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  • Disability Resource Center Information Session

    Kerr Hall Kerr Hall Kerr Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Meet Disability Resource Center (DRC) staff and learn how the DRC can support you as you start your journey at UCSC. How to request accommodations and services Documentation requirements Student […]

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    New Admit Class Photo

    Slug Start 2026-27
    Upper East Field

    New UCSC Students! Join us on the Upper East Field to receive your free official class shirt and participate in the annual new Slug class photo! All newly admitted Slugs are invited to join us.

  • DRC Sensory Regulation Drop In

    DRC Sensory Regulation Drop In
    Kerr Hall Kerr Hall Kerr Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Need a Break? The Disability Resource Center (DRC) will host a drop-in sensory cooling space open to all students. Come to the basement of Kerr Hall to take a break and self-regulate! Sept 17, 18, 21, 22, 23 11:00-3:00 daily!

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    Headrick, C. (BMEB) – The Regulation of mRNA Cleavage in Nonsense-mediated mRNA Decay: From Inside (intra-pathway determinants) Out (extra-pathway regulation)

    Biomedical Sciences Building 575 McLaughlin Drive

    Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a translation-coupled quality control pathway that degrades mRNAs that harbor a premature termination codon (PTC) and 5-30% of normal cellular mRNAs. The NMD field sits at a pivotal moment with recent developments that endonucleolytic cleavage is the primary mechanism of mRNA decay conserved across metazoans. Discovery of a conserved NMD […]

  • Disability Resource Center Drop In Help Desk

    Kerr Hall Kerr Hall Kerr Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Drop in for help navigating the Disability Resource Center (DRC) affiliation process. DRC staff will provide individual assistance and answer questions.

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    Late Night at Athletics and Recreation

    Slug Start 2026-27
    East Field House East Field House, Santa Cruz, CA

    Discover everything UCSC Athletics and Recreation has to offer at Late Night! Head to the East Field House to check in and explore our most popular student programs, including Intramural […]

  • DRC Sensory Regulation Drop In

    DRC Sensory Regulation Drop In
    Kerr Hall Kerr Hall Kerr Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Need a Break? The Disability Resource Center (DRC) will host a drop-in sensory cooling space open to all students. Come to the basement of Kerr Hall to take a break and self-regulate! Sept 17, 18, 21, 22, 23 11:00-3:00 daily!

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    Cornucopia

    Slug Start 2026-27
    Upper East Field

    Cornucopia is UCSC’s signature fall festival and resource fair, bringing together hundreds of campus departments, student organizations, and resources for an afternoon of music, games, giveaways, and community connection on […]

  • Welcome Back Open House in Special Collections and Archives

    McHenry Library 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA

    Want to touch something really, really old? Heard rumors about a book bound in rat skin and want to see if they’re true? Join Special Collections and Archives (on the 3rd floor of McHenry Library) Wednesday, 9/23 from 1-3pm for an open house! We’ll have collections materials for visitors to engage with, and we’ll be printing on our mini […]

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    Student Employment & Work Study Fair

    Slug Start 2026-27
    Upper East Field

    Looking for an on-campus and/or work-study role? Considering an off-campus job? Join us on the Upper East Field and Network with on-campus departments and of-campus partners actively searching for new student employees, including a key focus on employers offering work-study positions.  Students from all class levels and disciplines are encouraged to attend. Register in Handshake. […]

  • International Fall Welcome

    Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    College Nine/John R. Lewis and International Student Services and Programming invites you to come celebrate the start of fall quarter at our annual International Fall Welcome! Swing by to meet UCSC Slugs from all over the world, enjoy refreshments, and participate in fun activities. No RSVP required. Questions? Contact us at iprogramming@ucsc.edu.

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    ECE Special Seminar: “Autonomous Electric Vehicles – Data Centers on the Wheel”

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

    Presented by: Kaushik Rajashekara, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Professor @ University of Houston Description: “Autonomous electric vehicles (AEVs) are at the forefront of modern transportation, merging automation […]

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    Mastoras, M. (BMEB) – Polishing genome assemblies and leveraging their improved quality to study centromere variation

    Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    A complete and accurate genome reconstruction serves as the foundation for studying an organism’s biology and the mechanisms underlying disease. It is particularly critical for reference genomes, which provide a universal coordinate system for downstream genomic analysis. Errors or missing sequences in a reference genome create bias in all of the studies built on top […]

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    Malekos, E. (BMEB) – CRISPR screens of noncanonical ORFs uncover retroviral-derived immune regulators

    Biomedical Sciences Biomedical Sciences Building Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Ribosome profiling has revealed thousands of noncanonical translation events across mammalian genomes, yet functional characterization has overwhelmingly focused on proliferative fitness in cancer cell lines. Here, we present a comprehensive survey of noncanonical translation in the mouse immune system and its functional consequences in macrophages. By performing a unified Ribo-seq meta-analysis across 20 public mouse […]

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    Boardwalk Frolic

    Slug Start 2026-27
    Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

    Kick off your UCSC experience with a night of fun at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk! The Boardwalk Frolic is a private event just for new UCSC students—featuring free rides, games, and the chance to connect with fellow Banana Slugs right on the beach. Enjoy the lights, the ocean breeze, and one of Santa Cruz’s most […]

    $20
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    UCSC Farm U-Pick

    UCSC Farm U-Pick
    UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Come enjoy picking your own organic produce at the campus farm! When: U-picks will take place on Saturdays from 9am to 12pm through October 10. What: Enjoy farm fresh corn, […]

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    Choose Your Own Slugventure

    Slug Start 2026-27
    Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA +1 more

    Join us for Choose Your Own Slugventure and customize your night across two distinct campus zones! Grab popcorn and warm drinks to relax under the stars at Oakes College upper lawn for a cozy movie night screening of Monsters University, or head to the College Nine/John R. Lewis Multipurpose Room (MPR) for a Silent Disco! […]