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SUMMARY:Nurturing Difference - Parenting and Disability in a Careless Age
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US as we celebrate two distinguished members of our UCSC community and their new books. We’ll be discussing Danilyn Rutherford’s Beautiful Mystery: Living in a Wordless World (Duke University Press) and Noah Wardrip-Fruin’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Can a game take care of us? (University of Chicago Press). Joined by Donna Haraway and Megan Moodie\, and moderated by THI Faculty Director\, Pranav Anand\, the panel will explore questions of caregiving\, parenthood\, disability\, language\, meaning\, and technology. \n \nDanilyn Rutherford is the president of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research and a professor emerita of anthropology at the University of California\, Santa Cruz. She is the author of Raiding the Land of the Foreigners: The Limits of the Nation on an Indonesian Frontier (Princeton\, 2003)\, Laughing at Leviathan: Sovereignty and Audience in West Papua (Chicago\, 2012)\, Living in the Stone Age: Reflections on the Origins of a Colonial Fantasy (Chicago\, 2018)\, and\, most recently\, Beautiful Mystery: Living in a Wordless World (Duke\, 2025). \nNoah Wardrip-Fruin is a Professor of Computational Media at the University of California\, Santa Cruz. He studies and makes video games and electronic literature. Before his most recent book\, Noah authored or co-edited six books on games and digital media for the MIT Press\, including The New Media Reader (2003). His collaborative art projects have been exhibited by the Whitney Museum of American Art\, New Museum of Contemporary Art\, Krannert Art Museum\, and a wide variety of festivals and conferences. Noah holds both a PhD (2006) and an MFA (2003) from Brown University\, an MA (2000) from the Gallatin School at New York University\, and a BA (1994) from the Johnston Center at the University of Redlands. \nMegan Moodie is a Professor of Anthropology at UC Santa Cruz. She is chair of the Disabled Faculty Networking Group and a core member of the disability studies initiative on campus. \n\nThis event is presented by the Abolition Medicine and Disability Justice Project\, a UC Multicampus Research Program and Initiative and co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/nurturing-difference-parenting-and-disability-in-a-careless-age/
LOCATION:Hay Barn\, 94 Ranch View Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
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SUMMARY:AI Business Practices Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Transform your workplace with practical AI skills.\nIn an era of rapid digital change\, non‑technical professionals need to know how to deploy AI tools and strategies efficiently—without needing to code. This specialization shows how you can streamline tasks like document and presentation creation\, reporting\, and project coordination using generative AI\, intelligent agents\, and automation. \nSpeaker\nJoin Hien Luu\, Program Chair and Head of Machine Learning Infrastructure at Zoox\, for an inside look at how our courses help you build prompt‑engineering know‑how\, ethical AI awareness\, and productivity‑boosting workflows—so you can lead AI‑driven change in your organization. \nSponsor\nThis winter info session is sponsored by the AI Business Practices specialization. \nClaim your seat.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/ai-business-practices-info-session/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Training
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SUMMARY:CSE Colloquium - Constraining Chaos: Toward Faithful and Semantic Decoding in Language Models
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Loris D’Antoni\, UC San Diego \nAbstract:\nLanguage models excel at producing fluent text\, but in domains like code and math\, fluency isn’t enough — outputs must obey strict syntactic and semantic rules. A new wave of research is rethinking decoding itself: not as a process of sampling words\, but as a negotiation between probability\, structure\, and meaning. In this talk\, I’ll explore how grammar and semantics can be embedded into the decoding loop\, how we can sample from the true model conditional distribution under constraints\, and how programmable abstractions make it possible to enforce properties like type safety or program invariants. The result is a vision of decoding that is faithful to the model yet governed by rules\, pointing toward a future where LLMs generate not just plausible text\, but reliably correct output. \nBio:\nLoris D’Antoni is a Jacobs Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California San Diego. His research helps people build trustworthy software. His work has introduced new frameworks for verifying and synthesizing programs—ranging from resilient network configurations to robust decision-making systems—and\, more recently\, methods for aligning language models with user intent. \nHe is the recipient of an NSF CAREER Award and a Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship\, and was selected as a Vilas Associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has also received Google\, Amazon\, and Meta Faculty Awards\, and the Morris and Dorothy Rubinoff Dissertation Award. His papers have earned several best paper awards and nominations\, including at TACAS\, ESOP\, ICDCN\, and SBES. \nLoris received his B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Torino\, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining UC San Diego\, he was a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. \nHosted by: Professor Nikos Tziavelis \nLocation: Engineering 2\, Room E2-180 \n*Light refreshments such as coffee\, pastries\, and fruit will be available. \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/93445911992?pwd=YkJ2TQtF79h0PcNXbEcpZLbpK0coiY.1&jst=3
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/cse-colloquium-constraining-chaos-toward-faithful-and-semantic-decoding-in-language-models/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:Kraw Lecture: Sensing the Unseen: How Drones and Ground Sensors Reveal the Hidden Air Quality Impact
DESCRIPTION:How can flying robots help us track the air we breathe and the pollutants we can’t see? In this talk\, Assistant Professor Javier González-Rocha  will share how his team uses drones to measure wind patterns and detect airborne pollutants in hard-to-reach places.. \nThese systems help us understand how toxic pollutants and climate emissions move through the atmosphere and affect human health and the environment. From wildfire smoke to methane leaks from dairy farms and oil fields\, these emissions are often poorly monitored—especially in rural or overburdened communities. \nLow-cost\, adaptable drone and ground sensor systems fill this gap. By combining real-time flight data\, environmental measurements\, and advanced modeling\, González-Rocha and his team generate targeted observations that inform air quality assessments and improve emissions tracking. \nThis work sits at the intersection of engineering\, environmental science\, and community collaboration—building tools that empower people and support climate resilience from the ground up. \nIn-Person Reception: 5:30 p.m.\nLecture: 6–7 p.m.\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/kraw-lecture-sensing-the-unseen-how-drones-and-ground-sensors-reveal-the-hidden-air-quality-impact/
LOCATION:Silicon Valley Campus\, 3175 Bowers Avenue\, Santa Clara\, CA\, 95054\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:HSI Equity Talk
DESCRIPTION:Title: Understanding the advising praxes central to student success at a four-year Hispanic-Serving Research Institution \nPresenter: Dr. Lydia Iyeczohua Zendejas \nLocation: Via Zoom (link provided via RSVP) \nAbstract: Higher education scholars increasingly recognize academic advising as a critical strategy for supporting the persistence of systemically marginalized students. Since the 1990s\, UC Santa Cruz has undergone significant growth and demographic shifts—undergraduate enrollment grew from 10\,269 in 1999 to 17\,517 in 2019\, with sharp increases in underrepresented\, first-generation\, and Hispanic students—creating both challenges and opportunities for advancing equitable outcomes. \nDr. Zendejas’s interview-based qualitative study examines how UCSC’s decentralized\, dual shared advising model shapes advisors’ ability to provide holistic\, culturally responsive advising. In this HSI equity talk\, she will share how advising structures\, practices\, and policies impact advisors’ capacity to support students\, how the current model can act as a structural barrier to collaboration\, and the advising praxis advisors identify as essential to student success\, persistence\, and retention. \nPlease complete this RSVP form if you plan to attend. The Zoom information and a calendar invitation will be sent to those who RSVP. 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/hsi-equity-talk/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Info Session: Global Seminar Fish Biology and Evolution in Southern Africa
DESCRIPTION:Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Thursday\, January 22 at 11:00 am-12:00 pm via Zoom. \nRegister Here.  \nEarn 12 upper-division units on an experiential EEB program this summer on the UCSC faculty-led Global Seminar: Evolution and Fish Biology in Southern Africa. This program is taught by Giacomo Bernardi\, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.  \nQuick Facts: \n\nLocations: South Africa and Malawi\nCourses: BIOE 157A: Ichthyology (5 units) and BIOE 157B: Evolution (7 units)\nLed by: UCSC EEB Professor Giacomo Bernardi \nDates: June 15-July 13\, 2026\nFinances: Financial aid applies\, and scholarships are available! The budget will be posted on the website when it is available.\nHow to apply: Visit here for instructions. Applications open on December 1 and close on March 2.\nGet in touch: Email your questions to globallearning@ucsc.edu.\n\nProgram Description: \nDive into Evolution and Fish Biology through fieldwork and experiences in South Africa and Malawi. Begin your journey on a farm outside Pretoria\, in Southern Africa\, visiting the Sterkfontein Caves\, one of the world’s most important archeological sites. Venture towards Kruger National Park\, viewing evolution and evolutionary strategies. Fly to Cape Maclear in Malawi and embark on daily visits to the UNESCO World Heritage site\, Lake Malawi National Park\, an underwater park where you will snorkel and do hands-on experiments on how fish biology is performed in the field\, specifically focusing on the huge variety of cichlids native to this region.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/info-session-global-seminar-fish-biology-and-evolution-in-southern-africa/
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar: Rotation Talks
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Grad Students \nDescription: Rotation Talks \nBio: N/A \nHosted by: Professor Rebecca DuBois\, BME Department
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/bme-seminar-rotation-talks/
LOCATION:Physical Sciences Building\, Physical Sciences Building\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:Wellness in Action: Better Sleep for Busy Lives
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 22\, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM\nThis new Wellness in Action workshop series is designed to help you improve your health with a short session with simple tips you can try\, and a follow-up session two weeks later to reflect on what worked\, troubleshoot what didn’t\, and learn what’s working for others. \nIn this workshop\, you’ll learn simple strategies for winding down\, improving sleep quality\, and building a routine that fits your life. \nIn the follow-up session on Thursday\, February 5 from 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM\, you will have the opportunity to share your experience and learn from others in the group. \nRegister for Better Sleep for Busy Lives to receive the Zoom link. \nVisit the Faculty & Staff Health and Well-being Workshops calendar to view more current events. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, please reach out to Parker\, the Health and Well-being Specialist\, at aseparke@ucsc.edu.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/wellness-in-action-better-sleep-for-busy-lives/2026-01-22/2/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260122T153000
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SUMMARY:Renowned climatologist Zeke Hausfather speaks on "Progress and Peril in a Warming World"
DESCRIPTION:Zeke Hausfather\, noted climate scientist\, is the climate lead at Stripe\, writes for Carbon Brief\, and is affiliated with Berkeley Earth and the Breakthrough Institute. He is a lead author on the  IPCC AR7 report.  His blog\, The Climate Brink\, is one of the most popular go-to spots for climate information on Substack. \nDr. Hausfather’s presentation abstract follows: \nRecent progress on climate policy coupled with more rapid than expected declines in clean energy costs have bent down the curve of future emissions. Growing consensus is that 21st century warming will likely remain below 3˚C. \nHowever it is difficult to fully preclude an eventual warming of 4˚C or more under a current policy world if there are continued positive emissions after 2100\, or if carbon cycle feedbacks and climate sensitivity are on the high end of current estimates. \nThis talk will review our current climate trajectory and its impacts and assess measures needed to further reduce future warming and hedge against climate tail risks. \nPlease come in person to the Center for Adaptive Optics atrium\, or zoom in to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84461520550?pwd=9BaUYofFdp9JfHg3x8CJdH3RBt5eDm.1 \nA special Q&A session for undergraduates will be held at the CfAO atrium from 2-3! \nCfAO is adjacent to Earth and Marine Sciences and Natural Sciences II. \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/renowned-climatologist-zeke-hausfather-speaks-on-progress-and-peril-in-a-warming-world/
LOCATION:Center for Adaptive Optics\, 7487 Red Hill Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations
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SUMMARY:Crafting Your Personal Pitch | UCSC x COOP Careers
DESCRIPTION:Make your first impression count! Join COOP Careers for a dynamic and practical workshop designed to help you stand out at your next job fair. In Craft Your Personal Pitch\, you’ll discover how to confidently and authentically talk about your story\, your skills\, and your goals. Learn COOP’s signature 3W’s personal pitch hack to help you introduce yourself with impact in any professional setting. This session will also include key strategies to help you navigate job fairs with purpose\, clarity\, and confidence. \nDate: Thursday\, January 22nd 2026\nTime: 4:00 – 5:00pm \nCOOP Careers\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the opportunity gap for first-generation and low-income college graduates through hands-on training and mentorship. COOP helps participants launch meaningful careers in fields like data analytics\, digital marketing\, and tech sales by building real-world skills and strong professional networks. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to learn how COOP can help you take your career to the next level! \nYOU BELONG HERE\nPrograms and services are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. To learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/crafting-your-personal-pitch-ucsc-x-coop-careers/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Sharma\, R. (CSE) - Automatically Evolving GPU Libraries for Performance Portable AI Kernels
DESCRIPTION:GPUs are the workhorses of modern AI\, widely deployed and developed by many vendors including Apple\, Qualcomm\, Intel\, AMD\, and NVIDIA. While these GPUs all offer high compute potential\, programming them effectively is difficult because they differ in performance-critical features like SIMT width\, cache capacity\, and memory bandwidth\, demanding different optimization strategies. Tunable kernels address this by exposing parameters such as tiling dimensions and workgroup sizes\, enabling per-device specialization. Yet this produces static libraries: tuned once\, then frozen\, degrading as new hardware emerges. We propose automatically evolving libraries that expand their tuning knowledge as new hardware emerges\, with minimal impact on user experience. \nTo build such libraries\, we first need to understand the tuning landscape. We address this through GPU Goldmines\, a WebGPU-based framework for exhaustively collecting tuning data across diverse devices. Our tuned matrix multiplication kernels outperform an optimized baseline by 8.4x on average\, while matrix-vector kernels achieve 93% of platform bandwidth. We find that hyper-tuning for a single GPU causes 50% performance degradation on other devices\, whereas data-driven portability methods recover 88% of peak performance. These kernels are fundamental to the prefill and decode phases of LLM inference. We integrate them into llama.cpp as our evaluation platform\, where they outperform CPU and Vulkan backends. \nBuilding on this data\, we are developing Living Libraries to improve performance continuously without disrupting users. This means choosing good parameters upfront\, learning from real-world execution\, and knowing when to keep searching versus when to stop\, though hand-designed parameter spaces remain inherently bounded. To move beyond this\, we extend toward LLM-based kernel evolution\, where language models propose entirely new kernel variants\, opening a less structured but higher potential search space. \nEvent Host: Rithik Sharma\, Ph.D. Student\, Computer Science and Engineering \nAdvisor: Tyler Sorensen & Yuanchao Xu   \n  \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/92739836317?pwd=0ydDzimUFIoaLDUKst96dk27th4lvW.1 \nPasscode: 089560
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/sharma-r-cse-automatically-evolving-gpu-libraries-for-performance-portable-ai-kernels/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations
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SUMMARY:Statistics Seminar: Heterogeneous Statistical Transfer Learning
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Subhadeep Paul\, Associate Professor\, Ohio State University \nDescription: In the first part of the talk\, we consider the problem of Transfer Learning (TL) under heterogeneity from a source to a new target domain for high-dimensional regression with differing feature sets. Most homogeneous TL methods assume that target and source domains share the same feature space\, which limits their practical applicability. In applications\, the target and source features are frequently different due to the inability to measure certain variables in data-poor target environments. Conversely\, existing heterogeneous TL methods do not provide statistical error guarantees\, limiting their utility for scientific discovery.  Our method first learns a feature map between the missing and observed features\, leveraging the vast source data\, and then imputes the missing features in the target. Using the combined matched and imputed features\, we then perform a two-step transfer learning for penalized regression. We develop upper bounds on estimation and prediction errors\, assuming that the source and target parameters differ sparsely but without assuming sparsity in the target model. We obtain results for both when the feature map is linear and when it is nonparametrically specified as unknown functions.  Our results elucidate how estimation and prediction errors of HTL depend on the model’s complexity\, sample size\, the quality and differences in feature maps\, and differences in the models across domains. In the second part of the talk\, going beyond linear models\, I will discuss a transfer learning method for nonparametric regression using a random forest. The unknown source and target regression functions are assumed to differ for a small number of features. Our method obtains residuals from a source domain-trained Centered RF (CRF) in the target domain\, then fits another CRF to these residuals with feature splitting probabilities proportional to feature-residual distance covariance. We derive an upper bound on the mean square error rate of the procedure that theoretically brings out the benefits of transfer learning in random forests. Our results explain why shallower trees in the residual random forest in the target domain provide implicit regularization. \nBio:Subhadeep Paul is an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics at The Ohio State University. He is also a faculty fellow and previously served as a co-director of the foundations of data science and AI community at the Translational Data Analytics Institute at Ohio State. He received his PhD in Statistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2017. His research focuses on statistical analysis of complex network-linked data and transfer and federated statistical learning. His research has been funded by two NSF grants from the algorithms of threat detection and mathematics of digital twins programs. \nHosted by: Statistics Department \nZoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/94465292273?pwd=bQ6MCX0OHYxHqgqNwbEYfgbKWqgNVy.1
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/statistics-seminar-heterogeneous-statistical-transfer-learning/
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SUMMARY:SC County Spelling Bee 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Santa Cruz County Office of Education coordinates the Elementary (grades 4-6) and Junior High (grades 7-9) County Spelling Bee Competition. Students first participate in school spelling bees\, and then advance to the county-level event. The countywide competition is open to two students from every private/public school in Santa Cruz County in grades 4-6 and grades 7-9 who have been certified as school champions by their school coordinator. \nAll participants will receive certificates of participation and the top three spellers in each grade level division will receive a trophy. Winners will be announced at the end of the event. \nThe top two spellers from each division\, grades 4-6 and 7-9 will represent Santa Cruz County at the respective California State Spelling Championship
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/sc-county-spelling-bee-2026/
CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences
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SUMMARY:Like Water: A Participatory Walk from the Edge of the City to the Sea
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson\, Bruce Lee\, and the Hong Kong protestors\, join artist A. Laurie Palmer\, in collaboration with Cid Pearlman and Ilia Dolgov to practice moving together as a body of water\, walking west from the Institute of the Arts and Sciences\, along Delaware Ave.\, to the ocean. On the way\, participants will imagine and explore how this particular stretch of land has been inhabited\, stewarded\, enclosed\, owned\, and used—and how these histories shape contemporary borders between public and private space. From thousands of years of stewardship by the Awaswas-speaking Uypi people\, through seizure by missionaries for pasturage\, division into private ranchos for Spanish settlers and then parceled into lots for European/American settlers\, to more recent developments including the creation of natural reserves\, the land carries the effects of these experiences and relationships into the present. \nHow might a collective experiment in moving “like water” help one discover surprising ways to relate with a place\, a social and environmental context\, and a particular historical moment? \nThis event is presented as part of as part of the Intersections of Climate Change series\, and is organized with the Friedlaender Lab\, in conjunction with the Weather and the Whale exhibition\, at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences.\n \n—\nEVENT AGENDA\npart 1. 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm\nPanetta Street to Natural Bridges St \npart 2. 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm\nNatural Bridges to the Homeless Garden Project \npart 3. 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm\nHomeless Garden Project to Younger Lagoon\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\nIntersections of Climate Change series:\n– Thu.\, Jan. 29\, 6:00 p.m.: Pesticide Impacts in and around Monterey Bay\n– Thu.\, Feb. 5\, 6:00 p.m.: Climate Justice and the Moss Landing Battery Fire\n– Wed.\, Feb. 11\, 6:00 p.m.: The California Firefighter Cancer Research Study with Shehnaz Hussain and Fire Captain Jamie Gabriel\n– Thu.\, Feb. 26\, 6:00 p.m.: The Whale Liberation Front—An electroacoustic performance and artist talk\n– Wed.\, March 4\, 6:00 p.m.: Unexpected Returns: The Historic Entanglements of Fire\, Settlement\, and Stewardship in the Santa Cruz Mountains\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to the public\n– Attend in person at the intersection of Delaware Avenue and Natural Bridges Drive.\n– This walk will be fully accessible up until the overlook of the Lagoon\, at which point a technically accessible\, but possibly slippery\, trail (depending on the weather) meanders down hill. Participants are welcome to stay at the overlook\, or go down to the water’s level in the company of a guide.\n—\nPARKING\n– The entrance to the Institute of the Arts and Sciences is on Delaware St. and has an accessibility ramp.\n– Free self-parking is available on Panetta Ave. and High Rd.\, immediately adjacent to the building.\n– Accessible parking is on High Rd.\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/like-water-a-participatory-walk-from-the-edge-of-the-city-to-the-sea/
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences\, 100 Panetta Ave\, Santa Cruz\, United States
CATEGORIES:Particpatory Walk
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SUMMARY:Battle of the Bands 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Kresge College Programs Office are excited to announce the 5th Annual Battle of the Bands event that will be happening on Saturday\, January 24th from 7pm-10pm at the Porter/Kresge Dining Hall. \n⭐️ We invite you all to check out our various student bands and be a part of the decision in choosing the WINNER of Battle of the Bands 2026! ⭐️ \nWe can’t wait to see you all there!! 🎸😎 \nAny questions or accommodations\, please email: kresgcpc@ucsc.edu
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/battle-of-the-bands-2026/
LOCATION:Porter/Kresge Dining Hall\, 411 Porter-Kresge Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Performances
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SUMMARY:Student Recital—Isabella Walsh\, Soprano
DESCRIPTION:Isabella Walsh\, soprano\, accompanied by Luke Shepherd\, piano\, presents works by Isabella Colbran\, Johannes Brahms\, Reynaldo Hahn\, Amy Beach\, and others in a Bachelor of Music recital.\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to the public\n– Doors open 30 min. before the scheduled event start time.\n—\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. \n  \n 
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/student-recital-isabella-walsh-soprano/
LOCATION:Music Center Recital Hall\, 400 McHenry Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Performances
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SUMMARY:Screening: Queering Movement\, Stories Embodied Film Shorts
DESCRIPTION:The IAS\, BBQueer Fest\, and Motion Pacific invite you to attend “Queering Movement: Stories Embodied\,” an evening celebrating short films by local Black\, brown and queer artists and dancers. The screening and Q&A with filmmakers and participants showcases the interplay of activism\, movement\, and performance. Social hour to follow! Light snacks and (non-alcoholic) refreshments will be provided. Films are in English\, with English subtitles. moss time\, crip time includes audio description as voice over. \nFilms:\nmoss time\, crip time (Cynthia Ling Lee.)\nTaste her Fruit\, Bless the Whore (Diana Mulan Zhu)\nLiberating Movement: Black\, Brown & Queer All Over (Helen Aldana & Megan Martinez Goltz)
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/screening-queering-movement-stories-embodied-film-shorts/
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences\, 100 Panetta Ave\, Santa Cruz\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260125T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260125T210000
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SUMMARY:Echoes on the Hill | Techno Night
DESCRIPTION:Echoes on the Hill\nTechno Night\nA small concert spotlighting student talent — all students welcome!\n\nFeaturing student DJs + 6+ artists\nCome through for good music\, good vibes\, pizza\, drinks\, and dancing\n\nCollege Nine/John R. Lewis Dining Hall Multipurpose Room\nSunday\, January 25\n6–9 p.m.\n\n\n  \nYou Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. \nTo learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/echoes-on-the-hill-techno-night/
LOCATION:Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room\, 615 College Nine Road\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T104000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T114500
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SUMMARY:ECE Seminar: Tactile sensing: At the boundary between mechanical and computational intelligence in robotic grippers
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Hannah Stuart\, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering\, University of California at Berkeley \nDescription: Robot grippers typically include mechanical intelligence (e.g.\, underactuation\, compliance) or computational intelligence (e.g.\, fully actuated with a wide array of sensors). Next generation grippers and hands will require both intelligences to work in concert across applications with resilience and dexterity. This talk will introduce the concept of mechanical and computational intelligence co-design through example case studies that focus on the particular importance of embodied sensitivity as a feature of the co-design process. For example\, the most recent work on the Smart Suction Cup\, conducted largely by Dr. Jungpyo Lee\, demonstrates how design decisions like the number of sensitive chambers influences the resultant robot arm controller as well as physical compliance and manufacturing feasibility and cost. \nBio: Dr. Hannah Stuart is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley. She received her BS in Mechanical Engineering at the George Washington University in 2011\, and her MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University in 2013 and 2018\, respectively. Her research focuses on understanding the mechanics of physical interaction in order to better design systems for dexterous manipulation. Applications range from remote robotics to assistive orthotics. Recent awards include the NSF CAREER grant\, NASA Early Career Faculty grant\, Hellman Fellows Fund grant\, and Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM2D grant. She is a Senior Member of IEEE. \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-seminar-tactile-sensing-at-the-boundary-between-mechanical-and-computational-intelligence-in-robotic-grippers/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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SUMMARY:Info Session: Global Seminar Latin American Spain
DESCRIPTION:Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Monday\, January 26\, at 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. via Zoom. \nRegister Here \nEarn 6 units on a summer program on the UCSC Global Seminar: Latin American Spain in Madrid this summer. This program is taught by Catherine S. Ramírez\, Chair of the UCSC Latin American and Latino Studies Department. \nQuick Facts: \n\nLocation: Madrid\, Spain\nCourses: LALS 184S: Latin American Spain (6 UC quarter units)\nLed by: Catherine S. Ramírez\nEligibility: Good academic and disciplinary standing\, Min Age: 18\, 45 units completed at time of departure\, Minimum GPA- 2.3 cumulative GPA or higher\nDates: June 22-July 24\, 2026\nFinances: Financial aid applies and is packaged at your home UC campus.\nHow to apply: Visit here for instructions. Applications open on December 1\, 2025\, and close on March 2\, 2026.\nGet in touch: Email your questions to globallearning@ucsc.edu.\n\nProgram Description: \nWhat would gazpacho be without the tomato? What would LaLiga be without Messi? What would agriculture\, restaurants\, construction\, and child and elder care be without migrants? Exploring subjects as varied as food\, soccer\, music\, labor\, and fascism\, this course addresses these questions by examining Spain’s legacy as an imperial power in the Americas and the ways Latin Americans are transforming Spanish society and culture. This 6-unit Global Seminar fulfills UC Santa Cruz’s Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC) General Education requirement and is for undergraduates with a desire to learn about Spain’s diversity and dynamism from a Latin American and Latinx studies perspective. Students from any major who meet the standard eligibility requirements are welcome. The ability to speak Spanish is helpful\, but not required. Discover more here.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/info-session-global-seminar-latin-american-spain-2/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T130000
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SUMMARY:Statistics Seminar: Boosting Biomedical Imaging Analysis via Distributed Functional Regression and Synthetic Surrogates
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Guannan Wang\, Associate Professor\, The College of William & Mary \nDescription: Generative AI has emerged as a powerful tool for synthesizing biomedical images\, offering new solutions to challenges such as data scarcity\, privacy constraints\, and modality imbalance. However\, the reliable use of synthetic images in scientific analysis requires principled statistical frameworks that can assess fidelity and rigorously quantify uncertainty. In this talk\, I present a distributed functional data analysis approach for comparing original and AI- generated biomedical images through their mean and covariance structures. Using spline-based representations on complex imaging domains\, we construct simultaneous confidence regions\, enabling formal inference on original-synthetic differences and providing statistical safeguards for downstream analyses. Building on this foundation\, I demonstrate how synthetic images can\nbe safely incorporated into functional regression models to learn spatially varying covariate effects when key imaging modalities are partially observed. Applications to large-scale neuroimaging studies illustrate how integrating generative AI with rigorous statistical inference enhances the reliability\, interpretability\, and scientific value of modern biomedical imaging analyses. \nBio: Guannan Wang is a Diamond Term Distinguished Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at William & Mary. She received a Ph.D. in Statistics and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Georgia in 2015. Her research focuses on the statistical foundations of generative AI\, distributed and federated learning\, and spatial and functional data analysis\, with applications to neuroimaging\, public health\, and environmental and social sciences. She has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles in leading statistical journals\, including JASA\, JCGS\, Statistica Sinica\, Biometrics\, and JMLR\, and her work has been supported by the NIH\, NSF\, and the Simons Foundation. \nHosted by: Statistics Department \nZoom link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/92479478035?pwd=S6b9SNtCorApA04sISbDwWqaF3wyPZ.1
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/statistics-seminar-boosting-biomedical-imaging-analysis-via-distributed-functional-regression-and-synthetic-surrogates/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T162317
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SUMMARY:CM Seminar - "Revealing Hidden Stories: Co-Designing the Thámien Ohlone Augmented Reality Tour"
DESCRIPTION:Presented by: Kai Lukoff \nDescription: \nThe Santa Clara University campus is adorned with symbols and monuments\, including a Spanish Mission Church\, that highlight its Catholic heritage. However\, the presence and history of the Ohlone Native Americans\, who have inhabited this land for thousands of years and continue to live in the region\, receive little to no recognition. How can we utilize augmented reality (AR) to share these hidden stories? \nIn collaboration with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe\, our interdisciplinary team developed the Thámien Ohlone AR tour. This tour reveals hidden stories\, encourages visitors to engage in critical reflection\, and inspires visions of a more just future and received the Best Movie Award at CHI 2024\, the leading conference in the field of human-computer interaction. This talk will share insights on co-designing location-based AR experiences for social impact and explore the potential of AR in preserving cultural heritage. \nBio: Kai Lukoff is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Santa Clara University. He leads the Human-Computer Interaction Lab\, focusing on technologies with social impact. His recent work focuses on co-design methods for location-based augmented reality. His research has been featured in prominent conferences such as CHI\, CSCW\, IMWUT\, and DIS\, and he was honored with the 2023 Outstanding Dissertation Award from ACM SIGCHI. \n  \nHosted by: Professor Sri Kurniawan \nWhen: Monday\, January 26\, 2026 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. \nZoom info: \nhttps://ucsc.zoom.us/j/95105219890?pwd=PXG6uexrh6P0Ry06aRkxfdTsLhaNhK.1\nMeeting ID: 951 0521 9890\nPasscode: 160917
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/cm-seminar-revealing-hidden-stories-co-designing-the-thamien-ohlone-augmented-reality-tour/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T162317
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SUMMARY:Info Session: Global Seminar Film History and Preservation in Bologna
DESCRIPTION:Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Monday\, January 26\, 2026\, at 2:00-3:00 pm via Zoom. \nRegister Here. \nEarn 10 units on a summer program on the Global Seminar Film History and Preservation in Bologna this summer. This program is taught by Jennifer Horne\, Associate Professor of Film and Digital Media\, and Selmin Kara\, Associate Professor of Film and Digital Media.   \nQuick Facts: \n\nLocations: Bologna\, Italy\nCourses:\nFILM 132A: International Cinema to 1960 (5 credits)\nFILM 185S: Film Preservation and Restoration (5 credits)\nLed by: Jennifer Horne and Selmin Kara\nEligibility: Good academic and disciplinary standing\, Min Age: 18\, 45 units completed at time of departure\, Minimum GPA- 2.3 cumulative GPA or higher\, Majors: Open to Film and Digital Media Majors or Minors\nDates: Summer Session 1 (Exact dates to be announced)\nFinances: Financial aid applies\, and scholarships are available! The budget will be posted on the website when it is available.\nHow to apply: Visit here for instructions. Applications open on December 1 and close on March 2.\nGet in touch: Email your questions to globallearning@ucsc.edu.\n\nProgram Description: Study with Professors Jennifer Horne and Selmin Kara in Bologna\, Italy\, while attending the renowned Il Cinema Ritrovato film festival. The world’s leading festival of film preservation\, Il Cinema Ritrovato\, features premieres of restored film prints and rare gems of mainstream\, arthouse\, experimental\, and early film\, giving students an in-depth knowledge of international cinema. Following the film festival\, students will remain in Bologna for in-depth classes on film history and preservation.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/info-session-global-seminar-film-history-and-preservation-in-bologna/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T170000
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SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Probing Forced Responses and Causality in Data-Driven Climate Emulators: Conceptual Limitations and the Role of Reduced-Order Models
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Fabrizio Falasca\, New York University \nDescription: A central challenge in climate science and applied mathematics is developing data-driven models of multiscale systems that capture both stationary statistics and responses to external perturbations. Current neural climate emulators aim to resolve the atmosphere–ocean system in all its complexity but often struggle to reproduce forced responses\, limiting their use in causal studies such as Green’s function experiments. To explore the origin of these limitations\, we first examine a simplified dynamical system that retains key features of climate variability. We argue that the ability of emulators of multiscale systems to reproduce perturbed statistics depends critically on (i) the choice of an appropriate coarse-grained representation and (ii) careful parameterizations of unresolved processes. These insights highlight reduced-order models\, tailored to specific goals\, processes\, and scales\, as valid alternatives to general-purpose emulators. We next consider a real-world application\, developing a neural model to investigate the joint variability of the surface temperature field and radiative fluxes. The model infers a multiplicative noise process directly from data\, largely reproduces the system’s probability distribution\, and enables causal studies through forced responses. We discuss its limitations and outline directions for future work. These results expose key challenges in data-driven modeling of multiscale physical systems and underscore the value of coarse-grained\, stochastic approaches.Throughout\, we propose linear response theory as a rigorous framework for evaluating neural models beyond stationary statistics\, probing causal mechanisms\, and guiding model design. \nBio: Fabrizio Falasca is physicist working at the intersection of statistical physics\, applied mathematics and climate science. He acquired his master degree in Physics of Complex Systems in the University of Turin in Italy. He then moved to Atlanta to pursue a PhD in Climate Science under the supervision of Annalisa Bracco. In the last 5 years he has been working in the Courant Institute of Mathematical Science in the group of Laure Zanna. His work span response theory\, causal inference\, data-driven modeling\, and their applications to climate dynamics and change. \n\n\n\n\n\nHosted by: Applied Mathematics \nZoom Link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/97450297092?pwd=Bp4GIgR8dAuBeCd1Sz9vXo8unkYWQW.1
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-probing-forced-responses-and-causality-in-data-driven-climate-emulators-conceptual-limitations-and-the-role-of-reduced-order-models/
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260126T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T162317
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SUMMARY:Gaining Experiences to Help Prepare for Your Pre-Health Journey
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn what types of experiences you can do to prepare you for your healthcare journey. We will also provide strategies on how to gain experience and how to leverage it for your professional healthcare applications. This session is for students who are interested in applying to medical or other professional healthcare programs. The session will have a presentation and time for Q&A. \nWe will provide captions for the presentation. If you have disability-related needs\, please contact the Career Success office at csuccess@ucsc.edu or (831) 459-4420 as soon as possible. \nYOU BELONG HERE\nPrograms and services are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. To learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/gaining-experiences-to-help-prepare-for-your-pre-health-journey/
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SUMMARY:Info Session: Global Seminar Mokuhanga Printmaking in Japan
DESCRIPTION:Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Tuesday\, January 27 at 12:00-1:00 p.m. via Zoom. \nRegister Here \nEarn 6 units on a summer program on the Global Seminar Mokuhanga Printmaking in Japan this summer. This program is taught by Jimin Lee\, Professor of Art.  \nQuick Facts: \n\nLocations: Tokyo\, Japan\nCourse: ART 161J Mokuhanga: UCSC Printmaking in Japan (6 units)\nLed by: Jimin Lee\nEligibility: Good academic and disciplinary standing\, Min Age: 18\, 45 units completed at time of departure. Minimum GPA- 2.3 cumulative GPA or higher at the time of application and every quarter prior to departure\, Completion of Art 20G\nApplication requirement: Portfolio of 10 images\nDates: August 2-29\, 2026\nFinances: Financial aid applies\, and scholarships are available! Budget will be posted on the website when it is available.\nHow to apply: Visit here for instructions. Applications open on December 1 and close on March 2.\nGet in touch: Email your questions to globallearning@ucsc.edu.\n\nProgram Description: Immerse yourself in the world of Mokuhanga\, the celebrated Japanese woodblock printmaking technique of Ukiyo-e\, and journey from timeless tradition to cutting-edge creative exploration. Study how traditional relief printmaking techniques fuse with emerging technologies\, book arts\, and animation\, while engaging with Japan’s vibrant cultural landscape through hands-on washi papermaking\, museum and gallery visits\, and exchanges with master printmakers and Tokyo Zokei University students. Through studio practice\, cultural exploration\, and creative collaboration\, you’ll gain advanced artistic skill\, deep cultural insight\, and a fresh perspective on the possibilities of print media in today’s visual culture.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/info-session-global-seminar-mokuhanga-printmaking-in-japan-2/
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SUMMARY:How to Optimize Your Career Fair Experience
DESCRIPTION:Interested in attending one of our upcoming career fairs but not sure what to do once you’re there? We can help with that! \nJoin us for this webinar on Tuesday\, January 27th from 5:30-6:30 to learn about how to make the most out of the experience. You get answers to these questions \n\nWhat should you do to prepare in advance?\nHow should you engage with recruiters and other attendees?\nAre there any practices or strategies to be mindful of before\, during\, and after?\n\nPlus much more… \nCareer fairs can be a solid way to engage with recruiters to learn about job and internship opportunities as well as get an idea of what it’s like to work in a field that you might be interested in. Having a solid understanding of how to navigate your experience can help make a huge difference. \nWe will provide captions for the presentation. If you have disability-related needs\, please contact the Career Success office at csuccess@ucsc.edu or (831) 459-4420 as soon as possible. \nYOU BELONG HERE\nPrograms and services are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities. To learn more\, please visit UC Nondiscrimination Statement or Nondiscrimination Policy for UC Publications.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/how-to-optimize-your-career-fair-experience-2/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:42nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nThe Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation honors and celebrates Dr. King’s legacy while addressing the ongoing struggles for equity\, justice\, and freedom. This year’s keynote will feature Larry McDonald\, a legendary reggae percussionist whose life and career have been defined by rhythm\, culture\, and the power of music to unite people. \nMcDonald has been a musical collaborator with Taj Mahal\, Peter Tosh\, Gil Scott-Heron\, Lee “Scratch” Perry\, The Skatalites\, and many more. Rooted in the vibrant sounds of Jamaica\, he expanded his musical journey through time in Trinidad\, Mexico\, North Oakland\, and many other locations before ultimately settling in New York. With each step\, McDonald carries a profound respect for the Caribbean’s cultural heritage and a vision of music as a bridge across borders\, generations\, and struggles for justice. \nMcDonald will be joined by other New York City and Santa Cruz’s own musicians. \nREGISTER
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/42nd-annual-martin-luther-king-jr-convocation/
LOCATION:Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium\, 307 Church St.\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060
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SUMMARY:Petals and Pours
DESCRIPTION:Join AA/PIRC on Tuesday\, January 27th from 6-7:30pm at Terry Freitas Commons to learn about the origins\, history\, and issues surrounding tea as we taste different teas from Asia (including Nami Matcha) and create your own tea blend! Come for the tea and stay for the warmth of community! RSVP at bit.ly/petalsandpours \nYou Belong Here: The programs and services described here are open to all\, consistent with state and federal law\, as well as the University of California’s nondiscrimination policies. Every initiative—whether a student service\, faculty program\, or community event—is designed to be accessible\, inclusive\, and respectful of all identities.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/petals-and-pours/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260128T110000
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SUMMARY:CSE Colloquium - Towards Relational Foundation Models: Zero-Shot Forecasting over Relational Databases
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Charilaos I. Kanatsoulis\, Stanford University \nAbstract: Foundation models have transformed unstructured domains such as language and vision\, yet relational datasets\, where most enterprise knowledge lives\, still rely on brittle\, task-specific ML pipelines. I will begin by introducing Relational Deep Learning (RDL)\, a general framework for learning directly from heterogeneous multi-table data\, capturing structure across entities\, attributes\, and relationships without handcrafted schemas or features. \nBuilding on this paradigm\, I will present the Relational Transformer (RT)\, a schema-invariant model pretrained across diverse relational databases that performs structural learning with in-context information and transfers zero-shot to new databases and predictive tasks. By modeling both inter- and intra-table dependencies and reframing prediction as pattern recognition inside a unified latent relational space\, RT represents a concrete step toward relational foundation models that can be prompted\, reused\, and generalized for new problems. \nBio: Charilaos I. Kanatsoulis is a Research Scientist in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University. He previously was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania and received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Minnesota\, Twin Cities. His research lies at the intersection of machine learning and signal processing\, with a focus on Transformer and foundation model design for structured data\, graph representation learning\, tensor analysis\, and explainable AI. His work has been recognized with the Best Paper Award at the KDD Temporal Graph Learning Workshop (2025) and the Best Student Paper Award at IEEE CAMSAP (2023). He co-instructs CS246 and CS224W at Stanford and previously taught ESE 5140 at Penn. He has organized several community events\, including the Graph Signal Processing short course at IEEE ICASSP 2023\, the Stanford Graph Learning Workshop (2024–2025)\, the Relational Deep Learning tutorial at ACM KDD 2025\, and the New Perspectives in Advancing Graph Machine Learning Workshop at NeurIPS 2025. \nHosted by: Professor Nikos Tziavelis \nLocation: Engineering 2\, Room E2-180 (Refreshments such as coffee\, pastries\, and fruit will be provided.) \nZoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/93445911992?pwd=YkJ2TQtF79h0PcNXbEcpZLbpK0coiY.1&jst=3
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/cse-colloquium-towards-relational-foundation-models-zero-shot-forecasting-over-relational-databases/
LOCATION:Engineering 2\, Engineering 2 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars
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