• AM Seminar: Analysis of Flagellar Gait Changes Across Fluid Viscosities

    Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter: Dr. Kelli Gutierrez, CSU Monterey Bay Description: Many microswimmers propel themselves using flagella, which are thin, threadlike filaments that beat in a periodic wavelike motion. The flagellar beat emerges […]

  • Lineages of Workers Inquiry in the U.S.

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

    The 1970s saw a burst of working-class struggle in the United States. In a moment of crisis, workers responded with courage and determination to fight back. A wave of strikes and rank-and-file rebellion led a number of feminist scholars and activists to investigate, contextualize, and broadcast this activity. Some engaged in oral history, others in […]

    free
  • CruzCon: Open Source for Research & Innovation

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

    CruzCon brings together UC researchers, faculty, students, campus leadership, and industry partners for a day exploring open source in research and innovation — hosted by the UC Santa Cruz Open Source Program Office (CROSS) and CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at the Seymour Center, UC Santa Cruz. Registration Open Please note that is not an […]

    Free
  • Wiki-a-thon to support BIPOC Scientists and Engineers

    Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    No experience necessary! We will provide a list of scientists who don’t yet have pages, or you can come up with your own. The event will begin with a short training on how to edit Wikipedia, followed by time to write your own article on a scientist, engineer, or technologist of your choice.

    Free
  • Grad School 101: Should You Apply and When?

    Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join us to explore how to decide if graduate school is right for you and the factors to consider in choosing a program. You will learn about the application process and tips to be a strong applicant. Register on Handshake. We will provide captions for the presentation. If you have disability-related needs, please contact the […]

  • Make & Take Dried Floral Pumpkin Workshop

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

    Learn to make a beautiful and long-lasting dried floral and succulent pumpkin that can be used as a stunning centerpiece in this “make and take” workshop, just in time for the holidays. Instructor Amber Pearsall will demonstrate the mechanics of putting everything together and will have a couple examples to guide your inspiration. Personal artistic […]

    $80
  • Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Morgan Gilmour and James D. Jacobson, NASA Ames Earth Science

    Interdisciplinary Sciences Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    In person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736).  If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version, please contact Stacy Philpott at sphilpot@ucsc.edu. A UC Santa Cruz email address is required to access the recording. Host: Bo Yang Speaker: Morgan Gilmour and James D. […]

  • Reshaping representation: Midterm elections and emerging district map battles

    Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    Our panel will discuss the long history of redistricting in the United States, differentiate between racial gerrymandering and partisan gerrymandering, discuss the intersection of race and partisan objectives, highlight the role of recent state independent redistricting commissions and California’s Prop 50, along with exclusionary changes to the Voting Rights Act and recent actions taken by the Supreme Court.

    Free
  • 2026 Graduate & Professional School Fair

    2026 Graduate & Professional School Fair
    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    You’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 application process.

  • Seymour Center Homeschool Day: Spectacular Science

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

    Calling all homeschool families! Join the Seymour Center on Friday, October 30, at 10 a.m. for a morning of hands-on science investigations, aquarium feeds, a scavenger hunt, and lots more. • Enjoy hands-on […]

  • Environmental Studies Seminar Series | Edible Insects and the Future of Food: Capitalist Dreams, Loss, and Everyday Immigrant Practices

    Interdisciplinary Sciences Building 7487 Red Hill Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    In person and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 978 5545 8946, Passcode: 454736).  If you are unable to stream the talk live and need to access a recorded version, please contact Stacy Philpott at sphilpot@ucsc.edu. A UC Santa Cruz email address is required to access the recording. Host: Stacy Philpott Speaker: Paolina Hwae Kyung Kao Yook […]

  • 23rd Annual Graduate Research Symposium

    Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    This event celebrates and highlights the work of UCSC graduate students in all academic divisions. Any enrolled graduate student is welcome to present either a poster, talk, or mixed media presentation. The event is free and open to the public.

  • Imagining Revolution in the Non-Aligned World with Dr. Jessica Stites Mor

    Sovereignty and Solidarity Fall Speaker Series
    Charles E. Merrill Lounge Rutherford House, Santa Cruz, CA

    As a part of the Sovereignty & Solidarity Fall Speaker Series, the Huerta Center is thrilled to host Dr. Jessica Stites Mor from The University of British Columbia. This talk will explore how Cuban photojournalism of the 1960s-1970s functioned as an infrastructure of tricontinental solidarity shaping anti-imperial vocabularies and forging new global networks of struggle. […]

  • The World Cafe: Food, Tea, and Conversations that Matter

    Rachel Carson/Oakes Dining Hall

    The World Café — food, tea, and conversations that matter. Every other Wednesday, 5–7pm, RCC Dining Hall. All students welcome, every college and major. Free with a meal plan, or pay at the door. This quarter: Sept 30 — Conversation Café: What conversations matter to you this year? Oct 14 — Activism Café: How can […]

  • Fall Slow Seminar: The Range of the River by Iftekhar Iqbal

    Humanities 1 Building 257 Cowell-Stevenson Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States +1 more

    UCSC’s Center for Southeast Asian Coastal Interactions (SEACoast) and the Center for South Asian Studies invite you to join us for a Slow Seminar to discuss Iftekhar Iqbal’s The Range […]

    Free