Michael Brown\, Jr. in August 2014. It critically examines the use of blockades\, space-based protests\, and other forms of infrastructural disruption by Black subjects in Ferguson before and after Michael Brown Jr.’s execution\, paying specific attention to the mnemonic work these practices perform. It argues that Black subjects in Ferguson deploy these tactics of spatial intervention not only to claim space in Ferguson’s suburban landscape but to haunt its collective memory. These disruptive practices—what I call “haunting interruptions”—disturb or interfere with the normative function of infrastructures such as roads and highways to reveal\, indict\, and account for the historical racist logics underlying (sub)urban life. The presentation grounds haunting interruptions in an examination of historical and contemporary protests in the notorious apartment complex where Michael Brown Jr. perished and finds that Black subjects use protest and blockage as spatial tactics not simply to force state\, institutional\, or corporate entities to act but to surface the memory of persistent racial suffering that exceeds reparation and is acutely sedimented in the suburban geography. \nRashad Arman Timmons (he/him) is a community builder\, musician\, writer\, scholar\, and educator from Detroit\, Michigan\, the ancestral and present homelands of the Anishinaabeg. The proud son of factory workers\, he teaches and writes broadly about race\, urban infrastructure\, mobility\, and power in the midwestern United States\, es Black people’s longstanding use of the built environment to imagine a freer and more just world. Rashad earned his Ph.D. in African American and African Diaspora Studies from the University of California\, Berkeley\, where he researched the violent and racist history of infrastructural development (e.g.\, railways\, roads\, telecommunications) and policing in Ferguson\, Missouri. Rashad is currently a University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara\, where he is writing a book about the plunder and persistence of Black geographies in Ferguson. \nAlongside his scholarly work\, Rashad serves and organizes with the Michael Brown Sr. Chosen for Change Organization to uplift the life and legacy of Michael “Mike Mike” Brown Jr. In this role\, Rashad leads public history and community engagement projects dedicated to uncovering and preserving Black history in Ferguson and St. Louis. He also writes grants to support the Brown family’s healing and racial justice efforts throughout the St.  Louis metropolitan area. As lead grant writer\, Rashad has secured more than a half a million dollars of direct funding to the family’s non-profit organization. \nRashad currently lives in Oakland\, California—the unceded lands of the Lisjan Ohlone—where he delivers political education to Bay Area youth and supports organizations working to end police terrorism in the U.S. and abroad. \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Center for Critical Urban & Environmental Studies (CUES) together with The Black Geographies Lab\, the Sociology Department\, Critical Race and Ethic Studies\, and History.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/haunting-interruptions-race-infrastructural-violence-and-spatial-memory-in-ferguson-missouri/
LOCATION:Rachel Carson College\, 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Campus to Career: Job Talk with Kim Angulo\, Assistant Public Defender
DESCRIPTION:Interested in an impact-driven career in law\, public policy\, or politics? Come hear from UCSC Humanities alum Kim Angulo\, an Assistant Public Defender with experience in both law and public policy work. You’ll gain insights into how to enter these fields\, considerations for knowing whether they’re a good fit for you\, and ideas for how to put your humanistic training to work for public service. \nThis is a hybrid event and will be hosted both in-person in Humanities 1\, Room 210 and on Zoom. All attendees will enter a raffle for a Humanities tumbler\, and pizza will be provided for those joining in person! \nRegister on Handshake here \nLearn more about Kim: \nKim Angulo (she/her) graduated from UCSC in 2013 with her BA in Feminist Studies. She worked in the California State Capitol on public policy and politics for three years\, focusing on courts\, criminal justice\, and human services. Kim attended UC Davis Law School from 2016 to 2019\, gaining experience in Public Defense\, Workers’ Rights\, and Civil Rights. Kim has been an Assistant Public Defender representing people who cannot afford to hire an attorney for six years. She has represented hundreds of clients facing criminal charges and conducted misdemeanor and felony jury trials. She currently works in Mental Health Diversion.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/campus-to-career-job-talk-with-kim-angulo-assistant-public-defender/
LOCATION:Humanities 1 Building\, 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
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SUMMARY:Visiting Theater Artists 2-Day Residency with Torange Yeghiazarian and Evren Odcikin from MENA
DESCRIPTION:Visiting theater artists from MENA Theater Makers Alliance—Torange Yeghiazarian and Evren Odcikin—and the Department of Performance\, Play & Design’s IRIS LAB invite attendees to participate in the 2-day residency\, including a conversation with the artists and a workshop. MENA’s mission is to amplify the voices of Middle Eastern and North African theater makers and expand how stories from and about these communities are told on U.S. stages. \nWed. Nov. 12\, 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.\nDARC 108 (Digital Arts Research Center at UC Santa Cruz)\n“MENA Theater Makers Modeling Possibility and Resistance”\n– An Intergenerational conversation with Playwright\, Director\, Arts Leader Torange Yeghiazarian and Director\, Playwright\, and Arts Leader Evren Odcikin\n– Moderated by Lisa Marie Rollins\, Assistant Professor of Playwriting & Black Drama\, Department of Performance Play and Design and Artistic Director of The Iris Lab\n– This event will be live streamed for those who would prefer to attend online. \nThur. Nov 13\,  1:30–3:30 p.m.\nDARC 108 (Digital Arts Research Center at UC Santa Cruz)\n“Master Class: Theatrical Play\, Staging Language and Poetry Creative workshop”\n– for theater makers and interdisciplinary performance researchers with Torange Yeghiazarian and Evren Odcikin . \nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to the public\n– Donations to the IRIS LAB are welcomed and appreciated\n– Registration required\n– Wed. Nov 12: live streamed on Howlround Theater Commons; use THIS LINK to stream and join online.\n– Thu. Nov 13: registration is required for the Master Class/Workshop; Register online here \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/torange-yeghiazarian-and-evren-odcikin-visiting-artist-residency/2025-11-13/
LOCATION:Digital Arts Research Center\, 407 McHenry Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Applied Microeconomics and Trade Seminar Series presents: Giovanni Peri
DESCRIPTION:Applied Microeconomics and Trade Seminar\nDate: Thursday\, November 13\, 2025\nTime: 1:40-3:00 p.m.\nLocation: E2-499\n\n \n\nSpeaker: Giovanni Peri\nTitle: C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Professor in International Economics \nAffiliation: UC Davis\nHost: Gueyon Kim\n \nSeminar title: How the1942 Japanese Exclusion Impacted U.S. Agriculture\n \nABSTRACT:  In the early 1940s\, Japanese American farmers and farm workers represented an important part of agriculture-specific human capital in the United States. In 1942 all those living in the “exclusion zone” along the WestCoastwereforcefully relocated to internment camps and most of them never returned to farming. Using county-level panel data from historical agricultural censuses and a triple-difference (DDD) estimation approach we find that\, by 1960\, counties in the exclusion zone experienced 12% lower cumulative growth in farm value for each percentage point loss of their 1940 share of Japanese farm workers\, relative to counties outside the exclusion zone. Farm revenues\, farm productivity\, adoption of high-value crops\, mechanization\, and farm wages were also correspondingly lower. Taken together\, these findings are consistent with Japanese farmers representing hard-to-replace human capital\, rather than replaceable labor\, in US agriculture.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/applied-microeconomics-and-trade-seminar-series-presents-giovanni-peri/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Slugs at Sundown -- Humanity at the Helm: Thriving in an AI-Driven World
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence is transforming the way we work\, live\, and connect — but it doesn’t define the future. What matters most are the skills and strengths that only humans bring: creativity\, empathy\, adaptability\, and big-picture thinking. Join fellow UC Santa Cruz alumni for an evening of conversation and connection as we explore how to stay relevant\, resilient\, and future-ready in an AI-driven world. \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/slugs-at-sundown-humanity-at-the-helm-thriving-in-an-ai-driven-world/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
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SUMMARY:ECE 290 Seminar: Low-Power and Miniaturized Medical Electronics for in vivo Localization and Tracking
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Saransh Sharma\, Postdoctoral Scholar\, MIT \nDescription: Accurate in vivo localization of medical devices is central to applications ranging from ingestible pills in the GI tract to endovascular and minimally invasive procedures. However\, current clinical methods rely on endoscopy or repeated ionizing imaging (CT/X-ray)\, and are poorly suited for continuous or out-of-hospital use. In this talk\, I will present a radiation-free platform for high-precision localization of wireless miniaturized devices in vivo\, using engineered magnetic field gradients. We design battery-less ingestible microdevices that measure and transmit their local magnetic field\, while planar coils generate monotonically varying fields in X\, Y\, and Z. This architecture uniquely encodes spatial position and achieves <100 μm 3D accuracy—to our knowledge\, the highest reported. We then translate this to in vivo large-animal studies to localize ingestible devices in the GI tract in real time with mm-scale resolution\, without radiation or hospital-grade imaging. This enables continuous monitoring relevant to constipation\, incontinence\, motility disorders\, medication adherence\, and quantitative GI transit-time. Next\, I will show how this platform generalizes to surgical navigation. By embedding the same localization architecture into catheters and guidewires\, we can track device position without fluoroscopy\, offering a pathway toward image-free vascular navigation and minimally invasive interventions. Finally\, to further shrink devices and power\, I developed a monolithic 3D magnetic sensor in 65 nm CMOS (4 mm²\, 14.8 μW\, <10 μT_rms noise). This fully CMOS-compatible architecture enables high-sensitivity magnetic sensing at μW power\, and can serve as the core for future miniaturized\, radiation-free localization systems. \nBio: Dr. Saransh Sharma received the B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)\, Kharagpur\, India\, in 2017\, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)\, Pasadena\, CA\, USA\, in 2018 and 2023\, respectively. He is currently a postdoctoral research scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\, Cambridge\, USA\, working on low-power analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits and system design for bio-medical applications. Dr. Sharma was a recipient of the Wilts Prize and the Demetriades-Tsafka-Kokkalis Award for outstanding Ph.D. thesis in Electrical Engineering\, Biotechnology and related fields at Caltech\, Lewis Winner Award for outstanding paper at ISSCC 2024\, Best Student Paper Award at CICC 2025\, Charles Lee Powell Fellowship at Caltech\, and Excellence in Mentorship Award at Caltech for mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. \nHosted by: Professor Soumya Bose\, ECE Department \nZoom Link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/97975378707?pwd=ljcgaCfhMmhZ88Vt5dqQUBVQRjehOx.1
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ece-290-seminar-low-power-and-miniaturized-medical-electronics-for-in-vivo-localization-and-tracking/
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SUMMARY:Global Learning Alumni Panel: Study Abroad & Away Experiences
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered what it’s like to study abroad or participate in a domestic study away program?  \nJoin us for a virtual alumni panel where past participants of global learning programs will share their unique experiences\, personal stories\, and advice for making the most of your journey. This is your chance to ask questions\, get inspired\, and connect with alumni who have been where you’re headed. Don’t miss out! \nRegister here for the Global Learning Alumni Panel \nDate: Monday\, November 17 \nTime: 12:00 – 13:00 \nLocation: Zoom \nThis event is part of UCSC’s International Education Week. If you have any questions\, please contact us at globallearning@ucsc.edu.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/global-learning-alumni-panel-study-abroad-away-experiences/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars,Social Gathering,Workshop
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SUMMARY:CM Seminar: "Playful Design to Empower Climate Adaptation - What are we missing for real-life impact?"
DESCRIPTION:Presented by: Linda Hirsch \n  \nDescription: “Games and playful interventions have been researched to increase awareness of climate change impacts and educate about mitigation and adaptation measures. However\, besides increased awareness\, what real-life impact and adapted behaviors can we actually observe from such interventions? In this talk\, I will reflect on the differences between short-term and long-term community empowerment through playful interventions and discuss three outstanding research directions for designing real-life climate adaptation.” \nBio: Linda Hirsch is a postdoctoral researcher at Computational Media\, UCSC\, under the supervision of Katherine Isbister. She holds a magna cum laude doctoral degree in Media Informatics from LMU Munich\, Germany. Her research focuses on exploring\, conceptualizing\, and creating meaningful human-environment interactions to strengthen communities toward increased climate resilience. Linda Hirsch has been an elected executive committee member of the German group “Be-greifbare Interaktion” since 2021\, an expert research group within the German Society of Information Technology regarding topics for tangible and embedded interfaces.  \n  \nHosted by: Professor Katherine Isbister \nWhen: Monday\, November 17\, 2025 from 12:30PM to 1:30PM \nLocation:  \nIN-PERSON @ UCSC Main Campus\, E2-280. \nViewing room @ SVC 3212.  \nLUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED AT BOTH LOCATIONS! Faculty and students are highly encouraged to attend. \n  \nZoom info:  \nhttps://ucsc.zoom.us/j/97750591512?pwd=YLpfQyb9rQCAJaxBSWqO5vVzajdD3r.1 \nMeeting ID: 977 5059 1512\nPasscode: 039229
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/cm-seminar-playful-design-to-empower-climate-adaptation-what-are-we-missing-for-real-life-impact/
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Dynamo Action Inside the Giant Planets
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Paula Wulff\, UCLA \nDescription: Our solar system hosts six unique planetary magnetic fields. Intrinsic magnetic fields are generated deep inside planets by dynamo action. This process requires regions of electrically conducting material and energy sources to maintain the dynamo. Thus\, we can learn about the deep interiors of planets\, including their structures and dynamics\, by investigating their magnetic fields. In this talk\, I’ll explore some of the interesting questions and possible answers about planetary interiors that have come from studies of planetary magnetism\, in particular through 3-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulations. \nBio: Paula Wulff completed her PhD with Uli Christensen at the Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Science\, in Goettingen\, Germany\, after her undergrad at Cambridge (UK). While working with Uli\, she studied zonal flows on Gas Giants\, in particular on Jupiter. She used the gravity measurements made by Juno to infer their depth\, and numerical modelling to investigate their truncation mechanism at depth. After her PhD\, she moved to California to work with Hao Cao and Jon Aurnou at UCLA’s EPSS department. During the postdoc she has continued to work on 3-D MHD modelling to study the dynamo mechanisms in the interiors of various planets in our solar system. \nHosted by: Professor Julie Simons
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-dynamo-action-inside-the-giant-planets/
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SUMMARY:Statistics Seminar: Beyond the Average Treatment Effect: Causal Mediation Methods for Understanding Intervention Mechanisms
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Hanna Kim\, Assistant Professor\, Psychology Department\, UCSC \nDescription: Understanding how an intervention works is a central question in behavioral and social research\, following the demonstration of its overall effect. Traditional mediation analysis techniques often assume a homogeneous mechanism of effects\, overlooking both validity concerns and subgroup variation in causal pathways. In this talk\, I present a series of developments in causal mediation methods aimed at identifying and estimating natural direct and indirect effects\, addressing challenges such as unobserved confounding and heterogeneity across subpopulations. I illustrate these approaches using data from early childhood education programs and online course participation\, showing how causal mediation analysis can reveal diverse mechanisms of change. The talk concludes with current directions for integrating mixture modeling and clustered data analysis with causal inference to enhance both robustness and interpretability at the interface of statistics and applied research. \nBio: Hanna Kim is an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Psychology at the University of California\, Santa Cruz. Her research centers on advancing causal inference and mediation methods to investigate how educational programs influence child development and how effects differ across subpopulations. She also integrates latent variable modeling with dyadic data analysis to study interpersonal dynamics. Her work bridges psychology and statistics to address methodological challenges in applied research\, with publications in Psychological Methods\, Cancer Epidemiology\, Biomarkers & Prevention\, Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment\, and the Asian Journal of Education. \n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by: Professor Paul Parker
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/statistics-seminar-beyond-the-average-treatment-effect-causal-mediation-methods-for-understanding-intervention-mechanisms/
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics & International Finance Seminar Series Presents: Yuriy Gorodnichenko
DESCRIPTION:Macroeconomics and International Finance Seminar\nDate: Tuesday\, November 18\, 2025\nTime: 1:40-3:00 p.m.\nLocation: E2-499\n\n \n\nSpeaker: Yuriy Gorodnichenko\nTitle: Quantedge Presidential Professor of Economics\nAffiliation: UC Berkeley\nHost: Pascal Michaillat\n \nSeminar title:  How costly are business cycle volatility and inflation? A Vox Populi approach\n \nABSTRACT:  Using surveys of households across thirteen countries\, we study how much individuals would be willing to pay to eliminate business cycles. These direct estimates are much higher than traditional measures following Lucas (2003): on average\, households would be prepared to sacrifice around 5-6% of their lifetime consumption eliminate business cycle fluctuations. A similar result holds for inflation: to bring inflation to their desired rate\, individuals would be willing to sacrifice around 5% of their consumption. Willingness to pay to eliminate business cycles and inflation is generally higher for those whose consumption is more pro-cyclical\, those who are more uncertain about the economic outlook\, and those who live in countries with greater historical volatility. 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/macroeconomics-international-finance-seminar-series-presents-yuriy-gorodnichenko/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:The Role of Corporations in Adapting to or Avoiding a +3ºC World
DESCRIPTION:2-3:10 PM Tues Nov 18 in Interdisciplinary Sciences Building Room 102\nTHE ROLE OF CORPORATIONS IN ADAPTING TO OR AVOIDING A +3ºC WORLD \nHow will corporations act in our warming world? Can they help us slow warming and better adapt to it? Or will they only make things worse? Learn from (and interrogate) our panelists  about crowdfunding solar\, greenwashing\, blue bonds\, structured finance\, market shaping\, the Salton Sea lithium fight\, and more\, as we approach a +3ºC world. \n\nPanelists\n\nModerator: Dan Friedman\, UCSC Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics\nLily Hsueh\, Arizona State University Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy\, on tour for her new book\, Corporations at Climate Crossroads\, will discuss how corporations respond to climate threats and opportunities. \n\nGalina Hale\, UCSC Professor of Economics\, will explain how structured finance and market shaping works for climate-related projects\, e.g.\, Belize Blue Bonds.\n\nWill Wiseman\, 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 and CEO & Co-Founder at Climatize\, a Santa-Cruz based NGO whose Funding Portal enables everyone to invest in community-based solar and energy efficiency projects\, will explain crowdfunding for climate-related projects.\n\nChris Benner\,  UCSC Chair in Global Information and Social Entrepreneurship and Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology  at UCSC\, will present on a case study of the corporate/community dynamics surrounding lithium extraction in the Salton Sea Geothermal Resource Area\, as an illustration of broader dynamics we see around the globe (e.g. https://leadthecharge.org/)\n\nSponsored by the Earth Futures Institute and UCSC Climate Action Now
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/the-role-of-corporations-in-adapting-to-or-avoiding-a-3oc-world/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Sciences Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:The Role of Corporations in Adapting to or Avoiding a +3ºC World
DESCRIPTION:THE ROLE OF CORPORATIONS IN ADAPTING TO OR AVOIDING A +3ºC WORLD\nPANEL DISCUSSION 2-3:10 pm Tues Nov 18 via ZOOM @ bit.ly/CorporationCrossroads\nHow will corporations act in our warming world? Can they help us slow warming and better adapt to it? Or will they only make things worse? Learn from (and interrogate) our panelists  about crowdfunding solar\, greenwashing\, blue bonds\, structured finance\, market shaping\, the Salton Sea lithium fight\, and more\, as we approach a +3ºC world. \n\nPanelists\n\nModerator: Dan Friedman\, UCSC Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics\nLily Hsueh\, Arizona State University Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy\, on tour for her new book\, Corporations at Climate Crossroads\, will discuss how corporations respond to climate threats and opportunities. \n\nGalina Hale\, UCSC Professor of Economics\, will explain how structured finance and market shaping works for climate-related projects\, e.g.\, Belize Blue Bonds.\n\nWill Wiseman\, 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 and CEO & Co-Founder at Climatize\, a Santa-Cruz based NGO whose Funding Portal enables everyone to invest in community-based solar and energy efficiency projects\, will explain crowdfunding for climate-related projects.\n\nChris Benner\,  UCSC Chair in Global Information and Social Entrepreneurship and Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology  at UCSC\, will present on a case study of the corporate/community dynamics surrounding lithium extraction in the Salton Sea Geothermal Resource Area\, as an illustration of broader dynamics we see around the globe (e.g. https://leadthecharge.org/)\n\nSponsored by the Earth Futures Institute and UCSC Climate Action Now
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/the-role-of-corporations-in-adapting-to-or-avoiding-a-3oc-world-2/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Sciences Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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SUMMARY:Corporations at Climate Crossroads: Book Talk with Lily Hsueh
DESCRIPTION:With climate risks growing\, climate action facing political headwinds in many countries\, and international cooperation increasingly challenged\, Lily Hsueh’s Corporations at Climate Crossroads illuminates how and under what conditions the world’s largest corporations have taken proactive action on climate change during the years leading up to and after the Paris Agreement. \nDrawing on insights from economics\, political science\, and management\, the author uncovers how corporations and their leaders are key players in a nested structure of climate change governance. Hsueh shows that corporate leaders’ climate actions are shaped by bottom-up and top-down institutions and incentives involving firm\, regulatory\, and global governance. To navigate uncertainty\, corporate responses to the climate challenge are therefore an interplay of internal firm leadership\, complementary capabilities in adjacent areas\, and strategic and proactive engagement with regulatory process and global governance. Sophisticated large-N statistical analyses of global businesses’ climate mitigation and performance from 2011 to 2020 and illustrative company case studies substantiate the demand for\, and supply of\, global businesses’ climate mitigation\, across sectors\, and in developed and developing countries. \nPlease join us for this book talk in-person at the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building (ISB 102). Open to all. \nJoin online at: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/98816465544?pwd=Li4HOKSoaal6PCIJcyG5hBRl60hHfW.1 \nMeeting ID: 988 1646 5544\nPasscode: 860374 \nPreceded by a panel “The Role of Corporations in a+3ºC World” to be held on Zoom at 2 p.m. on November 18. \nMeeting ID: 684 546 2150\nPasscode: Karoli\nSponsored by \nInstitute for Social Transformation and Earth Futures Institute \nAbout the author: Dr. Lily Hsueh\, PhD \nLily Hsueh is Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Arizona State University\, where she is also a Senior Global Futures Scientist at the ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory. She is an affiliate scholar at the Stanford Woods \nInstitute for the Environment. She is the author of Corporations at Climate Crossroads: Multilevel Governance\, Public Policy\, and Global Climate Action (MIT Press\, 2025)\, and numerous scholarly articles on business and public policy\, environmental economics\, policy\, and governance\, and political economy. Her work has been featured in the Financial Times\, Fortune\, PBS NewsHour\, among other media outlets. Before academia\, she was a Senior Analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco where she was part of the team that prepared briefings for the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee meetings. She holds a B.A. from the University of California\, Berkeley\, a master’s degree from University College London\, and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington \nBook discount codes \n\nUse code MITP30 on PenguinRandomHouse.com on September 2 (publication day) to receive 30% off Corporations at Climate Crossroads.\nUse code READMIT20 on PenguinRandomHouse.com anytime after publication to receive 20% off Corporations at Climate Crossroads.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/corporations-at-climate-crossroads-book-talk-with-lily-hsueh/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Sciences Building\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:CSE Colloquium - Flux: Refinement Types for Verified Rust Systems
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Ranjit Jhala\, UCSD\n\nAbstract: Rust has risen as a language of choice for new systems code — from OS kernels to hypervisors\, firmware and run-times — as it is memory safe and provides the sort of abstractions needed for efficient low-level systems implementation. We present Flux\, a refinement type checker for Rust that shows how logical refinements can work in tandem with Rust’s ownership mechanisms to yield ergonomic type-based verification of low-level systems code. We then present a case study showing how Flux was used to formally verify process isolation in Tock: a microcontroller OS used in security-critical systems like the Google Security Chip (GSC) and Microsoft’s Pluton security processor. Our verification effort unearthed multiple subtle bugs that broke isolation\, allowing malicious applications to compromise the OS to potentially steal sensitive data or brick or take control of the OS. We describe how Flux helped design and implement a new granular process abstraction that is both simpler\, more efficient\, and yields formally verified security guarantees.\n\nBio:\nRanjit Jhala is a professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California\, San Diego. He works on algorithms and tools that help engineer reliable computer systems. His work draws from and contributes to the areas of Model Checking\, Program Analysis\, and Automated Deduction\, and Type Systems. He helped create several influential and award winning systems including the BLAST software model checker and Liquid Types\, received ACM SIGPLAN’s Robin Milner Young Researcher Award\, and is a Fellow of the ACM.\n\nHosted by: Professor Mohsen Lesani\n\nLocation: Engineering 2\, Room E2-180\n*Refreshments such as coffee and pastries will be provided.\n\nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/93445911992?pwd=YkJ2TQtF79h0PcNXbEcpZLbpK0coiY.1
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/cse-colloquium-flux-refinement-types-for-verified-rust-systems/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Jorquera\, Z. (CSE) - Quantum Entanglement Bounds and the Approximation Algorithms That Use Them
DESCRIPTION:One of the central challenges in quantum computing is finding or approximating the ground-state energy of a local Hamiltonian\, a quantum analogue of classical constraint satisfaction problems (CSPs). Among these\, the Quantum Max-Cut problem serves as a canonical example\, paralleling the classical Max-Cut problem. Despite its foundational importance in both theoretical computer science and condensed matter physics\, our understanding of approximation algorithms for Quantum Max-Cut and related local Hamiltonian problems remains limited\, primarily due to the difficulty of representing and optimizing over entangled quantum states. \nIn this advancement talk\, we introduce the quantum information background needed to contextualize the results and the significance of the proposed future work by drawing an analogy to classical optimization. We then investigate approximation algorithms for 2-local Hamiltonians beyond qubit systems\, focusing on higher-dimensional qudit analogues\, such as Quantum Max-d-Cut and a new problem we introduce: the Maximal Entanglement problem. We establish new entanglement upper bounds for these problems based on the star bound\, a key tool for analyzing entanglement monogamy in Hamiltonian optimization. For the Maximal Entanglement problem\, we show that these bounds can be efficiently certified via semidefinite programs (SDPs) and that they directly admit a (1/d + O(1/D))-approximation algorithm (where D is the degree of the interaction graph)\, which beats random assignment. For Quantum Max-d-Cut\, the star bound gives a more complicated notion of entanglement\, for which we show that the basic SDP can verify this bound for all reduced marginals on up to five vertices when d=3\, but likely fails for larger subgraphs. We further propose that b-matchings\, with b = d-1\, capture the appropriate notion of entanglement for these higher-dimensional Quantum Max-d-Cut systems\, analogous to matchings in the qubit/Quantum Max-Cut case. Leveraging this insight\, we design a novel 2-matching-based algorithm that outperforms existing approaches for Quantum Max-3-Cut\, giving an approximation ratio of 0.555. \nThe present work advances the theoretical framework for understanding approximations in qudit Hamiltonians and highlights open directions for certifying quantum upper bounds as well as finding lower bounds via approximation algorithms. \n  \nEvent Host: Zack Jorquera\, Ph.D. Student\, Computer Science and Engineering  \nAdvisor: Alexandra Kolla  \nZoom- https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/98034235739?pwd=k260nd9labWT8xoQ9Cv3m2TATGw7VB.1
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/jorquera-z-cse-quantum-entanglement-bounds-and-the-approximation-algorithms-that-use-them/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Chinese Names Pronunciation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Learn the fundamentals of reading Chinese pinyin names and practice with native speaking staff members and students from Global Engagement. Hosted by Chunling Hu (International Student Advisor) and Global Leaders. \nRegister here for the Chinese Names Pronunciation Workshop \nDate: Thursday\, November 20 \nTime: 12:00 – 13:00 \nLocation: Zoom \nThis event is part of UCSC’s International Education Week. If you have any questions\, please contact us at iprogramming@ucsc.edu.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/chinese-names-pronunciation-workshop-5731/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Job search strategies in a competitive market
DESCRIPTION:Join Dean PK Agarwal for this free\, in-person and online event as he provides actionable tips on navigating today’s dynamic job market — from leveraging LinkedIn and digital portfolios to networking effectively and positioning yourself as a must-hire candidate. Ideal for career changers\, recent grads\, and mid-career professionals. \nIn this session you’ll: \n\nLearn proven strategies for standing out to recruiters and hiring managers\nBuild a compelling digital presence\, including LinkedIn and online portfolios\nApply smart networking to open doors and build lasting connections\n\nThis session is part of Pathways to Professional Success\, a new conversation series hosted by Dean P.K. Agarwal. \n\n\nClaim your seat!
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/job-search-strategies-in-a-competitive-market/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Training
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SUMMARY:Ellen Bass: Morton Marcus Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 15th annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading\, featuring honored guest Ellen Bass. Poet Gary Young will host the program\, and the evening will include an announcement of the winner of the Morton Marcus Poetry Contest (recipient receives a $1\,000 prize). \nEllen Bass’s most recent collection\, Indigo\, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2020. Among her other books are Like a Beggar\, The Human Line\, and Mules of Love. Her poems appear frequently in The New Yorker\, American Poetry Review\, and many other journals. Among her awards are Fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation\, The NEA\, and The California Arts Council\, The Lambda Literary Award\, and four Pushcart Prizes. She co-edited with Florence Howe the first major anthology of women’s poetry\, No More Masks!\, and her nonfiction books include the groundbreaking The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse and Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay\, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth. A chancellor emerita of the Academy of American Poets\, Bass founded poetry workshops at Salinas Valley State Prison and the Santa Cruz\, California jails\, and teaches in the MFA writing program at Pacific University \nGary Young is the author of several collections of poetry. His most recent books are That’s What I Thought\, winner of the Lexi Rudnitsky Editor’s Choice Award from Persea Books\, and Precious Mirror\, translations from the Japanese. His other books include Even So: New and Selected Poems; Pleasure; No Other Life\, winner of the William Carlos Williams Award; Braver Deeds\, winner of the Peregrine Smith Poetry Prize; Days; The Dream of a Moral Life\, which won the James D. Phelan Award; and Hands. He has received a Pushcart Prize\, and grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, the California Arts Council\, and the Vogelstein Foundation\, among others. In 2009 he received the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America. Young was the first Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County\, and in 2012 he was named Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year. Since 1975 he has designed\, illustrated\, and printed limited edition letterpress books and broadsides at his Greenhouse Review Press. His fine print work is represented in numerous collections including the Museum of Modern Art\, the Victoria and Albert Museum\, The Getty Museum\, and special collection libraries throughout the U.S. and Europe. He teaches creative writing and directs the Cowell Press at UC Santa Cruz. \nThis event is a part of the Fall UCSC Living Writers course\, which features poets\, novelists\, academics\, curators\, and artists in conversation with one another\, in person\, across genre and media. \nPurchase both poets’ works at: www.bookshopsantacruz.com \n\nParking Information \nThe Merrill Cultural Center is located in Merrill College\, in the northeast corner of the campus core. Those walking or arriving by Metro bus or campus shuttle can take the steep path heading northeast from the Crown/Merrill bus stop. \nFor those driving from the Main Entrance\, stay on Coolidge Drive. Shortly after Coolidge turns left and becomes McLaughlin Drive\, turn right at the sign for Merrill College. At the top of the hill\, veer right. There are ParkMobile parking spaces along the left side of the lot\, and parking for “A\,” “B\,” and “C” permits along the right. There are two accessible parking spaces if you turn left at the top of the hill and two more if you turn right. Parking attendants will be on site to sell parking permits to event attendees. \n\nThe Morton Marcus Poetry Reading honors poet\, teacher\, and film critic Morton Marcus (1936–2009). Marcus was the 1999 Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year and a recipient of the 2007 Gail Rich Award. Among his published works are eleven volumes of poetry\, including The Santa Cruz Mountain Poems\, Pages from a Scrapbook of Immigrants\, Moments Without Names\, Shouting Down the Silence\, Pursuing the Dream Bone and The Dark Figure In The Doorway; a novel\, The Brezhnev Memo; and a literary memoir\, Striking Through the Masks. He taught English and Film at Cabrillo College for thirty years\, was the co-host of the radio program\, The Poetry Show\, and was the co-host of the television film review show\, Cinema Scene. Learn more at: www.mortonmarcus.com \nThe Morton Marcus Poetry Archive can be found at UCSC Special Collections. Mort’s personal papers\, manuscripts\, and recordings reflect his legacy as a poet and educator\, and his collection of poetry books\, broadsides\, literary magazines and correspondence with other poets and writers illuminate his deep involvement in\, and passion for\, the literary art of poetry. \nOrganizing Committee: Danusha Laméris\, Donna Mekis\, Mark Ong\, Maggie Paul\, Farnaz Fatemi\, David Sullivan\, Irena Polić\, Teresa Mora\, and Gary Young. \nMorton Marcus Memorial Poetry Contest: Every year\, the annual reading coincides with the The Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Prize\, a national poetry contest which honors Morton Marcus\, “whose life and work inspired the writing of many students\, friends\, and emerging poets.” The contest is hosted by The Hive Poetry Collective. The Hive is a group of Santa Cruz poets creating a weekly radio show and live poetry events featuring a diverse roster of poets and seeks to bring a diverse community together in appreciation of all kinds of poetry by all kinds of people. This year’s contest will be judged by Nancy Miller Gomez. For more information visit: https://hivepoetry.org/morton-marcus-prize/ \nSupport Poetry in Santa Cruz: The Annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading is made possible due to campus and community co-sponsorships and generous contributions from members of our community\, like you. To ensure we can continue to offer this poetry reading free and open to the public in honor and memory of Morton Marcus\, and to have our lives deeply enriched by exceptional poetry\, please consider making a gift to The Morton Marcus Poetry Reading Fund: thi.ucsc.edu/projects/morton-marcus-poetry-reading. \nThis community event is presented by the The Humanities Institute and co-sponsored by: \nBookshop Santa Cruz\nCabrillo College English Department\nCowell College\nDonna F. Mekis\nThe Hive Poetry Collective\nLiving Writers Series\nOw Family Properties\nMerrill College\nPoetry Santa Cruz\nPorter Hitchcock Modern Poetry Fund\nPorter College\nSanta Cruz Writes\nSide By Side Press\nSpecial Collections & Archives \nIf you have disability-related needs\, please contact us at thi@ucsc.edu or call 831-459-1274 by October 31. \nPhoto by: Irene Young
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ellen-bass-morton-marcus-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Merrill Cultural Center\, 200 McLaughlin Dr\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Ramollari\, H. (ECE) - An Optofluidic Spectrometer and Applications in Biosensing
DESCRIPTION:Miniaturized spectrometers have the potential to replace bulky and expensive benchtop models. We have previously demonstrated a multimode interference (MMI) waveguide-based spectrometer that achieves high performance while minimizing its footprint. \nIn this talk\, the integration of the MMI spectrometer into an optofluidic device is proposed. This integration opens up applications such as the detection of single particle fluorescence spectra and absorption spectra. \nMoreover\, adding a metasurface to the spectrometer waveguide is expected to enhance the sensitivity of single particle detection and simplify the analysis methods. \nFinally\, to improve the MMI waveguide spectrometer a new nanophotonic platform is proposed. \nEvent Host: Helio Ramollari\, Ph.D. Student\, Electrical Engineering  \nAdvisor: Holger Schmidt  \nZoom- https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/99623652977?pwd=j2hy77fV9jdGuEzI0iGa5JVAa35W1b.1 \nPasscode- 576057
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ramollari-h-ece-an-optofluidic-spectrometer-and-applications-in-biosensing/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Torres\, S. (ECE) - An Integrated Platform for Real-time Monitoring and Support of 3D Tissue Growth
DESCRIPTION:Organoids are three-dimensional tissue cultures that model real organs and serve as valuable tools for studying development\, disease\, and treatment response. Traditional methods\, which rely on manual handling and incubators\, limit consistency and real-time monitoring. To address these issues\, we developed a modular microfluidic platform that integrates automated feeding\, live fluorescence imaging\, and environmental control without the need for a standard incubator. The core of the system is a vertically oriented PDMS-glass chip that enables precise media delivery and continuous imaging of small 3D structures such as organoids. Using fluorescent dyes to mimic molecules\, such as nutrients or drugs\, we tracked their movement through tissue in real time without invasive sensors. This setup maintains metabolic stability and provides detailed insight into molecular transport\, which improves applications in disease modeling\, drug testing\, and personalized medicine. \n  \nEvent Host- Sebastián Torres\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Electrical & Computer Engineering  \nAdvisor: Mircea Teodorescu \n  \nZoom- https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/2333595627?pwd=aWtwL3V2QnFTMkNDSWowZnRNS0xSQT09 \nPasscode- 579836
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/torres-s-ece-an-integrated-platform-for-real-time-monitoring-and-support-of-3d-tissue-growth/
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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-2/2025-11-23/
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SUMMARY:Chen\, Q. (CSE) - New Approximation and Online Algorithms using Novel Combinatorial Structures
DESCRIPTION:Most optimization problems face the challenge of computing an optimum solution requiring superpolynomial time. In particular\, they are classified as NP-hard problems that have no polynomial-time algorithm to date. Instead\, computer scientists turn to find an approximate solution and create numerous elegant algorithms. However\, in the modern era\, computational environments have changed drastically\, and we are not able to afford to design new algorithms for each new problem via repeated trial and error. Therefore\, systematic ways to understand the possibilities and limitations of these problems are desired. This dissertation studies several central combinatorial optimization problems\, focusing on understanding the key structural obstacles and developing unified frameworks. Mainly\, we study two types of combinatorial optimization problems:\n(1) Scheduling. The problem is associated with limited resources\, and our target is to find an allocation method to complete all jobs over time that minimizes the overall budget cost.\n(2) Network Design. Different from scheduling problems. In this problem\, we aim to find a minimum-cost topological network that supports routing for demanding communications. \nOur first work is focused on a group-to-group survivable network design problem that generalizes the classic point-to-point network to support routing between any pair of subsets of nodes. Previous research stops at limited faults\, and the difficulty comes from the way to compress the graph into a tree. We propose a new framework via capacitated tree embeddings against arbitrary faults in the network\, which gives the first polylogarithmic approximation algorithm. Further\, this framework captures nearly all the recent models proposed in the area. \nIn contrast to the offline optimization problems mentioned above\, online algorithms are natural adaptations that have been found in tremendous real applications. In online algorithms\, the algorithm wants to compete against arbitrary uncertainty\, which means the instance is unknown at first and revealed over time. We study various scheduling problems and focus on some important metrics – average flow time\, which measures the average time a job stays in the system from its arrival to completion. Real-world demands give online scheduling problems enormously different settings. Computer scientists need to repeat errors and trials to find a provably good solution. We find the key required combinatorial property is supermodularity for the residual objective\, which measures the average completion time for all alive jobs assuming they have the same arrival time. Further\, we relate supermodularity with gross-substitute/linear-substitute (GS/LS)\, which is a well-studied definition in economics. Finally\, we propose a meta-algorithm that solves all captured problems in one shot. \nEvent Host: Qingyun Chen\, Ph.D. Student\, Computer Science and Engineering \nAdvisor: Sungjin Im \nZoom-  https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/94376536164?pwd=cPloEcyKuQg1C9reIbuh6rejrOaRfR.1
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/chen-q-cse-new-approximation-and-online-algorithms-using-novel-combinatorial-structures/
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SUMMARY:ECE 290 Seminar: Fundamental Nanopower Analog Circuits
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Joey Sankman\, Analog/Power Designer\, Analog Devices \nDescription: With the rising interest in edge computing\, and the addition of AI/ML functionality\, nanopower circuits are in great demand to reduce the quiescent power consumption of remote sensors. In this tutorial\, fundamental building blocks for nanopower circuits will be covered\, including startup-less low-voltage references\, low-frequency clocks\, and LDO regulators. Attendees can expect a deep dive into fundamental and practical analog techniques to design nanopower systems. \nBio: Joey Sankman received the B.S. degree from the University of Arizona\, Tucson\, AZ\, and Ph.D. degree from the University of Texas at Dallas\, TX in electrical engineering in 2010 and 2014\, respectively. At the University of Texas at Dallas\, his research included energy harvesting circuits and systems as well as high-performance switch mode power converters. He is currently an analog/power designer at Analog Devices\, Principal Member of Technical Staff\, working on automotive PMICs. Previously\, he was an Analog R&D Engineer working on audio amplifiers\, ultra-low power circuits\, and radhard gate drivers at Kilby Labs\, TI\, Dallas\, TX. He was the recipient of the U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and the 2011 Texas Instruments/Semiconductor Research Corporation Graduate Fellowship. He has authored or co-authored 20 publications in various IEEE journals and conferences. He currently serves on the IEEE ISSCC power subcommittee. \nHosted by: Professor Soumya Bose\, ECE Department \nZoom Link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/97975378707?pwd=ljcgaCfhMmhZ88Vt5dqQUBVQRjehOx.1
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ece-290-seminar-fundamental-nanopower-analog-circuits/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Linear Stochastic Emulators of the Ocean Circulation based on Balanced Truncation: A Caution\, perhaps\, for Machine Learning?
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Professor Andy Moore\, UCSC Ocean Sciences \nDescription: Linear inverse models have enjoyed considerable popularity in the geosciences\, particularly in the arena of climate research and climate prediction\, for several decades as a straightforward approach to dimension reduction and streamlining computational efficiency. The most common approach is to truncate the system by retaining the leading Empirical Orthogonal Functions (EOFs) which represent the left singular vectors of the transition matrix. While singular value decomposition is the best low rank approximation of the transition matrix\, ignoring information contained in the right singular vectors\, as is commonly done in linear inverse models\, has consequences for the dynamics that approximate the system. Dimension reduction based on balanced truncation simultaneously preserves information from the right and left singular vectors. This talk will review some of these ideas and present examples from the ocean. Since EOF decomposition is quite commonly used for dimension reduction in some machine learning approaches\, there may be some lessons here for the machine learning community to consider. \nBio: Professor at UCSC since 2016. \nHosted by: Professor Julie Simons
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-linear-stochastic-emulators-of-the-ocean-circulation-based-on-balanced-truncation-a-caution-perhaps-for-machine-learning/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:Macroeconomics & International Finance Seminar Series Presents: Helen Popper
DESCRIPTION:Macroeconomics and International Finance Seminar\nDate: Tuesday\, November 25\, 2025\nTime: 1:40-3:00 p.m.\nLocation: E2-499\n\n \n\nSpeaker: Helen Popper\nTitle: Professor of Economics\nAffiliation: Santa Clara University \nHost: Galina Hale\n \nSeminar title:  Artificial Intelligence and Macroeconomic Dynamics: Growth\, Pricing\, and Distribution\n \nABSTRACT:  This paper builds a simple general equilibrium model in which an AI producer is a monopolist who both learns by doing and uses AI recursively as an input. These mechanisms link today’s scale to tomorrow’s costs\, so pricing is dynamic: the firm sets a price below the static monopoly benchmark to expand capacity and speed learning. Final goods are produced by monopolistic competitors with constant returns to scale each period. We first use Cobb–Douglas technologies to solve for a generalized balanced growth path that pins down the condition for stable\, nonexplosive growth. On this path\, AI output grows faster than final output\, the relative price of AI falls persistently\, real wages rise with overall output\, and the specialized–to–nonspecialized wage ratio is flat. We then analyze CES versions of both sectors and derive a closed form effective demand elasticity for AI that combines input substitution in production with final-goods market substitution across varieties. Finally\, simulations link adoption and distribution to elasticities\, and they allow us to explore the dynamics. When final-goods inputs are complements\, adoption is learning-first and capital-light before scaling; when they are substitutes\, adoption is scale-first and the two-phase pattern attenuates. On the distribution side\, the specialized–to–nonspecialized wage premium is lowest with complements and rises with substitutes. Greater substitutability in AI production amplifies these patterns without changing their sign.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/macroeconomics-international-finance-seminar-series-presents-helen-popper/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Seminars
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SUMMARY:Dried Wreath Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to create beautiful\, long-lasting dried flower holiday wreaths with instructor Beth Benjamin. She will demonstrate the mechanics of putting everything together and will have a couple examples to guide your inspiration. Personal artistic style is highly encouraged! You’ll be able to choose from a wide selection of dried materials from the UCSC Farm and other sources. With care\, your wreath will last for years. Light refreshments will be served and the atmosphere promises to be jovial\, creative and social. \n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/dried-wreath-workshop/
LOCATION:Hay Barn\, 94 Ranch View Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Denoising: A Powerful Building Block for Imaging\, Inverse Problems and Machine Learning
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Peyman Milanfar\, Distinguished Scientist\, Google \nDescription: Denoising\, the process of reducing random fluctuations in a signal to emphasize essential patterns\, has been a fundamental problem of interest since the dawn of modern scientific inquiry. Recent denoising techniques\, particularly in imaging\, have achieved remarkable success\, nearing theoretical limits by some measures. Yet\, despite tens of thousands of research papers\, the wide-ranging applications of denoising beyond noise removal have not been fully recognized. This is partly due to the vast and diverse literature\, making a clear overview challenging. This article aims to address this gap. We present a clarifying perspective on denoisers\, their structure and their desired properties. We emphasize the increasing importance of denoising and showcase its evolution into an essential building block for complex tasks in imaging\, inverse problems and machine learning. Despite its long history\, the community continues to uncover unexpected and groundbreaking uses for denoising\, further solidifying its place as a cornerstone of scientific and engineering practice. \nBio: Peyman is a Distinguished Scientist at Google\, where he leads the Computational Imaging team. Prior to this\, he was a Professor of Electrical Engineering at UC Santa Cruz for 15 years\, two of those as Associate Dean for Research. From 2012-2014 he was on leave at Google-x\, where he helped develop the imaging pipeline for Google Glass. Over the last decade\, Peyman’s team at Google has developed several core imaging technologies that are used in many products. Among these are the zoom pipeline for the Pixel phones\, which includes the multi-frame super-resolution (Super Res Zoom) pipeline\, and several generations of state of the art digital upscaling algorithms. Most recently\, his team led the development of Pro Res Zoom\, and Unblur\, features launched in Pixel 10 devices and Google Photos. Peyman received his undergraduate education in electrical engineering and mathematics from the UC Berkeley\, and the MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from MIT. He holds more than two dozen patents. He founded MotionDSP\, which was acquired by Cubic Inc. Along with his students and colleagues\, his research work has had deep impact in several areas of computational imaging\, and applications of AI thereto – including the introduction of adaptive kernel regression to imaging; pioneering use of learning for fast\, content-adaptive image upscaling (RAISR); Neural Image quality Assessment (NIMA)\, Regularization by Denoising (RED); and most recently (2024) Inversion by Direct Iteration (InDI). All of these works have been recognized with best paper awards. He’s been a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Signal Processing Society\, and is a Fellow of the IEEE “for contributions to inverse problems and super-resolution in imaging” \nHosted by: Professor Julie Simons\, Applied Mathematics \nZoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/93681175800?pwd=bgfPLQpTzs5PG4z3Qo2zbvMMScMAwn.1 \nMeeting ID: 936 8117 5800\nPasscode: 609643
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-denoising-a-powerful-building-block-for-imaging-inverse-problems-and-machine-learning/
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SUMMARY:UC Santa Cruz Comprehensive Habitat Conservation Plan Informational Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Please join us to learn more about the UC Santa Cruz Comprehensive Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). \nThe Campus Planning Department is hosting an upcoming informational webinar about the proposed Comprehensive Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the Main Residential Campus\, Westside Research Park and the Coastal Science Campus on Tuesday\, December 2\, 2025. \nThe informational webinar will provide information to the campus and community regarding the proposed Comprehensive Habitat Conservation Plan\, its goals\, and how it will guide future conservation and planning efforts at UC Santa Cruz. The webinar will include a presentation followed by an opportunity for participants to ask questions.  \n\n\n\nEvent: UC Santa Cruz Comprehensive HCP Informational Webinar\nDate & Time: Tuesday\, December 2\, 2025 at 5:30 pm\nLocation: Online (Zoom link provided once registered)\nRegistration: HCP Webinar \n\n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/uc-santa-cruz-comprehensive-habitat-conservation-plan-informational-webinar/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:NLP MS Virtual Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Interested in a career in generative AI? Join us Dec. 2 from 7 – 8 PM for our Virtual Information Session. Learn more about our program\, based at the UCSC Silicon Valley Campus\, where you can earn your NLP MS in as little as 15 months. We offer: \n\nApplication fee waivers for UCSC students and alumni\nFull and partial scholarships\nDedicated careers services support\nInternship and research opportunities\n\nRegistration required: bit.ly/4nYyssJ
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/nlp-ms-virtual-information-session/
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