• The Role of Corporations in Adapting to or Avoiding a +3ºC World

    2-3:10 PM Tues Nov 18 in Interdisciplinary Sciences Building Room 102 THE ROLE OF CORPORATIONS IN ADAPTING TO OR AVOIDING A +3ºC WORLD How will corporations act in our warming world? Can they help us slow warming and better adapt to it? Or will they only make things worse? Learn from (and interrogate) our panelists  about […]

  • The Role of Corporations in Adapting to or Avoiding a +3ºC World

    THE ROLE OF CORPORATIONS IN ADAPTING TO OR AVOIDING A +3ºC WORLD PANEL DISCUSSION 2-3:10 pm Tues Nov 18 via ZOOM @ bit.ly/CorporationCrossroads How will corporations act in our warming world? Can they help us slow warming and better adapt to it? Or will they only make things worse? Learn from (and interrogate) our panelists  about […]

  • Corporations at Climate Crossroads: Book Talk with Lily Hsueh

    With climate risks growing, climate action facing political headwinds in many countries, and international cooperation increasingly challenged, Lily Hsueh’s Corporations at Climate Crossroads illuminates how and under what conditions the world’s largest corporations have taken proactive action on climate change during the years leading up to and after the Paris Agreement. Drawing on insights from […]

  • Yoga as Healing Series

    Yoga as Healing Series

    Health Center (Student Health Center) 525 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

    Yoga as Healing is a 7-week program at UC Santa Cruz for students who identify as survivors of interpersonal violence. Participants are welcome to join any of the sessions, and attendance at the orientation is not required.

  • Drop-In Figure Drawing

    Drop-In Figure Drawing

    Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Drop-In Draw provides a live model and room monitor. There is no formal lesson and only dry media is allowed (no paints). — ADVISORIES – These events contain mature content and nudity. – Drop-In Draw is subject to the possibility of last-minute cancellation without notification, and sessions are not guaranteed. — ADMISSION – FREE and […]

    FREE and open to the public.
  • CSE Colloquium – Flux: Refinement Types for Verified Rust Systems

    Presenter: Ranjit Jhala, UCSD Abstract: Rust has risen as a language of choice for new systems code — from OS kernels to hypervisors, firmware and run-times — as it is memory safe and provides the sort of abstractions needed for efficient low-level systems implementation. We present Flux, a refinement type checker for Rust that shows how […]

    Free
  • Info Session: Global Seminar Eco-Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands

    Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 at 12:00-1:00 pm via Zoom. Zoom link is listed here. Earn 10 units on a summer program on the Global Seminar Eco-Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands in Amsterdam this summer. This program is taught by Nada Miljkovic, Entrepreneurship Instructor and Program Manager for UCSC’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Development.  […]

  • Field School Workshop: Why and how to get your first fieldwork exposure

    This workshop is designed for students considering field school in archaeology, biological anthropology, paleoanthropology or primatology. Faculty and student resource persons will speak to topics such as what field school is like, assessing alignment with student goals, picking the right school, and how to apply. Refreshments (pizza) will be served.

  • Humanities at Work: Informational Interviewing

    Virtual Event

    Are you curious about your career options as a humanities student? Wondering how the professionals around you got to where they are? Join this interactive workshop to learn about informational interviewing*, a way you can use your curiosity to explore career possibilities and make meaningful professional connections. You’ll leave ready to reach out, learn from […]

  • Open House: Oakes Collaborations

    Explore Our New Collaborative Spaces in Oakes College! We’re excited to welcome you to the newly expanded spaces in the Oakes Academic Building, now home to a vibrant community of Social Sciences research centers and programs. Connect with colleagues from the Institute for Social Transformation, the Center for Labor and Community, the Right Livelihood Center, […]

    Free
  • College Nights

    College Night: Arts

    Porter/Kresge Dining Hall 411 Porter-Kresge Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Porter College, in collaboration with UCSC Dining, present an Arts themed College Night. Join us Thursday, November 13, from 5–7 p.m. at the Porter/Kresge Dining Hall for a night of activities, fun, community, and a special themed menu. Standard dining hall entry pricing applies, and all students, faculty, and staff are invited. Please note: The dining […]

  • Jorquera, Z. (CSE) – Quantum Entanglement Bounds and the Approximation Algorithms That Use Them

    Hybrid Event

    One of the central challenges in quantum computing is finding or approximating the ground-state energy of a local Hamiltonian, a quantum analogue of classical constraint satisfaction problems (CSPs). Among these, the Quantum Max-Cut problem serves as a canonical example, paralleling the classical Max-Cut problem. Despite its foundational importance in both theoretical computer science and condensed […]

  • Small Steps, Big Impact: Starting Your Fitness Journey Workshop

    Faculty & Staff Health and Well-being Program
    This beginner-friendly session will break down the fundamentals of fitness, including goal setting, different types of exercise, and how to build a routine that fits movement into your life.

  • GradWiC Womxn’s Lunch – Lunch & Learn

    Join Graduate Womxn in Computing (GradWiC) for our Womxn’s Luncheon this Thursday, from 1-2 pm in E2-599. This week, we are having a Lunch & Learn session featuring Kat Kosolapova from CSE.

  • Opera Scenes: Musical Settings of the Orpheus Myth by Monteverdi, Gluck, and Anaïs Mitchell

    Members of the UCSC Opera Workshop class present scenes from opera and musical theater with Greek themes. Luke Shepherd accompanies on piano. — ADMISSION – Open seating/admission; no tickets or registration required. – FREE and open to the public. — PARKING – Parking by permit or ParkMobile. – Arts Lot #126 is the closest parking […]

    FREE and open to the public.
  • Job search strategies in a competitive market

    Join Dean PK Agarwal for this free, in-person and online event as he provides actionable tips on navigating today’s dynamic job market — from leveraging LinkedIn and digital portfolios to networking effectively and positioning yourself as a must-hire candidate. Ideal for career changers, recent grads, and mid-career professionals. In this session you’ll: Learn proven strategies […]

  • Ellen Bass: Morton Marcus Poetry Reading

    Join us for the 15th annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading, featuring honored guest Ellen Bass. Poet Gary Young will host the program, and the evening will include an announcement of the winner of the Morton Marcus Poetry Contest (recipient receives a $1,000 prize). Ellen Bass’s most recent collection, Indigo, was published by Copper Canyon Press in […]

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