• Mental Health First Aid Certification

    Mental Health First Aid Certification

    Thursday, February 19, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM 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 […]

  • Community Conversation with author Randy Ribay

    Please join us on Monday, March 23, 2026 for a community conversation with Randy Ribay, young adult fiction writer and National Book Award Finalist. During the event, Randy will discuss his recent novel, Everything We Never Had (2024), about four-generations of Filipino American men grappling with identity, masculinity, and father-son relationships. The characters’ stories traverse […]

    Free
  • March Slugs and Steins with Dean PK Agarwal

    Virtual Event

    The Future of Work in the Age of AI: Chaos, Adaptation, or Growth? Artificial intelligence has reignited an old debate: are we approaching mass technological unemployment, or simply the next phase of economic evolution? Public discourse swings between dystopian predictions of human obsolescence and confident assurances that “new jobs will replace old ones.” This lecture […]

  • Narcan Training for Faculty and Staff

    Narcan Training for Faculty and Staff

    Tuesday, March 17, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Register for the Zoom link. Narcan is a life-saving opioid overdose reversal drug. Join us in this workshop as we learn the following: How to use Narcan When to use Narcan Narcan FAQs Where to find Narcan locally Register for the Zoom link. To learn more, please visit […]

  • Educational Therapy Program Info Session

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

    Transform learning Join Diana Black Kennedy, chair of UCSC Silicon Valley’s Educational Therapy certificate program, to learn how this distinctive program prepares educators and professionals to create meaningful, lasting impact. As one of the few programs approved by the Association of Educational Therapists (AET), it equips you with the skills to assess learning differences and implement […]

  • Cultivating A Healthy Work/Life Balance

    Is it possible to build a life that feels successful and sane—both professionally and personally? Do you ever feel like there’s always too much to do, at work and at home, leaving you stressed and out of balance? Or maybe you’re not there yet, but you want to ensure you never reach that point. Be […]

    Free
  • What’s new in clinical research careers?

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

    Advance your career in the global clinical research industry. As the demand for safe, effective therapies grows, so does the need for professionals who can lead clinical trials with scientific precision and regulatory expertise. Learn how experts design and manage studies that bring medical innovations from the lab to the marketplace—applying biostatistics, good clinical practices, […]

  • Learn more about high school health pathways

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

    Introducing the new High School Health Pathways Summer Academy! At this interactive info session about our new program for college-bound high schoolers, Dr. Deepthi Nair, senior director of the UC Santa Cruz Premed Postbacc Program, will talk about the UC Santa Cruz High School Health Pathways Summer Academy, a six-week session of transformative learning, in-person, […]

  • Design digital experiences people love

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

    In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, organizations need professionals who can combine empathy, usability, and aesthetics to create interfaces that engage and delight users. Join Nicole Sharratt, instructor and chair of the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension User Experience and Web Design program, for an inside look at how design specialists are using AI and the latest tools to […]

  • From upskilling to career shifting: Education that moves you forward

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

    Join Dean PK Agarwal in this hybrid session as he explores how professional certificates, bootcamps, and extension programs can create new pathways for career growth. Learn how flexible education models help adult learners and working professionals build momentum and navigate change with confidence. You’ll gain insight into how to: Use flexible learning options to support […]

  • Tips & Tricks for Photographing Birds – an informal workshop with Kevin Lohman

    Kevin Lohman is an award-winning wildlife photographer based in Santa Cruz, California. One of his hummingbird photographs taken at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden is among several of his images featured locally on a Santa Cruz METRO wildlife bus as part of the “One Ride at a Time” conservation campaign. His work […]

  • Free Coffee, Snacks, & Conversation

    Free Coffee, Snacks, & Conversation
    Merrill College Office 641 Merrill Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Enjoy a cup of coffee, cocoa, or tea, and a breakfast snack with Merrill Provost McGuinness. Stay and chat with him and Poppy the Merrill Chihuahua, or take it go. See you outside of the Merrill College office, across from the Merrill Mailroom.

    Free
  • Oceans of Dissent: Towards a Feminist Commons Workshop

    Humanities 1 Building 420 Hagar Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

    We gather to forge new vernaculars of the geopolitical, to assemble spatial imaginaries of the “oceanic” that refuse rather than relent to the insistent march of capital and empire. To dissent here is an invitation to think more about the messiness and stuckness of our intellectual labors across histories of slavery, indenture, colonialism and more. This event is open to the campus community. Further details about registration to come. With questions email Sadie Lynn at sklynn@ucsc.edu This […]

    Free
  • UC Santa Cruz Alumni at the Sacramento Kings

    Golden1 Center 500 David J Stern Walk, Sacramento, United States

    Head to a Sacramento Kings game with fellow UC Santa Cruz alumni on Friday, April 3. Sit together, cheer loudly, and connect with Sacramento Slugs at Golden1 Center! Click here to purchase tickets in our section.  

  • Tax Workshops for International Students & Scholars

    Graduate Student Commons 420 Hagar Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

    International Student Services and Programming (ISSP) will be hosting two tax-related sessions for international students and scholars in the coming months, including a hands-on workshop for anyone who wants support while working through the filing process. We understand that filing taxes can be daunting, so our office is here to provide resources to make this […]

  • What’s new in AI?

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

    Lead innovation as a machine learning engineer Want to learn what’s new in AI? Join Praveen Krishna, chair of the Artificial Intelligence Application Development certificate program, in an informal discussion about the AI topic of the month and an open Q&A. You’ll get an insider’s look at what you need to know for where you […]

  • Partners Film Screening

    Oakes Learning Center

    Join the Center for Labor and Community for a free film screening of the documentary, Partners: How Starbucks Baristas Started a Labor Revolution. Following the screening there will be a discussion with unionized Starbucks baristas.

    free
  • 2026 Right Livelihood International Conference

    Hybrid Event

    The Right Livelihood International Conference is a four-week global conference exploring how education can strengthen democracy, collective intelligence, and just futures. Bringing together Right Livelihood Laureates, students, faculty, and community partners across continents, the conference combines asynchronous learning with participatory dialogue and collaborative action. Rather than advocating specific outcomes, the conference positions education as a democratic […]

  • Ritual Drinking in the Ancient World

    Stockwell Cellars 1100 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz, CA

    Wednesday, April 15, 5:00-7 p.m. Stockwell Cellars 1100 Fair Avenue, Santa Cruz Space is limited. Please let us know if you are able to attend via this registration link. “Drink and make a happy day!” (New Kingdom Theben tomb) “Wine gladdens the heart of man…” (Psalm 104:15) At this ‘symposium’ event, three UCSC professors in Classical, Biblical, […]