Mark Primack: The Truth in Drawing
Media Theater Experimental Theater, Santa Cruz, CALecture by Mark Primack where he will present “Truth in Drawing”
FREE and open to the public
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Emeriti Faculty Lecture, Fall 2025
Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA
Hybrid Event
Distinguished Research Professor Diane Gifford-Gonzalez reflects on fifty-five years of zooarchaeology work, studying animal remains from archaeological sites to explore how past people and their kin interacted.
Global Learning Opportunities Fair
Quarry Plaza Student Union, Santa Cruz, CAJoin us in an encouraging space to chat with Global Learning advisors, UCSC peer advisors, and other study abroad providers! Learn about the many global learning opportunities and funding resources available to help you study, explore, and engage with cultures in the U.S. and abroad. Sign up to receive reminders about the event!
2025 Graduate & Professional School Fair (DAY 2)
Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CAYou’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 […]
Healthy Relationships Workshop Series
Join CARE this Relationship, Dating, and Domestic Violence Awareness/Action Month for a two-part workshop series on relationships and boundaries. Learn to recognize healthy and unhealthy relationship dynamics and the importance of setting boundaries. Workshops are on 10/15 (Green, Yellow, Red) and 10/29 (Boundaries & Beyond!) from 11:30am–1pm in Kerr Hall, Room 160.
Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty)
Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAThis quarter, make time for you, for reflection, and for community!
In-person Info Session – Japan Research Fellowships (JSPS)
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAAre you interested in funding for research, collaboration, and travel opportunities in Japan? Representatives from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) will be on campus for an in-person info session: When: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Where: Engineering Building 2, Room 180 (E2-180) Light refreshments provided. Please RSVP here Who should attend? Faculty, researchers/postdocs, students in ALL disciplines. This information session is particularly relevant for: Faculty fellowships at […]
Academic Senate Forum: Systemwide UCAD Work Group Interim Report
Virtual Event
Zoom Forum
We invite all faculty to provide comments and questions regarding the Academic Senate Task Force on UC Adaptation to Disruptions (UCAD) Charge, and UCAD Interim Report (July, 2025).
UCAD’s purpose was to develop response strategies that aim to uphold the teaching and education, research and discovery, and public service mission areas of the University of California in the context of disruptive federal executive orders, uncertain federal and state partnerships, and evolving shifts in the higher education landscape. The report makes interim recommendations related to four key categories:
Research Funding Assistance
Academic Personnel Evaluations During Disruptions
Program Resizing and Restructuring
Need for Flexibility in Course Offerings and Modalities
Creative Interventions: “Asymptote” with Nora Khan
Nora Khan explores our personal relationships with computational systems through moments spanning from childhood gaming experiences to contemporary AI. The central metaphor of the “asymptote”—a curve endlessly approaching but never reaching a line—describes both humanity’s pursuit of technological mastery, and the incomputable aspects of experience that resist capture by algorithms and surveillance. Through encounters with […]
FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
Pokémon Makers Market
Porter College QuadCatch the Pokémon Makers’ Market at Porter Quad! Shop student vendors, enjoy performances, join a cosplay contest, trade Pokémon cards, and compete in tournaments. Celebrate creativity and community with food, activities, and prizes. Presented by: UCSC Women’s Center, Cantu Queer Center, and Jack Baskin Engineering You Belong Here: The programs and services described here are […]
Humanities Grad School 101
Hybrid Event
Are you an undergraduate student curious about graduate school in the humanities? Join this session to learn how to decide whether grad school is right for you and what you can do to prepare.
Queer Emergent: Scandalous Stories from Twilight of AIDS in Peru: Book Celebration and Conversation with Professor Justin Perez
Charles E. Merrill Lounge Rutherford House, Santa Cruz, CAJoin us as Huerta Center Faculty Awardee Professor Justin Perez (Latin America and Latino Studies Department) presents his new book, Queer Emergent: Scandalous Stories from Twilight of AIDS in Peru. In Queer Emergent, Justin Perez explores how advances in HIV prevention work alongside broader economic and political shifts in global health to shape queer subjectivities.
ABC Movie Night
Porter/Kresge Dining Hall 411 Porter-Kresge Rd, Santa Cruz, CASpend your Wednesday night at ABC Movie Night enjoying the film Sinners by Black filmmaker Ryan Coogler Wednesday, October 29 at 8:30 p.m. Porter/Kresge Dining Hall Free popcorn, refreshments, and prizes from Black-owned businesses! Come hang out, celebrate Black filmmaking, creativity, and enjoy spooky season with us. For accommodations email netaylor@ucsc.edu _________________________________________________________________________________________________ You Belong Here: […]
2025 USPA Postdoc Symposium
The UC Santa Cruz Postdocs Association (USPA) is excited to announce the 8th Annual UCSC Postdoc Symposium, happening Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the Cultural Center at Merrill College. (See attached flyer for details) We invite department chairs, administrative staff, and faculty to please help us spread the word – share widely within your groups […]
Free
Bridging Practices: Deepening Collaboration in Community-engaged Research and IRB Process
Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CABuilding on last April’s Bridging Perspectives: Navigating Community-Engaged Research and IRB Requirements, this Building Practices colloquium event continues the conversation between researchers, administrators, and the IRB with a focus on answering the pressing questions raised by our community. Together, we will explore: Involving undergraduates in community-engaged research Navigating IRB requirements in ways that respect cultural, social, […]
When Human-Centered AI Encountered Digital Humanities: A Dialogue between Magy Seif El-Nasr and Minghui Hu
What happens when the ethical and interpretive frameworks of the humanities meet the algorithmic and interactive architectures of artificial intelligence? This dialogue brings together two leading voices from distinct yet converging fields: Magy Seif El-Nasr, a pioneer in human-centered AI, game analytics, and interactive narrative design, and Minghui Hu, a historian and digital humanist, explores the cultural, […]
Applied Microeconomics and Trade Seminar Series presents: Shanjun Li
Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAApplied Microeconomics and Trade Seminar: Shanjun Li
An Evening with Alice Waters
Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz are delighted to welcome award-winning chef and food activist Alice Waters for a discussion about A School Lunch Revolution, “A blueprint for the ways in which we should feed our kids organic foods, both at home and at school.” (Epicurious) In this wonderful, multigenerational […]
Fright Night 2025
Oakes Learning CenterHead to the Oakes Learning Center for games, costume contests, and the chilling Fright Walk—plus meet campus resource centers along the way! You 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, […]
Celebrate Halloween at the University Center Bistro!
University Center BistroJoin us for a special themed menu, served 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Reservations are recommended but not required — save your spot at dining.ucsc.edu/ucen-bistro. You 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 […]