• Where Hardware Meets Intelligence

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

    Embedded Systems: Build the Intelligence Behind the Hardware Join Juergen Kienhoefer to explore the foundations of embedded systems and how firmware powers the devices we use every day—plus get an introduction to how AI is transforming the field. Learn how the Embedded Firmware Essentials course prepares you to develop low-level software, interface with hardware components, and build reliable real-time […]

  • Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Visit the IAS, UCSC’s premier art galleries, for our spring exhibitions. On view April 10–August 16, 2026 are three diverse and interdisciplinary shows: Libia Posada: Everything is Going Right, the first US solo exhibition by the Colombia-based artist and medical doctor; Gina Athena Ulysse: A Redwoods Rasanblaj, a site-specific and immersive exploration of the Haitian […]

  • Mental Health First Aid Certification

    Location: Register for the Zoom link Be prepared to support those around you by getting certified in Mental Health First Aid. Mental Health First Aid teaches the skills needed to recognize and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges, as well as how to provide someone with initial support until […]

  • NEW Exhibit at the Seymour Center, Grand Opening June 13 – 14

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

    See More HQ is the next evolution of the Seymour Center—a brand-new, bilingual interactive hub designed to bring real-time coastal science directly to you.

    Join us on June 13 and 14 from 10 AM – 4 PM to celebrate our grand launch! We’re pulling out all the stops with a jam-packed schedule of interactive activities:

    💥 HQ Exploration Stations • 🦈 Aquarium Feeding • 🥾 Guided Outdoor Tours • 🎨 Santa Cruz Maker Studios Pop-Up • 📚 Seaside Storytime
    Don’t miss out on the fun and be among the very first to experience the new See More HQ!

    All activities are included with admission and are free for members.

    $12
  • Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Visit the IAS, UCSC’s premier art galleries, for our spring exhibitions. On view April 10–August 16, 2026 are three diverse and interdisciplinary shows: Libia Posada: Everything is Going Right, the first US solo exhibition by the Colombia-based artist and medical doctor; Gina Athena Ulysse: A Redwoods Rasanblaj, a site-specific and immersive exploration of the Haitian […]

  • Visualizing Abolition Screening Series: Beyond Access

    Visualizing Abolition
    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    On view in the IAS Screening Room is a selection of short films curated by Visualizing Abolition Visiting Faculty Fellow Dr. Pooja Rangan. Prisons deny and censor the access of those trapped inside them—to information, to intimacy, to community, to meaningful work, to nourishment of all kinds, and perhaps most cruelly, to care. This program […]

  • UCSC MEIP XXIII, May 29, 30, and 31st, at 7:00 PM in the Stevenson Event Center-Performances in French, Japanese and Spanish. FREE-ALL WELCOME

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    fully-staged performances in French, Japanese, and Spanish, with English super-titles projected above the stage. The program will be directed by Language lecturers and performed by Language students.

    French: Dur dur la torture (Pure Torture), written by the students, directed by Renée Cailloux.

    Japanese: “きぼうのうた” (Song of Hope), directed by Naoko Yamamoto.

    Spanish: “Noble campaña” (A Lofty Cause), Based on a short story by Gregorio López y Fuentes directed by Carolina Castillo-Trelles and Sandra Malone.

    Free
  • NEW Exhibit at the Seymour Center, Grand Opening June 13 – 14

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

    See More HQ is the next evolution of the Seymour Center—a brand-new, bilingual interactive hub designed to bring real-time coastal science directly to you.

    Join us on June 13 and 14 from 10 AM – 4 PM to celebrate our grand launch! We’re pulling out all the stops with a jam-packed schedule of interactive activities:

    💥 HQ Exploration Stations • 🦈 Aquarium Feeding • 🥾 Guided Outdoor Tours • 🎨 Santa Cruz Maker Studios Pop-Up • 📚 Seaside Storytime
    Don’t miss out on the fun and be among the very first to experience the new See More HQ!

    All activities are included with admission and are free for members.

    $12
  • Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Visit the IAS, UCSC’s premier art galleries, for our spring exhibitions. On view April 10–August 16, 2026 are three diverse and interdisciplinary shows: Libia Posada: Everything is Going Right, the first US solo exhibition by the Colombia-based artist and medical doctor; Gina Athena Ulysse: A Redwoods Rasanblaj, a site-specific and immersive exploration of the Haitian […]

  • Visualizing Abolition Screening Series: Beyond Access

    Visualizing Abolition
    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    On view in the IAS Screening Room is a selection of short films curated by Visualizing Abolition Visiting Faculty Fellow Dr. Pooja Rangan. Prisons deny and censor the access of those trapped inside them—to information, to intimacy, to community, to meaningful work, to nourishment of all kinds, and perhaps most cruelly, to care. This program […]

  • Chicanx Latiné Year-End Ceremony

    Lower East Field

    For decades, El Centro has hosted the Chicane Latiné Year-End Ceremony—a beloved tradition that celebrates the achievements and cultural pride of Chicanx Latinx graduating students and their families. This bilingual ceremony features danzantes, live musical performances, and powerful keynote speakers, all coming together to honor the strength, resilience, and joy of our community. The Chicanx […]

  • UCSC MEIP XXIII, May 29, 30, and 31st, at 7:00 PM in the Stevenson Event Center-Performances in French, Japanese and Spanish. FREE-ALL WELCOME

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    fully-staged performances in French, Japanese, and Spanish, with English super-titles projected above the stage. The program will be directed by Language lecturers and performed by Language students.

    French: Dur dur la torture (Pure Torture), written by the students, directed by Renée Cailloux.

    Japanese: “きぼうのうた” (Song of Hope), directed by Naoko Yamamoto.

    Spanish: “Noble campaña” (A Lofty Cause), Based on a short story by Gregorio López y Fuentes directed by Carolina Castillo-Trelles and Sandra Malone.

    Free
  • Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Visit the IAS, UCSC’s premier art galleries, for our spring exhibitions. On view April 10–August 16, 2026 are three diverse and interdisciplinary shows: Libia Posada: Everything is Going Right, the first US solo exhibition by the Colombia-based artist and medical doctor; Gina Athena Ulysse: A Redwoods Rasanblaj, a site-specific and immersive exploration of the Haitian […]

  • Visualizing Abolition Screening Series: Beyond Access

    Visualizing Abolition
    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    On view in the IAS Screening Room is a selection of short films curated by Visualizing Abolition Visiting Faculty Fellow Dr. Pooja Rangan. Prisons deny and censor the access of those trapped inside them—to information, to intimacy, to community, to meaningful work, to nourishment of all kinds, and perhaps most cruelly, to care. This program […]

  • Bi-weekly GenAI Meetup at UC Santa Cruz

    E2-506 Build 2, Baskin Engineering, Santa Cruz, United States

    We are excited to invite you to the second session of the GenAI Meetup at UC Santa Cruz, which will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 3:15 PM in E2-506. This session will feature a student talk and demo by Akhilesh Thite, a Master’s student, on local LLMs in the PeerSky Browser. To describe the session in the […]

    Free
  • Bi-weekly GenAI Meetup at UC Santa Cruz

    Bi-weekly GenAI Meetup at UC Santa Cruz
    E2-506 Build 2, Baskin Engineering, Santa Cruz, United States

    We are excited to invite you to the second session of the GenAI Meetup at UC Santa Cruz, which will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 3:15 PM in E2-506. This session will feature a student talk and demo by Akhilesh Thite, a Master’s student, on local LLMs in the PeerSky Browser. To describe the session in the […]

    Free
  • Carrión, H. (CSE) – Deep Learning Algorithms for Medical Image Representation Learning and Understanding

    Virtual Event

    AI-assisted clinical decisions in medicine, and particularly in dermatology, demand fine-grained understanding across diverse skin tones, body sites, and disease types, yet expert-annotated datasets are scarce, demographically imbalanced, and almost devoid of rare presentations. This dissertation develops four deep learning systems for this low-label, low-coverage regime. We introduce HealNet, which learns wound healing stages from […]

  • Younger Lagoon Reserve Tours

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

    Younger Lagoon Reserve tours are free and open to the public. Space is limited to 18 participants. Call 831-459-3800 or sign-up online. Virtual tours are available online.  

    Free
  • Meal Planning for Real Life: Making Meals Easier

    Wellness in Action

    Faculty & Staff Health and Well-being Program Location: Register for the Zoom link Struggling to figure out what to eat after a long workday or always heading to the vending machine at lunch? Meal planning can help with that, but it doesn’t have to mean spending your whole Sunday meal prepping or eating the same thing every […]

  • Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Visit the IAS, UCSC’s premier art galleries, for our spring exhibitions. On view April 10–August 16, 2026 are three diverse and interdisciplinary shows: Libia Posada: Everything is Going Right, the first US solo exhibition by the Colombia-based artist and medical doctor; Gina Athena Ulysse: A Redwoods Rasanblaj, a site-specific and immersive exploration of the Haitian […]