• CSE Colloquium – Constraining Chaos: Toward Faithful and Semantic Decoding in Language Models

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

    Presenter: Loris D’Antoni, UC San Diego Abstract: Language models excel at producing fluent text, but in domains like code and math, fluency isn’t enough — outputs must obey strict syntactic and semantic rules. A new wave of research is rethinking decoding itself: not as a process of sampling words, but as a negotiation between probability, structure, and […]

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  • Kraw Lecture: Sensing the Unseen: How Drones and Ground Sensors Reveal the Hidden Air Quality Impact

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

    How can flying robots help us track the air we breathe and the pollutants we can’t see? In this talk, Assistant Professor Javier González-Rocha  will share how his team uses drones to measure wind patterns and detect airborne pollutants in hard-to-reach places.. These systems help us understand how toxic pollutants and climate emissions move through […]

  • Info Session: Global Seminar Fish Biology and Evolution in Southern Africa

    Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Thursday, January 22 at 11:00 am-12:00 pm via Zoom. Register Here.  Earn 12 upper-division units on an experiential EEB program this summer on the UCSC faculty-led Global Seminar: Evolution and Fish Biology in Southern Africa. This program is taught by Giacomo Bernardi, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.  Quick Facts: Locations: South […]

  • SC County Spelling Bee 2026

    The Santa Cruz County Office of Education coordinates the Elementary (grades 4-6) and Junior High (grades 7-9) County Spelling Bee Competition.

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  • Climate Action

    Like Water: A Participatory Walk with Artist A. Laurie Palmer and Special Guests

    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Inspired by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Bruce Lee, and the Hong Kong protestors, join artist A. Laurie Palmer and  in collaboration with Cid Pearlman and Ilia Dolgov to practice moving together as a body of water, walking west from the IAS along Delaware Avenue to the ocean. On the way we will imagine and explore how […]

  • Student Recital—Isabella Walsh, Soprano

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

    Isabella Walsh, soprano, accompanied by Luke Shepherd, piano, presents works by Isabella Colbran, Johannes Brahms, Reynaldo Hahn, Amy Beach, and others in a Bachelor of Music recital. — ADMISSION – FREE and open to the public – Doors open 30 min. before the scheduled event start time. — PARKING – Parking by permit or ParkMobile […]

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  • Info Session: Global Seminar Latin American Spain

    Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Monday, January 26, at 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. via Zoom. Register Here Earn 6 units on a summer program on the UCSC Global Seminar: Latin American Spain in Madrid this summer. This program is taught by Catherine S. Ramírez, Chair of the UCSC Latin American and Latino Studies Department. Quick Facts: Location: Madrid, […]

  • Gaining Experiences to Help Prepare for Your Pre-Health Journey

    Virtual Event

    Join us to learn what types of experiences you can do to prepare you for your healthcare journey. We will also provide strategies on how to gain experience and how to leverage it for your professional healthcare applications. This session is for students who are interested in applying to medical or other professional healthcare programs. […]

  • Info Session: Global Seminar Mokuhanga Printmaking in Japan

    Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Tuesday, January 27 at 12:00-1:00 p.m. via Zoom. Register Here Earn 6 units on a summer program on the Global Seminar Mokuhanga Printmaking in Japan this summer. This program is taught by Jimin Lee, Professor of Art.  Quick Facts: Locations: Tokyo, Japan Course: ART 161J Mokuhanga: UCSC Printmaking in Japan (6 units) […]

  • College Nights

    College Night: Back to the Past

    College Nine and John R. Lewis Dining Hall

    College Nine and John R. Lewis College, in collaboration with UCSC Dining, present “Back to the Past” an exploration of activism through the decades. Join us Tuesday, January 27 from […]

  • 42nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation

    Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 307 Church St., Santa Cruz, CA

      The Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation honors and celebrates Dr. King’s legacy while addressing the ongoing struggles for equity, justice, and freedom. This year’s keynote will feature Larry McDonald, a […]

  • STEM Career & Internship Fair

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    If you are interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or research, then take advantage of this opportunity to meet recruiters from companies looking to fill various positions (both technical and non-technical). Learn more about internships and full-time career opportunities. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent alumni are all welcome to attend!

  • International Market Fair

    Classroom Unit Classroom Unit, Santa Cruz, CA, Select a Country:

    Participate in an international-themed fair and win free snacks from around the world

  • Decolonizing Education with Annamarie Chavez

    Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join our conversation with, fourth-year UCSC student Annamarie Chavez as she aims to spread awareness around colonial practices within higher educational systems like universities while challenging those institutions to bring […]

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  • The Sheikh’s Jews: Muslim-Jewish Relations in Interwar Algeria

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

    The Center for Jewish Studies presents, The Helen Diller Distinguished Lecture in Jewish Studies. Until the middle of the twentieth century, Algeria hosted an array of Jewish communities—some deeply-rooted, others […]

  • BASSH Career & Internship Fair

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Undergraduate and graduate students and recent alumni interested in pursuing careers in business, arts, social sciences & humanities industries are welcome to attend. Get the chance to meet recruiters from many industries/firms seeking to fill internship, full-time, and part-time roles. Come take essential steps toward laying the foundation for your future career and potentially even land an interview!

Last modified: Jan 05, 2026