• The World Cafe: Food, Tea, and Conversations that Matter

    Rachel Carson/Oakes Dining Hall

    The World Café — food, tea, and conversations that matter. Every other Wednesday, 5–7pm, RCC Dining Hall. All students welcome, every college and major. Free with a meal plan, or pay at the door. This quarter: Sept 30 — Conversation Café: What conversations matter to you this year? Oct 14 — Activism Café: How can […]

  • The People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) Professional Development Symposium: BIPOC Professionals in Environmental Careers

    Alumni Room 615 College Nine Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) Professional Development Symposium: BIPOC Professionals in Environmental Careers connects UCSC students with resources, professional development opportunities, and networking experiences within environmental and sustainability-focused careers. Centering BIPOC professionals, businesses, and organizations, the symposium creates opportunities for students to learn directly from professionals working across environmental fields, explore diverse career […]

    Free
  • Reshaping representation: Midterm elections and emerging district map battles

    Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    Our panel will discuss the long history of redistricting in the United States, differentiate between racial gerrymandering and partisan gerrymandering, discuss the intersection of race and partisan objectives, highlight the role of recent state independent redistricting commissions and California’s Prop 50, along with exclusionary changes to the Voting Rights Act and recent actions taken by the Supreme Court.

    Free
  • Note Taking and Reading Strategies

    Successful Slug Workshops
    Academic Resources Center (ARC) 408 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    In this workshop, you will: Learn reading and note-taking methods and why they work to help you learn. The Successful Slug Workshop series, hosted by Learning Support Services Peer Coaches, are open to all UCSC undergraduate students and focus on academic skills and tools to support your success as a student. At each workshop, you […]

  • 2026 Graduate & Professional School Fair

    2026 Graduate & Professional School Fair
    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    You’re invited to join us, open to all majors!

    Undergraduate and graduate students and recent alumni interested in pursuing continuing education opportunities are invited to attend. Get the chance to meet admission representatives seeking to share insight into their respective graduate and professional school programs and discuss ways in which to stand out in the application process.

  • The science of life in the neighborhood—and beyond

    Science in the Neighborhood

    UC Santa Cruz is bringing Science in the Neighborhood to South County! Join us for our first event in Aptos. Are we alone in the universe? Answering that question begins surprisingly close to home. Earth has been many different planets over its long history, offering clues about how life begins, evolves, and ultimately transforms the […]

  • Seymour Center Homeschool Day: Spectacular Science

    Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA

    Calling all homeschool families! Join the Seymour Center on Friday, October 30, at 10 a.m. for a morning of hands-on science investigations, aquarium feeds, a scavenger hunt, and lots more. • Enjoy hands-on […]

  • Produce Pop-Up

    Produce Pop-Up

    Produce Pop-Up is a twice-weekly organic farmstand open to all members of the UC Santa Cruz community. The program is dedicated to increasing access to fresh, healthy, and affordable organic produce, with offerings sourced from the UCSC Farm and other local organic growers. Academic year hours and locations: Beginning Oct. 2 Wednesdays: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. […]

  • Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Edible Insects and the Future of Food: Capitalist Dreams, Loss, and Everyday Immigrant Practices

    Interdisciplinary Sciences Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    In person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736).  If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version, please contact Stacy Philpott at sphilpot@ucsc.edu. A UC Santa Cruz email address is required to access the recording. Host: Stacy Philpott Speaker: Paolina Hwae Kyung Kao Yook […]

  • AM Seminar: Sliced Optimal Transport: From Acceleration to Bayesian Modeling

    Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter: Enter the speaker’s name, title, and institution at the top of the event Description: Optimal transport (OT) provides a principled way to match, compare, and interpolate distributions, but its computational cost limits its use at realistic scales. I will present our recent work on reducing that cost and on using OT for statistical modeling […]

  • AM Seminar: Data Analysis Workflow from Low-Code Tools to Generative and Agentic AI

    Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter: Reza Fazel-Rezai, Senior Science and Education Application Engineer, MathWorks Description: Please join us to learn how to accelerate data analysis using a workflow that spans low-code tools, Generative AI, and Agentic AI. Through live demonstrations and practical examples, you’ll see how to import, explore, visualize, model, and process data using interactive tools that require […]