• Campus Clean-Up Day 2025

    Porter College D-Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Please join us for a student-run Sustainability Office Campus CleanUp! Our meet-up spot will be in front of the Porter Squiggle! We’ll be picking up litter, beautifying our campus, and celebrating with some snacks and prizes. Bring a friend, and help us save the planet! Link to RSVP: https://forms.gle/4t7cWRHy5Bw15FVm9 Instagram Flyer with information: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQqFu3_iQF3/

    Free
  • 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. — PARKING – Parking by permit or ParkMobile. – Lot #170 is the closest parking […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
  • Chen, Q. (CSE) – New Approximation and Online Algorithms using Novel Combinatorial Structures

    Hybrid Event

    Most optimization problems face the challenge of computing an optimum solution requiring superpolynomial time. In particular, they are classified as NP-hard problems that have no polynomial-time algorithm to date. Instead, computer scientists turn to find an approximate solution and create numerous elegant algorithms. However, in the modern era, computational environments have changed drastically, and we […]

  • ECE 290 Seminar: Fundamental Nanopower Analog Circuits

    Presenter: Joey Sankman, Analog/Power Designer, Analog Devices Description: With the rising interest in edge computing, and the addition of AI/ML functionality, nanopower circuits are in great demand to reduce the quiescent power consumption of remote sensors. In this tutorial, fundamental building blocks for nanopower circuits will be covered, including startup-less low-voltage references, low-frequency clocks, and […]

  • Boundaries & Communication: International Grad Student Circle

    Graduate Student Commons 420 Hagar Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

    Boundaries & Communication: International Grad Student Circle Date: Monday, November 24 Time: 1–3 p.m. Location: Graduate Student Commons (above Cafe Iveta in Quarry Plaza) Description: Join CARE, International Student Services & Programs, and the Grad Student Commons for lunch and conversation about boundaries, culture, and healthy professional relationships. This event centers international graduate students and is […]

  • AM Seminar: Linear Stochastic Emulators of the Ocean Circulation based on Balanced Truncation: A Caution, perhaps, for Machine Learning?

    Presenter: Professor Andy Moore, UCSC Ocean Sciences Description: Linear inverse models have enjoyed considerable popularity in the geosciences, particularly in the arena of climate research and climate prediction, for several decades as a straightforward approach to dimension reduction and streamlining computational efficiency. The most common approach is to truncate the system by retaining the leading […]

  • UCSC Orchestra

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

    UCSC Orchestra

    General Admission
  • Harvest Meal

    College Nine and John R. Lewis Dining Hall

    Staying on campus for fall break? Join us for the annual Harvest Meal! Brought to you by Dining Services and the Dean of Students Office. Thursday, November 27 1–4 p.m. College Nine/John R. Lewis Dining Hall Registration required by Monday, November 24. REGISTER HERE All students, faculty, staff, and their guests are invited to attend. […]

  • Rainbowsgiving

    Cantu Queer Center Crown Lane, Santa Cruz, CA

    The Cantu Queer Center is excited to host our 4th annual Rainbowsgiving, a community meal for folks who would like an alternative and inclusive gathering for Thanksgiving / 4th Thursday in November.   Our hope is to provide a space for folks to connect with others in an affirming, celebratory gathering in which they can be who […]

  • Dried Wreath Workshop

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

    Learn how to create beautiful, long-lasting dried flower holiday wreaths with instructor Beth Benjamin. She will demonstrate the mechanics of putting everything together and will have a couple examples to guide your inspiration. Personal artistic style is highly encouraged! You’ll be able to choose from a wide selection of dried materials from the UCSC Farm […]

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

    Learn more at our upcoming Information Session: Monday, December 1, 2025 at 11:00 am-12:00 pm via Zoom. Register 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.  […]

  • AM Seminar: Denoising: A Powerful Building Block for Imaging, Inverse Problems and Machine Learning

    Virtual Event

    Presenter: Peyman Milanfar, Distinguished Scientist, Google Description: Denoising, the process of reducing random fluctuations in a signal to emphasize essential patterns, has been a fundamental problem of interest since the dawn of modern scientific inquiry. Recent denoising techniques, particularly in imaging, have achieved remarkable success, nearing theoretical limits by some measures. Yet, despite tens of […]

  • Community Day: Free Admission at the Arboretum

    Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    The first Tuesday of each month, the Arboretum is open without charge to visitors. See dates and times UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden is open. NOTE: Due to limited parking at the Arboretum and the popularity of Community Day, we greatly encourage visitors to carpool, bike, walk or use public transportation as much […]

  • Women’s Basketball Fundraiser at Woodstock’s

    Woodstock’s Pizza 710 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA

    Support UCSC Women’s Basketball! Join us at Woodstock’s Pizza on Dec. 2 from noon – 9 p.m. for a delicious way to give back! How to participate: Just mention the Women’s Basketball fundraiser when ordering in person or use code UCSCWBALL for online orders. Why it matters: 20% of all proceeds from your purchase will […]

  • Gingerbread House Decorating

    Chat with Merrill Provost Aims McGuinness and friends while decorating a gingerbread house.

    Create the house of your sweet dreams using the provided materials – perhaps you’ll win a small prize.

  • UC Santa Cruz Comprehensive Habitat Conservation Plan Informational Webinar

    Please join us to learn more about the UC Santa Cruz Comprehensive Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP).  The Campus Planning Department is hosting an upcoming informational webinar about the proposed Comprehensive Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the Main Residential Campus, Westside Research Park and the Coastal Science Campus on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. The informational webinar will provide information to the campus […]

    Free
  • Megha Majumdar – A Guardian and a Thief

    Bookshop Santa Cruz

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Megha Majumdar (A Burning) who will share her electrifying new novel that has recently been long-listed for the National Book Award and received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist. A Guardian and a Thief, a piercing and propulsive tour de force, is set in a near-future Kolkata, India, ravaged by climate change and […]

  • NLP MS Virtual Information Session

    Virtual Event

    Interested in a career in generative AI? Join us Dec. 2 from 7 – 8 PM for our Virtual Information Session. Learn more about our program, based at the UCSC Silicon Valley Campus, where you can earn your NLP MS in as little as 15 months. We offer: Application fee waivers for UCSC students and […]

Last modified: Dec 11, 2025