• Snow Wonder

    Join this 2025 UC Snow Wonder Challenge! Picture yourself having a healthier, happier holiday season. Form teams with your colleagues and motivate each other and celebrate your healthy habit accomplishments to end the year on a healthy high note and head into 2026 feeling your best!

  • Operation Unplug! Pledge to Leave Campus Sustainability this Winter Break

    UCSC Energy Management and the Sustainability Office are leading the first annual “Operation Unplug” campaign to conserve energy (and reduce greenhouse gas emissions) during winter break. Before leaving your residence hall, apartment, or office, please unplug any fridges or minifridges, computers and/or monitors, power strips, and all other energy intensive appliances or equipment! Take the pledge and/or upload […]

  • Free Coffee, Tea, & More with Merrill Provost Aims McGuinness

    Grab a free cup of locally owned coffee and chat with Provost Aims at Coffee with the Provost! Most Wednesdays through the quarter from 9–11 a.m.

    Meet us for coffee, tea, breakfast snacks and good conversation outside the Merrill College Office, across from the mailroom.

  • When Less is More: Applications of Type-Based Underapproximate Reasoning

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

    Presenter: Suresh Jagganathan, Purdue University Abstract: Unlike program verifiers, symbolic execution and property-based testing tools underapproximate program behavior: they aim to report only real bugs (no false positives), at the cost of potentially missing some (false negatives). Recent work has sought to place such tools on a more formal footing, primarily through the development of incorrectness […]

    Free
  • College Nights

    College Night: One Planet, One Home

    College Nine and John R. Lewis Dining Hall

    College Nine and John R. Lewis College, in collaboration with UCSC Dining, present “One Planet, One Home” a conservation college night during International Education Week. Join us Wednesday, December 3 from 5–8 p.m. at the College Nine/John R. Lewis Dining Hall for a night of activities, fun, community, and a special themed menu. There will […]

  • College Nights

    College Night: Pop Music Around the World – KPop Demon Hunters

    Rachel Carson/Oakes Dining Hall

    Oakes and Rachel Carson Colleges, in collaboration with UCSC Dining, present Pop Music Around the World – KPop Demon Hunters. Join us Wednesday, December 3, from 5–8 p.m. at the Rachel Carson/Oakes Dining Hall for a night of pop music, fun, community, and a special themed menu. Standard dining hall entry pricing applies, and all […]

  • Friends of Juristac UCSC Chapter Meeting

    College 9 /John R. Lewis Community Room College Ten Road, Santa Cruz, United States

    Join the UCSC chapter of Friends of Juristac at our next meeting on Wednesday, December 3, 5:30–6:30 p.m. at the College Nine/John R. Lewis Community Room. Stand with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band in saying NO to sand and gravel mining at Juristac. At this meeting we’ll be learning how to table to gather support for […]

    Free
  • Learn about the Educational Therapy Certificate Program

    Virtual Event

    Transform learning. Join Educational Therapy certificate program chair Sharmila Roy for a thoughtful program overview and hear how the uniquely designed curriculum empowers educators and professionals to make a lasting impact– in the classroom and beyond. As one of the few AET-approved programs, you’ll learn to assess learning challenges and apply effective, research-based interventions. Empower […]

  • BME 280B Seminar: Gali Bai & David Haussler

    Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter 1: Gali Bai, BME/PBSE Doctoral Candidate, Brooks Lab, UC Santa Cruz Title 1: Dissecting the contribution of chromatin accessibility to RNA transcription and processing with long-read sequencing Description: Although all cells in an organism share the same genomic sequence, transcriptional programs vary dramatically across cell types. This diversity is governed by epigenetic regulation involving […]

  • Pemulai ke Nanga Jela/Return to Nanga Jela

    Humanities 1 Building 420 Hagar Drive, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    About the Talk: The history of hinterland communities is largely written in remote landscapes that today are often targeted for infrastructural development that forcibly relocates existing residents and transforms the land, obliterating those histories, and weakening communities. In 1984/5 the Iban longhouse at Nanga Jela on Sarawak’s Engkari River in Malaysian Borneo, along with twenty-one other […]

    Free
  • Week 10 Wellness: Healing Support for Finals Stress

    Mary Holmes Fireside Lounge 11 Cowell Service Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join us for a moment of pause and restoration as you prepare for finals Hosted by the Division of Student Affairs and Success in collaboration with On the Margins Free snacks and comfort food Make your own self care kit Astrological readings Group Reiki Massage ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ You Belong Here: The programs and services described here […]

  • GradWiC Womxn’s Lunch

    GradWiC Womxn’s Lunch

    E2 Lanai

    Join Graduate Womxn in Computing (GradWiC) for our final Womxn’s Luncheon of the quarter. We will be on the E2 Lanai patio weather allowing, or E2-599 in the case of inclement weather.

  • Future careers: What will work look like in 2030?

    Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States

    Join Dean PK Agarwal for this free online session. He’ll lead a forward-looking conversation on emerging job roles in tech, sustainability, health, and creative industries. Learn how industry convergence and global trends are shaping new career paths and the skills you’ll need to stay relevant. Discover which industries are driving job creation and how roles […]

  • Embedded Systems Program Info Session

    Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States

    Build Your Career in Embedded Systems While hiring has slowed in some tech sectors, the demand for skilled Embedded Systems professionals continues to grow across industries. At this free winter info session, you’ll learn about emerging roles in embedded technology and the essential skills that make your resume stand out. Discover how AI is being […]

  • Movie Night: “And the Band Played On,” honoring AIDS Awareness Month

    Cantu Queer Center Crown Lane, Santa Cruz, CA

    Need a break from studying for finals? Want some free pizza? Interested in learning about the history of HIV/AIDS here in the USA? Look no further! UCSC’s Global and Community Health Program, Student Health Outreach & Promotion (SHOP) and the Cantu Queer Center are partnering to screen, “And The Band Played On” by Roger Spottiswoode at the Cantu Queer Center on December 4th from 7pm-10pm. […]

  • Barnstorm Presents: Musical Theater Showcase

    Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater 453 Kerr Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Step into the spotlight with Barnstorm’s musical theater showcase—an intimate, cabaret-style evening featuring standout performances by our talented students. From beloved Broadway tunes to hidden gems, this lively celebration of […]

    Free – $20
  • Summer Courses Listed for 2026

    Summer 2026 classes are now posted at summer.ucsc.edu. Explore courses and start planning your summer schedule over winter closure! Days and times will be in the schedule of classes on March 15. Email summer@ucsc.edu with questions.

Last modified: Dec 11, 2025