• Kordonowy, S. (CS) – The Role of Circuits in Near-Term Quantum Computation

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    As quantum computing transitions from theory to practice, understanding which algorithms suit near-term devices becomes critical. Current quantum computers are severely constrained by limited qubit counts, short coherence times, and […]

  • Week 10: De-Stress Event

    Cowell Courtyard Santa Cruz, CA 95064

    Need a break before finals? Join the Center for Leadership and Involvement for our Week 10 De-Stress Event. Take a moment away from studying to clear your head, recharge, and get ready for the upcoming week. Stay tuned for details on our exciting activities as the date approaches! Join us at the Cowell Courtyard to […]

  • Business Administration in the Age of AI

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

    Learn how to build practical leadership, finance, marketing, and management skills for today’s dynamic business environment. Reynold Lewke, M.S., M.B.A, LLB, a corporate attorney, litigator, author, and business advisor, will explore how AI is reshaping business operations, decision-making, and strategy, and how emerging technologies are being integrated across the field. Attendees will gain insight into […]

  • UCSC Jazz Combos

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

    UCSC Jazz Combos present a spring quarter concert

    Free – $12
  • 52nd Annual Print Sale—a two-day event

    52nd Annual Print Sale
    Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    The 52nd anniversary of the UCSC Print Sale runs in conjunction with the Art Department’s Spring Open Studios. Hundreds of original prints will be for sale in a variety of […]

    FREE and open to the public.
  • Spring 2026 Open Studios

    Spring 2026 Open Studios
    Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Art Department students exhibit their art work throughout the studios and classrooms in the Visual Art Center at UC Santa Cruz.

    FREE and open to the public.
  • GCH190 Taskforce Showcase

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Please join us in celebrating the past year’s offerings of the Global and Community Health Task Force! There will be student ambassadors presenting on each topic, along with faculty giving a sneak peek on their courses for next academic year. This will be a great way to both honor the research from this year and […]

  • Almost Alumni Celebration for ’26!

    Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

    2026 graduates, come celebrate with us! Join us for a memorable evening at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Aloha Terrace complete with arcade passes, live music, giveaways from your college, food, champagne, and more! This annual tradition is hosted by the Office of Alumni Engagement to celebrate your accomplishments and welcome you to the UC […]

    Free
  • Science in the Neighborhood: The earthquake problem

    Science in the Neighborhood
    Coastal Biology Building 130 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA

    Earthquake prediction has simultaneously remained both the central, unsolved problem in seismology and the issue that communities care about most—especially here in Northern California. Earth & Planetary Sciences Professor Emily Brodsky will discuss what we do and do not know about when earthquakes will happen.

    Free
  • The Very Persistent Slug – AA/PI/SWANA Year-End Ceremony

    Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

    Save the date and join the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center (AA/PIRC) on Friday, June 5th from 6-9:30pm at the Merrill Cultural Center! Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with our ceremony beginning at 6 […]

  • Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm

    UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Take a free, guided tour of the 30-acre organic UCSC Farm. Visitors can enjoy touring the organically managed greenhouses, hand-worked garden beds, orchards, row crop fields, and children’s garden, while learning about the history of the site and the basic concepts of organic farming and gardening. Perched on a meadow near the campus entrance, the […]

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  • UCSC Jazz Big Band

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

    UCSC Jazz Big Band

    Free – $12
  • Barn Dance at the Hay Barn

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

    The UCSC Celtic Music Ensemble performs live during a beginner-friendly, gender-neutral, darn good barn dance. Attendees are invited to dance, and partners are not needed. — ADMISSION – Open admission; tickets/registration not required. – FREE and open to the public. – Donations of any amount are welcomed and appreciated to support to support live music […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
  • June Slugs and Steins with Distinguished Professor Andrew Fisher

    Virtual Event

    Opportunities to enhance groundwater recharge with net metering and levee setbacks As climate change, population growth, and changing land use put increasing pressure on groundwater supplies, communities are searching for smarter and more sustainable ways to manage water. One promising approach is “managed recharge” — guiding stormwater and excess surface water back into underground aquifers […]

  • Research Lunch & Learn: Cayuse Animal Oversight (AO) walkthrough

    Virtual Event

    Join the IACUC staff team as they introduce Cayuse Animal Oversight (AO), our newly developed electronic system for managing IACUC submissions, reviews, and protocol oversight. This session will provide a high-level overview of key features of the new system designed to support our animal care program, including a demonstration of protocol submission workflows, committee review […]

  • What can you do with data?

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

    Data Analysts Are Still in Demand As organizations across industries rely more on data-driven decision-making, skilled data analysts continue to be highly sought after. While the job market is more competitive—especially for entry-level roles—professionals with in-demand skills like SQL, Python, data visualization, and AI-assisted analytics stand out. Your speaker Join Parthasarathy Padmanabhan, M.B.A., principal software engineer […]

  • Ruth Ozeki – The Typing Lady

    Bookshop Santa Cruz

    Bookshop welcomes Booker Prize finalist Ruth Ozeki (A Tale for the Time Being), who will share her spellbinding story collection The Typing Lady: And Other Fictions about the lives we almost lived, the people we can’t quite forget, and the stories that shape us long after the last page is turned. Ozeki will be in […]