• These Hands Heal: Growing, Planting, and Understanding

    College 9 & John R. Lewis College Garden

    Join us for These Hands Heal: Growing, Planting, & Understanding on Wednesday, October 22, from 1–4 PM in the College 9 & John R. Lewis College Garden. As part of Relationship, Dating, and Domestic Violence Awareness/Action Month (RDDVAM), UC Santa Cruz students, staff, and faculty are invited to plant seeds, paint messages of support or reflection, and place these symbols of resilience in gardens and shared spaces. Art supplies, snacks, and community provided — co-sponsored by College 9’s CoCurricular Programs Office.

  • BME 280B Seminar: Computational Models of Biological Systems

    Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter: Chen-Hsiang Yeang, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Statistical Science of Academia Sinica Description: Computational models are roughly categorized into two types: describing the patterns of the phenomenon or data (description-driven models) and explaining the phenomenon or data with simpler, comprehensible rules (explanation-driven models). When building a model, the choice of the mixture ingredients of […]

  • Elevator Pitch Competition

    Are you ready to showcase your communication and persuasion skills? We’re excited to invite you to our Elevator Pitch Competition! Snacks provided!

    Deliver a 60-second pitch that wows the judges to compete for amazing prizes!

    Prizes: $100 Amazon Gift Card and company swag!

  • A Conversation on Black Ecologies

    Rachel Carson College 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join the Sociology Department together with the Center for Critical Urban & Environmental Studies (CUES), The Black Geographies Lab, and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies in the Rachel Carson College Red Room, to welcome speakers Tianna Bruno and Justin Hosbey (UC Berkeley) for a conversation on Black Ecologies.

  • Robots that Know What They Do Not Know: Assured AI-enabled Autonomy in Unknown Environments

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

    Speaker: Yiannis Kantaros, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Systems Engineering at WashU in St. Louis. Title: Robots that Know What They Do Not Know: Assured AI-enabled Autonomy in Unknown Environments. Time: Thursday, Oct 23rd, 2025, 2:00-3:00 pm. Location: E2-553 or Zoom. Abstract: Designing robots that navigate unfamiliar environments to execute natural language (NL) commands is a cornerstone of advanced embodied intelligence. […]

  • Wiki-a-thon Supporting BIPOC Scientists

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

    Join us for an afternoon of creating and editing pages for BIPOC scientists, engineers, and technologists! Wikipedia overwhelmingly recognizes the achievements of white people. This wiki-a-thon works to reverse this trend, highlighting the often overlooked accomplishments of BIPOC leaders in science and technology, and ensuring that the next generation can see role models who look […]

  • College Nights

    College Night: 831 Night Market

    Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall 520 Cowell-Stevenson Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Cowell and Stevenson Colleges, in collaboration with UCSC Dining, present the first College Night of the year! Join us Thursday, October 23, from 5–8 p.m. at the Cowell/Stevenson Dining Hall for a night of activities, fun, community, and a special themed menu. Standard dining hall entry pricing applies, and all students, faculty, and staff are […]

  • From Campus to Career – Tara Hernandez VP, Developer Productivity at MongoDB

    Jack Baskin School of Engineering 506 – Engineering 2 (E2) Engineering 2, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, United States

    Join us this October 23rd for an enlightening conversation with Tara Hernandez, VP of Developer Productivity at MongoDB! In this casual conversation, Tara will share lessons learned from their illustrious career in software engineering infrastructure. With stints at companies like Netscape, Mozilla, Pixar, Google, MongoDB, and more, you’ll come away with some highly useful insight on how to navigate a successful […]

  • Mary Roach – Replaceable You

    London Nelson Community Center 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Roach for a discussion about Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy. In this irrepressible new work, Mary Roach explores the remarkable advances and difficult questions prompted by the human body’s failings. When and how does a person decide they’d be better off with a prosthetic than their […]

  • Science & Justice Training Program Informational Meeting

    Virtual Event

    On Friday, October 24th from 2-3:00pm, on Zoom, join the Science & Justice Research Center for an Informational Meeting on our internationally recognized interdisciplinary Graduate Training and Certificate Program.

  • Campus Debt is a Labor Issue

    Rachel Carson College 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join the Center for Labor and Community on Friday, October 24, from 2-4pm at the Rachel Carson Red Room for a conversation on campus debt, austerity, and labor organizing in […]

    free
  • Preparing for Graduate School Applications

    Bay Tree Building Student Union, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Join us to get an overview of the timeline for applying to graduate school and the common application components. We will share resources on writing personal statements and statements of […]

  • Elevate Your Interviews: Strategies for Success

    Job interviews can be challenging, even for seasoned professionals. Preparation and practice are key. This one-day workshop for the PMI Silicon Valley Chapter, led by communications coach Karen Schiff, will […]

    $50
  • Welcome to the City: East Bay

    CityTeam Oakland 722 Washington Street, Oakland, United States

    Join us for an Alumni Volunteer Day at CityTeam Oakland.

  • Noche de Recuerdos

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join us for Noche de Recuerdos—an evening of remembrance, celebration, and community. Enjoy a screening of Coco at 5 p.m., Kahoot prizes, hot chocolate, pan de muerto, face painting, lotería, […]

  • Barnstorm Presents: 24-Hour Theater

    Theater Arts Center 453 Kerr Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Audiences are invited to attend the grand finale of this 24-Hour Theater process.

    Free – $20
  • Echoes on the Hill

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

    Join us for a night of live music and campus energy at the JRL MPR Stage! This recurring showcase celebrates the incredible talent of UC Santa Cruz’s student-led bands, bringing […]

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