• The People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) Professional Development Symposium: BIPOC Professionals in Environmental Careers

    Alumni Room 615 College Nine Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) Professional Development Symposium: BIPOC Professionals in Environmental Careers connects UCSC students with resources, professional development opportunities, and networking experiences within environmental and sustainability-focused careers. Centering BIPOC professionals, businesses, and organizations, the symposium creates opportunities for students to learn directly from professionals working across environmental fields, explore diverse career […]

    Free
  • 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
  • Research Pathways Fair

    Cultural Center – Merrill College 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz, United States

    Many participants are involved in the Exploratory Reading Groups and the Research Pathways program in Baskin Engineering as well as in the Physical and Biological Sciences.

    Free
  • The science of life in the neighborhood—and beyond

    Science in the Neighborhood

    UC Santa Cruz is bringing Science in the Neighborhood to South County! Join us for our first event in Aptos. Are we alone in the universe? Answering that question begins surprisingly close to home. Earth has been many different planets over its long history, offering clues about how life begins, evolves, and ultimately transforms the […]

  • 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 […]

  • AM Seminar: Sliced Optimal Transport: From Acceleration to Bayesian Modeling

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

    Presenter: Enter the speaker’s name, title, and institution at the top of the event Description: Optimal transport (OT) provides a principled way to match, compare, and interpolate distributions, but its […]

  • Community Tuesday at the UCSC Arboretum

    Community Tuesday at the UCSC Arboretum
    Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    The Arboretum opens its gates to the community free of charge the first Tuesday of every month. Come enjoy our gardens and wildlife. Don’t forget to stop by Norrie’s, our wonderful gift shop and plant nursery (Open Tues-Sun 10 am-4 pm). Community Days are popular, please consider carpooling or using alternative transportation. Current Arboretum members […]

  • Campus to Career: Job Talk with Director of Programs Faith Delgado

    Virtual Event

    Are you curious about careers in education? Join us for a job talk with Faith Delgado, an alum who completed both a BA in Modern Literature and a Master’s in Education at UC Santa Cruz. Faith will share her professional story, from starting her career as a teacher, to working in her current position at […]

  • Optional Practical Training (OPT) Workshop

    Zoom

    Optional Practical Training (OPT) workshops are MANDATORY for all F-1 students who will apply for OPT, and you MUST have attended the OPT workshop within 9 months of applying for OPT. You […]

  • Reckoning with Redress: The Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration

    Cultural Center – Merrill College 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz, United States

    Forty-five years ago, survivors and descendants of the WWII Japanese American incarceration, testified before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) — helping set in motion what […]

  • 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 […]

  • Dia de los Muertos Ceremonia 2026

    Upper Quarry Amphitheater 15 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

    Our Día de los Muertos Ceremonia is a space to collectively honor and celebrate the lives of our loved ones. Join us for a night of danza, prayer, food, music, […]

    Free
  • First Saturday Tour at the Arboretum

    First Saturday Tour at the Arboretum
    Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    First Saturday Tours are a wonderful way to introduce yourself to the Arboretum or to deepen your knowledge of the Arboretum’s plant collections. Each tour is a little different depending on the time of year, the interests of the tour guide, and the people who join in. For example, you might learn about the birds […]

  • Matt O’Hara – The Flying Death

    Bookshop Santa Cruz

    Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute present author Matt O’Hara for a reading and signing of The Flying Death—A dramatic tale of explorers of the 1930s racing to find and harvest a poisonous Amazon vine, and how their work plundered local tribes and spurred the invention of new medicines. Your RSVP helps us plan […]