Week of Events
2026 Right Livelihood International Conference
The Right Livelihood International Conference is a five-week global conference exploring how education can strengthen democracy, collective intelligence, and just futures. Bringing together Right Livelihood Laureates, students, faculty, and community partners across continents, the conference combines asynchronous learning with participatory dialogue and collaborative action. Rather than advocating specific outcomes, the conference positions education as a democratic […]
Monday, May 4, 2026
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May 4, 2026Statistics Seminar: Advancing Statistical Rigor in Single-Cell and Spatial Omics Using In Silico Control Data
Statistics Seminar: Advancing Statistical Rigor in Single-Cell and Spatial Omics Using In Silico Control Data
Presenter: Guan’ao Yan, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Description: Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics technologies now let us map cellular diversity and tissue organization at high resolution, but the computational methods built to analyze these data are difficult to evaluate in a rigorous, reproducible way. Two key barriers are the lack of realistic synthetic data with […]
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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May 5, 2026Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods Book Talk
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May 5, 2026The 60th Faculty Research Lecture, featuring Professor Patty Gallagher, department of Performance, Play & Design
Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods Book Talk
Join us for a conversation with co-editors Liz Carlisle and Aubrey Streit Krug and contributor Tim Crews about their new book Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods. Following the conversation, we’ll enjoy a tasting of perennial treats, and copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. Living Roots makes the case for putting […]
The 60th Faculty Research Lecture, featuring Professor Patty Gallagher, department of Performance, Play & Design
This lecture is an annual event which dates back to 1967; selected Faculty Research Lecturers are considered an elite group, as the honor is among the highest bestowed upon a faculty member by his or her own campus colleagues.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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Thursday, May 7, 2026
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May 7, 2026International Research Opportunities Forum: focus on Latin America
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May 7, 2026Social Movements Across Generations: A Film Screening and Platica with Carmen Perez Jordan
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May 7, 2026Rasanblaj as Spirit Turn: Gina Athena Ulysse in Conversation with Jennifer González
International Research Opportunities Forum: focus on Latin America
Please register by Monday, May 4, 2026. Join us for the International Research Opportunities Forum: focus on Latin America, a collaborative event hosted by the Division of Global Engagement and the […]
Social Movements Across Generations: A Film Screening and Platica with Carmen Perez Jordan
When: Thursday, May 7, 2026 Where: Cultural Center at Merrill, UC Santa Cruz, 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Time: 5:00-7:30pm, doors open at 4:30pm Join us for an evening of reflection, storytelling, and dialogue rooted in the legacy and future of social movements. The program will feature a screening of Following Harry, a […]
Rasanblaj as Spirit Turn: Gina Athena Ulysse in Conversation with Jennifer González
Please join us for a conversation between Gina Athena Ulysse and Jennifer González, discussing Ulysse’s solo exhibition Redwoods Rasanblaj: Origins & Disentanglements. The internationally-lauded work of humanities professor Gina Athena Ulysse is on view at the IAS as an inaugural Faculty Spotlight Exhibition. The site-specific installation, produced in community from things collected, found, purchased and donated, […]
Friday, May 8, 2026
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May 8, 2026The Annual Maya K. Peterson Memorial Lecture
The Annual Maya K. Peterson Memorial Lecture
“Colonizing Water: Empire, Commodification, and Appropriation in Africa” Matthew Bender, Professor of History, The College of New Jersey Friday, May 8, 2:30-4:00pm; Alumni Room @ UCSC’s University Center In early 2018, the city of Cape Town nearly ran out of water. South Africa’s “Mother City,” renowned for its cosmopolitan population and natural beauty, faced the prospect of […]
Saturday, May 9, 2026
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Sunday, May 10, 2026
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