• Distinguished Teaching Award Lecture — Teaching Week 2026

    Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    Join us as Distinguished Teaching Award recipient Laurie Palmer, Professor of Art, shares her insights on teaching. This lecture is one of the key events featured in Teaching Week 2026.
    Starting in 2018-2019, the Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes outstanding teaching on our campus. This annual award is an opportunity to acknowledge the pedagogical contributions of our colleagues that include—but also go beyond—any one particular course. It seeks to recognize an instructor that has made significant contributions to educational equity within and beyond UC Santa Cruz.

    Free to the public
  • How to be an influencer (without being on reality TV)

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

    In today’s world, influence isn’t just for celebrities — it’s a career asset. Whether you’re a job seeker, entrepreneur, or industry expert, building your personal brand online can open doors. This online session will cover how to grow your presence on LinkedIn and share your expertise. Learn how building your personal brand can create new […]

  • Electroacoustic Performance and Artist Talk with the Whale Liberation Front

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

    February 26, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. FREE AND OPEN TO ALL Whale Liberation Front members Peter Johnson Bowling and Cory Diane will perform a live, electro-acoustic piece in relationship to their installation Untitled, or, They’ve been singing since the gulf was born. This piece is rooted in their long term sonic practices in solidarity […]

  • Will Work for Food

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Join us for a conversation on labor, food, and justice with Will Work for Food co-author Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern and regional food production and service workers Veronica Rodriguez (Dole, Soledad), and X (Verve, Santa Cruz). Together, they will explore the often-overlooked role of labor in building a more just food system. Free and open to the public. Translation provided. 

  • Kitchen Counterculture: A Conversation About Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and the Food that Fueled a Revolution

    Bookshop Santa Cruz

    Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents Kitchen Counterculture: A Conversation About Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and the Food that Fueled a Revolution,” featuring award-winning food writer Gabi Moskowitz and journalist, teacher, and author Jim Newton. This event is cosponsored by the UC Santa Cruz The Humanities Division, The Humanities Institute, and the UCSC Special Collections & […]

  • Semiconductor Career Summit – From Campus to Silicon Valley

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    A SEMI Professional Development Seminar organized by the SEMI Silicon Valley Chapter – Connecting College Students to the Semiconductor Industry. Learn about career opportunities in high tech and acquire valuable, practical information that will help you choose career directions and plan for your success.

  • Lunar New Year Santa Cruz Warriors Game

    Kaiser Permanente Arena 140 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The Division of Student Affairs & Success Leadership & Involvement is excited to partner with the Santa Cruz Warriors for a special Lunar New Year–themed game on Fri, 2/27/26 at 7 p.m. at Kaiser Permanente Arena . Doors open at 6 p.m. Tip-off at 7 p.m. Bring your friends to cheer on the Sea Dubs […]

  • Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Santa Cruz

    Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, United States

    For the 35th year, UC Santa Cruz Adventure Rec is thrilled to bring the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour to Santa Cruz! Each November, the Banff Festival in Canada showcases the year’s most breathtaking, inspiring adventure films—and we’re bringing the very best of them to the Rio Theatre, February 27, 28, & March […]

  • Random With A Purpose (RWAP) XXXlV

    Second Stage Second Stage, Santa Cruz, CA

    Student directed and choreographed dance production. Admission General admission $5–$20 “Pay What You Like” Free for UCSC undergrads (ticket required). Tickets through Eventbrite only Doors open 30 minutes prior to the event start time. Ticket holders not seated at least 5 minutes before the advertised start time may forfeit their ticket/seat and no refund will […]

    Free – $20
  • The Rite of Strings—”One Night Only” concert with UCSC Music Department faculty and special guests

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Audiences are invited to a concert featuring Christopher Mallett, guitar; William Coulter, guitar; Robert Miller, guitar; and Grijda Spiri, violin. — ADVISORIES – Seating is first-come, first-served – No intermission — ADMISSION – Open seating (no ticket required) – Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time. — PARKING – Parking […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • Practical Activism Conference

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

    Join us for the 23rd annual Practical Activism Conference. This day-long, student-coordinated conference features speakers, workshops, tabling and hands on opportunities.

    Free
  • UC Davis Alumni Careers & Identity Conference 2026

    Join fellow UC alumni in Sacramento for a dynamic, in-person conference exploring topics at the intersection of career and identity. Enjoy interactive breakout sessions, meaningful networking opportunities and important conversations designed specifically for UC alumni. Open to graduates from all UC campuses, this event welcomes anyone interested in the topics presented. Registration and experience include: […]

  • Education Innovation Workshop: Math Atlas

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

    Welcome to The Math Altas! In this one-day workshop, learning specialist Elizabeth Powell will be sharing her 35 years of experience as an educator in evidence-based strategies from The Math Atlas framework. We’ll talk about instructional effectiveness and learner engagement in one-on-one math settings. You’ll get to evaluate the real-world implications of visual, verbal, and […]

  • UCSC Family Opera—Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”

    UCSC Family Opera
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Voice students, accompanied by Luke Shepherd on piano, perform an abridged version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. This is a family-friendly production of Mozart’s most famous fairytale. Duration is approximately 1 hour with music and dialogue presented in English. The two matinee performances showcase two different casts. — ADVISORIES – Loud noises (thunder sound effects) […]

    FREE and open to the public.
  • Statistics Seminar: Decoding Phytoplankton Responses to a Changing Ocean

    Presenter: Francois Ribalet, Research Associate Professor, School of Oceanography, University of Washington Description: François Ribalet will present new observational technologies and computational approaches for studying phytoplankton responses to ocean warming. Using SeaFlow, a custom-built automated flow cytometer deployed on over 100 research cruises, his team has collected nearly 850 billion cell measurements across global oceans. […]

  • Undiscovered Shakespeare: The Two Noble Kinsmen – Episode I

    Shakespeare returns to the characters and themes of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in what may have been the last play he had a hand in writing: The Two Noble Kinsmen. This time, however, the story of Theseus and Hippolyta, the disorienting experience of adolescent sexual desire, and the conflict of duties to sovereigns, parents, friends, and spouses are […]

  • Traveling Film Southasia – Film Screening Festival Launch

    Communications Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Located in Communications 150, Studio C Join the Center for South Asian Studies (CSAS) for a celebratory film screening event to launch Travelling Film Southasia, a mobile film festival highlighting 19 exceptional nonfiction productions of the last two years, originally screened at Film Southasia 2024 in Kathmandu. This year’s festival encapsulates a range of experiences […]

  • UCSC Wind Ensemble

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Wind Ensemble concert

    Free – $12